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emilywrayburn's review against another edition
This was some of the blandest most uninteresting writing I've read in a while. It was my first Janet Evanovich book but I can't believe this woman has been publishing bestsellers for 30 years and hasn't developed a more sophisticated style of writing in all that time.
The characters were boring and annoying, the writing was all telling and no showing, and the depictions of the South American characters were racist.
The characters were boring and annoying, the writing was all telling and no showing, and the depictions of the South American characters were racist.
psmak's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
aimes1980's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mng82214's review against another edition
5.0
This was an awesome story. If you like the mummy, Indiana Jones or Sahara movies you should read this!
badduck79's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
sabrams_010's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
ndbeyer's review against another edition
3.0
Cute book - like Stephanie Plum character more. Maybe "Gabs" will grow on me
livvy_alipat's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Okay.... So, I knew this wasn't going to be remarkable, I just wanted a flirty adventurous quick read in between my heavy fantasy books I usually go through. This was... Mostly that.
First of all, this has SO MUCH POTENTIAL to be reeaaaaaallllly good. Like, really good. It reads kind of like Laura Croft. Adventure, flirty, h stakes, mystery and artifacts. Except if the author published ONLY an outline.
This entire book should have been twice as long if not more. It reads like cliffnotes that were sent to a company about what the skeleton of the story would be about, and nothing at all extra. The entire story is just flat out told to the reader, there's zero showing at all. There's no experiencing the characters living the story. The characters are just DOING the whole time.
I'm bummed, I was hoping for at least a 3 star read, and I would have picked up another one. But I'm done at this one.
First of all, this has SO MUCH POTENTIAL to be reeaaaaaallllly good. Like, really good. It reads kind of like Laura Croft. Adventure, flirty, h stakes, mystery and artifacts. Except if the author published ONLY an outline.
This entire book should have been twice as long if not more. It reads like cliffnotes that were sent to a company about what the skeleton of the story would be about, and nothing at all extra. The entire story is just flat out told to the reader, there's zero showing at all. There's no experiencing the characters living the story. The characters are just DOING the whole time.
I'm bummed, I was hoping for at least a 3 star read, and I would have picked up another one. But I'm done at this one.