Act of Revenge, by Robert K. Tanenbaum
More good stuff from the Karps. Marlene goes a little crazy here, which begins a bit that I don't particularly like. Also, we end with Tran leaving the nest, which is a devlopment I also don't care much for. Lucy is beginning to fully develop, and I like that. I remember having read this one before, which has not been true with most of the others. I tend to break these books down into two parts. There is the story that is a part of the individual book and then there is the character development within the book, within the larger frame of the series. I think I like the series because the characters develop in real ways from book to book, but the stories that are contained in the book are also good. This particular in-book story is one of the better ones that I've read so far. Good stuff, over all.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Reckless Endangerment
Reckless Endangerment, by Robert K. Tanenbaum
Moving into the wheelhouse of what I expect from these books, this one was good. The bad guys were Arab terrorists, but there were also good Arabs, and their fight was with Jews, not America at large, playing on the ancient Middle East stuff. There were plenty of bad guy Jews as well. There was also a Mexican element and I really imagine that the player of the movie version of the main Mexican bad guy would be really cool. These books are becoming a bit routine, but, the characters develop throughout, so that makes it reqrding. Lucy is beginning here to take instruction from Tran on how to act and the boys are getting older, Marlene's business is changing. I guess one of the things I appreciate about this series is the way the characters develop throughout the series beyond the main story of the book. Good, stuff. The hits just keep on coming.
Moving into the wheelhouse of what I expect from these books, this one was good. The bad guys were Arab terrorists, but there were also good Arabs, and their fight was with Jews, not America at large, playing on the ancient Middle East stuff. There were plenty of bad guy Jews as well. There was also a Mexican element and I really imagine that the player of the movie version of the main Mexican bad guy would be really cool. These books are becoming a bit routine, but, the characters develop throughout, so that makes it reqrding. Lucy is beginning here to take instruction from Tran on how to act and the boys are getting older, Marlene's business is changing. I guess one of the things I appreciate about this series is the way the characters develop throughout the series beyond the main story of the book. Good, stuff. The hits just keep on coming.
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