predictable and sluggish
926430
The plot and characters are not well-developed.  A very light, forgettable read.  Prose try too hard.  It could have been historical fiction, but just doesn't get there.
2018398
This book took me a very long time to read due to the fact that it was quite a dull read.  The storyline itself may have had some potential, but there were to many ideas started, characters introduced and ideas that lead nowhere.  There writing style is very predictable.  This would not be on my recommended list.
4951218
I enjoyed the first book of this series much more than the followups. There are, especially in book two, some glaring skips in time and missed opportunity to introduce characters with appropriate development that feels unnatural. The plot drags and veers into a predictable Christian mythos that has definitely been done to death. I was looking for something that I'd never read before, but this wasn't it.
4052514
I really thought that this was going to be a great read, but it is slow and uninteresting from the start. The characters are all one dimensional and to be perfectly honest, not very likable. I had to force myself to continue to read this and only because I paid $1.99 for it so I was going to finish it.

It was predictable, boring and basically lousy...
3200829
This book is dull and predictable. I started skimming about half way through just trying to see if anything ever happens. By the time it does, you know what's coming.  And, it takes forever to get there. I am shocked at the good reviews of this book. It was not suspensful or thrilling at all. If you wnat to read a good memory loss novel, try The Raw Shark Texts. It is everything this book was not-mainly an exciting page turner.
2642564
Ug. The first book wasn't awesome, but it was readable. This is slowwwwwww moving and beyond predictable.  It was a bit like ready junior fiction except with the cheesy romance part.
375444
I got really impatient with the main character who "knew" he shouldn't etc. etc. etc.--but then did it anyway.  Tiresome and ultimately predictable.
151581
Less than halfway through, I had to make the decision whether to keep reading to find out what happens or quit because of the cliched characters and plot that I've seen a hundred times before. I kept reading, but didn't feel that it got that much better. I'm actually pretty surprised at the number of positive reviews and popularity of the author, as I felt this was pretty generic and predictable. The main character is superwoman, with not enough flaws to make her interesting. The dialogue is forgettable, and too many characters have names that are too similar to keep track of who is who.
1853970
Author tried to copy great novels of the1800s, did not come close.  Events moved way too slow, very predictable and keep waiting for something to happen.  Characters did not behave in a believable manner , just dumb.
1136304
This is one of those books that was greatly improved by the TV screen play writers. I found the book draggy and extremely predictable.
3162847
This book seemed dull to me. None of the characters had spark, and it appeared to be written by a tired writer who ho-hummed her way through the plot. Unless you have read all of the offerings in this series, it takes quite a while to figure out who the characters are, and even then it's hard to care about them. The story was quite outlandish, too. A little more effort was called for, but was lacking.
4194185
On a quest to escort the orphaned New Formorians (children born with wings) back to the land of their ancestors, Brighid, a centaur huntress, discovers a complication she hadn't anticipated: her quest companion, the warrior Cuchulainn, needs her help as well. Still grieving from the death of his love, it's begun to threaten his soul.

I enjoyed this series' first book, Elphame's Choice, reasonably well, so I thought I'd give this one a try. Unfortunately, it's too predictable and not especially satisfying. I think I'm through with P.C. Cast.
2985841
This book was very predictable. I suspected the conclusion regarding the holo right after the first killing. How else? Then the murderer was obvious. Last of the pack, most sophisticated. Not a good book. Relationship between Roarke & Eve, which is certainly one of the reasons to read the books, was just stagnate and bland.  Usually I read until the end. This one I put down several times and then thought it was a waste of my time. The author slid through this one with not a lot of effort or creativity. Hope the next one is better, or I won't bother anymore. I got this from library. Very thankful I didn't actually purchase it because then I would have been both very disappointed and also angry. It's not worth your hard earned money to buy.
2169734
The idea of having the animals talk was certainly unique, but that was the only thing about this book that was different or entertaining. All the characters were predictable and the author's PC views were obviouis. From the nasty, overbearing old-fashoned parents to the feisty, unconventional modern woman thumbing her nose at the fuddyy duddies of her day, we know how the author feels about the mores of the past. This author has a future writing plots for the next tough lady lawyer TV show. Yawn.

The mystery was not difficult to unravel, and overall this was a boring book with little to offer. I felt that I had wasted my time after having read it.
4030555
In theory it was a good plot and had some interest points to make about women standing on their own two feet for their security and livelihood. Even if in the end, her fate is completely dependent on men. and thats about all I can credit it with. It was oddly worded, not believable as dialog would be from that time period, or even spoken english for that matter. Its choppy and highly predictable.
4519076
Have read previous two books, but this one was too predictable and boring.
1637332
I wanted to like this more than I did. It started out well then gradually became sort of clunky and disjointed. Our hero just doesn't seem to be very bright for a guy who is hired on as a special consultant on the really tough cases. And why is it that no one seems to like him much? Does everyone in Atlanta have a giant chip on their shoulder? All of the interactions follow the same predictable formula. I finished the book so I have to give it 2 stars and I added a 3rd because it was this author's first novel. It didn't inspire me to run out and pick up his next novel.