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A review by bryonie
The Deserter by Alex DeMille, Nelson DeMille
3.0
While the storyline was interesting, I found the pace to be almost snail-like, which is something you really don't want with a thriller of this type. We got bogged down in so much detail about the where, that the what and why and who got lost. Sometimes the place is this important to a story, where it becomes a character in and of itself. But this is not one of those stories, and because of this, the story suffered.
On top of that, the hinted at romance between the main characters was so out of place and came from so far out in left field that it felt forced and contrived at the same time.
Overall, I just wish as much effort had been put into character building as it had been on the researching the place. Maybe then I might have had a better idea of the why (and motivation) for all the major players in this story doing what they had done.
On top of that, the hinted at romance between the main characters was so out of place and came from so far out in left field that it felt forced and contrived at the same time.
Overall, I just wish as much effort had been put into character building as it had been on the researching the place. Maybe then I might have had a better idea of the why (and motivation) for all the major players in this story doing what they had done.