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littlekatlittle's review
2.0
When I start a series, I give book one a lot of leeway to build characters and work out the new writer kinks. Book two doesn't get as much slack. This was interesting in ways. I like the way the psychologist/psychiatrist relationship is presented with Zaks and Kwan, showing how well it can work when each has respect for what the other does. However, this one was kinda preachy (big bad pharma ... you know, the same pharma that actually makes thousands and thousands of drugs that save lives every day and that the doctors in the book USE every day, but whatever). Also kinda losing interest in Zaks as he mostly appears to be a big dope. He is very insightful and sees important things when the plot needs him to, but misses giant things when the plot needs him to as well. Terrible character flaw or possibly just not very good plotting/writing. Trying one more in the series, but then may abandon for something with a bit more meat and a little less blah.
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