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A review by tanyarobinson
Damage by John Lescroart
3.0
Just found out I won a copy through first-reads. I'm really excited to read it!
Okay, there were quite a few things I liked about this book, and several things I didn't like.
1. Lescroat seems to think one way to write a character is to give him a filthy mouth. Yes, I was always aware who was speaking when the F-bombs started to drop, but certainly there could be other ways for me to recognize someone!
2. The ending was highly anti-climactic. The main aspect of the plot was wrapped up with 50 pages to go. The last several chapters dealt with a peripheral storyline, which made the book feel unbalanced.
3. I just didn't buy that there would be so many judges and reporters who would buy the "police brutality" and "miscarriage of justice" angles. I thought Ro's case was absolutely open and shut, but that wouldn't have left any story...
Okay, there were quite a few things I liked about this book, and several things I didn't like.
1. Lescroat seems to think one way to write a character is to give him a filthy mouth. Yes, I was always aware who was speaking when the F-bombs started to drop, but certainly there could be other ways for me to recognize someone!
2. The ending was highly anti-climactic. The main aspect of the plot was wrapped up with 50 pages to go. The last several chapters dealt with a peripheral storyline, which made the book feel unbalanced.
3. I just didn't buy that there would be so many judges and reporters who would buy the "police brutality" and "miscarriage of justice" angles. I thought Ro's case was absolutely open and shut, but that wouldn't have left any story...