Decent read. Takes awhile for the plot to develop
930897
Almost deleted before finishing. Took excessively long to get going. Worth a read if your a fan of his "Enchantress" series like me.
  He takes a journey from the norm with new ideas and characters in this series.
367896
Takes a while to get into, but good book overall.
2535062
a good read but somewhat slow compared to earlier efforts.
3554600
The first part of the story had a lot of build up. The middle was suspenseful and had some interesting twists. The ending was a little quirky.  Overall the book was a quick read and had a fairly decent plot.
1462869
Did not like the first half of the book, too many locales /activities to keep track. It was a struggle to continue to read .  The 2nd half moved at a faster pace and was well done, held my interest.  Overall a good plot and I liked most  all of the main characters.  Very believable.  Gave it a 3 rating because it took sooooooo long to get moving.
3050786
It took a while for the shaky plot to get going, but I must admit that I did end up caring about the characters, about halfway through. Couldn't figure out how to give it 3.5 stars, so it got 4.
3611066
Slow moving but a good plot. Nothing really apparent until late but wish it had an early hook..
2803951
The story was good, but it took a long time for a lot of the action to take place. This may be from DeFelice because Bond's books seem to move at a much faster pace. DeFelice writes with Coonts as well and these move at about this same pace. Overall the story keeps your interest but it is clearly setup for a series of books. I will read the next one in the series and see how the story progresses.
So my review is at three stars because of the pace, seems that the story could have been shorter by fifty or more pages, but the premise is good and I want to see what happens next some my interest is there otherwise it would be at two stars.
3663016
It was a story that didn't get traction until later in the book. It was a slow starter for me, but I didn't want to put it down during the last half.
1246710
A little slow starting off, the story soon builds till you can't wait to see how the family deals with the killer. Though some points were a little cliched and predictable, it was a pleasant read nonetheless. (If you don't mind blood and gore, then yes, pleasant is the word I used)
4093379
Moves slow at times, but good plot with surprising twists.
3525825
Since this is only the first in a series of books, I didn't expect too much plot development here.  It was a very long introduction, that could have been much shorter and still had the same effect. This is the type of book where the characters wander from place to place, encountering some enemies along the way, picking up a few pieces of the larger picture, and then end up where they need to be.  I'd like to read more of the series to find out what happens, but I have a feeling I know what happens.  The good guy beats the bad guy, and everyone is happy.  It may take 7 books to get to that point, and I'm not sure it's worth investing that much time.

If you like books with multidimensional characters, plot twists, in depth issues and multiple plot lines, then this may not be the book for you.  Good guys are good, bad guys are bad, and soldiers don't like mages.  There is danger on the horizon, but the main characters have everything they need to overcome it.  A decent read, but nothing special.
422071
For some reason this book seemed to be slow at the beginning so it took me a while to get into it.  I did enjoy it once the plot seemed to quicken up.  I have been a fan for Linday's McKenna's books for a long time so will read the rest of the series.
Rose
3667622
I thought that this book was a fairly good read, there were some spots where I couldn't put it down, and then there were spots when it went just to slow and seemed to take forever. But all in all it had a good plot, and I didn't guess the ending until most of the way through the book.
1125555
Took a bit to get into it as the actual plot was being discovered by the reader as the main character discovered it. This works when things unfold quickly, but can make the reader jump ahead when it takes too long to have a good idea where the story is trying to go.
1472042
Slow start. Jumps around a bit too much and resorts to some easy cliches in places. But I wanted to see where the well developed characters ended up. All in all a decent read.
3558771
With a slow start and characters changing abruptly between paragraphs, this book took a bit to get into. It got better as the reader settles into the writing style and figures out just who is who. After a disjointed start, the story started picking up before the halfway mark and took off from there. Even though we are privy to the killers thoughts, there are enough clues pointed towards others that it became a guessing game until the end.  I was disappointed when the actual killer was finally revealed.  It just didn't seem like the best fit, but still a good mystery for a lazy afternoon. Thank you to Sarah Crichton Books and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.