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A review by sorryiambooked
Playing Saint by Zachary Bartels
3.0
Full review was first posted on my blog: https://sorryiambooked.wordpress.com/2016/08/03/book-review-playing-saint/
Not. Thrilling. At. All.
I think I hyped it up too much - thought I get why the focus was more on Parker. I just wished for more of the suspense. I didn't get the suspense feeling until right as the climax was happening. I didn't feel like it built up at all for me.
The writing was good, but I didn't find it amazing. Same thing with Parker Saint as a character - he seemed very mediocre/ in the middle.
I will say both the writing and the plot made sense and flowed, although I did not get the point of the Vatican operatives (that part just didn't seem realistic to me either). I really enjoyed the chapters from the killer's POV and how it starts from the beginning of their journey and then leads up to the climax and it kept me guessing until the big reveal.
It was at least entertaining.
Not. Thrilling. At. All.
I think I hyped it up too much - thought I get why the focus was more on Parker. I just wished for more of the suspense. I didn't get the suspense feeling until right as the climax was happening. I didn't feel like it built up at all for me.
The writing was good, but I didn't find it amazing. Same thing with Parker Saint as a character - he seemed very mediocre/ in the middle.
I will say both the writing and the plot made sense and flowed, although I did not get the point of the Vatican operatives (that part just didn't seem realistic to me either). I really enjoyed the chapters from the killer's POV and how it starts from the beginning of their journey and then leads up to the climax and it kept me guessing until the big reveal.
It was at least entertaining.