Tuesday, July 2, 2013

COLLATERAL DAMAGE by Stuart Woods ****

I sort of liked the book, it wasn't a thrilling page turner and the characters are somewhat similar personality-wise not very well rounded out TO ME. But the action and premise were interesting, a terrorist female, Jasmine Shazaz is running around wreaking havoc in cities by setting off bombs and no one can find her. Once they spot her no one can catch her.

So Holly Barker and her lover Stone are on the case with their other cop friends, all mostly likable and similar. I'm not sure what anyone at all looks like I don't think any descriptions were put out there except for the luxurious surroundings of the famous restaurants they ate at and the accommodations where they slept. Very well depicted but not the people, the things.

Mostly a chase and bombs going off, Jasmine hiding with her allies and people getting killed by shooting or bombs. No one is really described or their lives explained leaving you to think of them all as little barbie dolls put there for a sole purpose of being blown away.

I thought it had potential to be much better. More personality for the people involved, likes, dislikes, hopes, dreams, desires. It seemed more like a story skeleton than a completed novel. That's JMO.

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