P A Davis
Auteur de The Affect of Red
Œuvres de P A Davis
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Unfortunately, I found this book rather frustrating. Camille and Robert’s flee to anonymity was far more public than I would have thought a witness protection programme should be, and they head for proximity to one arm of the Russian operation, which seemed a bit daft to me, nor did you get any sense of fear of the danger of their situation. Robert just seemed to walk out of his job without so much as a by-your-leave; I wanted to know more about why Camille was in so much danger; there just wasn’t enough information about the atrocity of the Russian operation, and most frustratingly, whenever the story was moving towards some action or intrigue, we were cut off and abruptly taken to 10 or 2 or 4 years later. Most regrettably, this novel was seriously under-edited, with misspellings, missing words, and poor punctuation which really marred the reading experience. I kept wanting to say The Effect of Red and it seems even the characters couldn't make up their minds whether it was the 'affect' or effect'.
However, Camille and Robert were very likeable, as was her best friend, Stacey, who had the most expressive southern phrases, and I could almost detect her appealing drawl. Love, loyalty, friendship, courage, goodness and bravery were qualities that stood out in the story and Davis has a pleasant, easy-going style.
Overall, the novel lacked substance and turned out to be a romantic suspense, when I think it really wanted to make an appeal and create awareness about an appalling crime that is a present-day curse. With a seriously thorough edit, though, it would make a pleasant read. With a little extra attention to the plot, it will make an excellent read.… (plus d'informations)