first half was kind of boring. It was not of the quality of book ...
587198
Slow starting, first half was kind of boring.  It was not of the quality of book that Dale Brown produced in the beginning.
1866951
Not my normal type of book but I got within the first couple chapters
3253533
i admit it was a little boring in the beginning but i stuck with it and let me tell you it was worth it!! i think if it did not have the information/boring part in the beginning i would not have understood it as much. after the boring part is when it get good, it really gets you thinking.
2414448
THE STORY WAS BORING AT THE BEGINNING BUT AS YOU GET HALF WAY THROUGH IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TILL THE VERY END.
3285159
I felt the book was slow in the beginning and took too long to develop the characters and story line.  Once into it, the second half was very good and I enjoyed it.
2994944
When your first introduced to the book it's interesting, but it isn't a book I could keep coming back to finish.
3571272
Not bad. Slow start, kind of boring, then just as it picks up, it's over. I liked it, but there was a good 1/2 of the book that was pretty much useless filler.
3901047
good read. I felt that the book got better towards the end. That is when it actually got interesting but the beginning was a bit boring at times
3521423
I wouldn't say this was a bad book, but unfortunately the first part of the book was much better than the rest, and by then I didn't have the heart to give up on it. I think the book would have been a lot better had the author spent more time cultivating the story around the main characters instead of letting the story lead off in so many different directions with so many different characters that didn't seem to matter much. In the end I suppose a lot of the character's stories went into the big picture but really not enough to have made all of it worth reading. There was just a lot of extra in there that could have been left out. Unlike most of the other people leaving reviews I do have to say I liked the ending for the most part. Not what I expected but after the story had become so complicated and confusing I'm not sure how else it could have ended.

If you do want to read the book, borrow it from the library.
134889
It was ok. I wasn't wild about it and probably won't read the rest of the series. The main two characters were a little annoying to me. I liked the side-kicks a lot but other than that, I thought the book slow in the beginning, lacking in the middle, and then it jumps around a lot at the end. I don't regret reading it.
4333008
I was really looking forward to reading this book, but it did not live up to my expectations. If I could Id give it a 3.5 rating.  I am glad I finished it bc the second half was considerably better than the first. I felt like the story line itself didn't get a lot of attention in the beginning and everything was scattered and kinda boring. I would however recommend it bc I really liked the idea of slowing down and trying to remember a simpler time when the internet didn't control everything!
4322657
I thought at first the book was slow and just kind of boring. I got to the middle and couldn't put it down. The end was a surprise.
1326964
Not as good as the first half, Rise of the third army. The first half of this book is a bit disjointed and all over the place. To be honest, I didn't care so much for this and lost interest. Especially after the awesomeness that was rise of the third army. H however the second half of this book most certainly picks up and gives the storyline a satisfying ending. I'd recommend, but just know that it wasn't as good as the first volume!
3491556
The book itself was okay.  It got better the farther along I got into the book.  But, I didn't really care for the first half.  I expected better from this book as I thought her first book, "Perfect Family" was awesome.
44257
Started off great, but I lost interested about half way through.
4301407
In my opinion, this book is just, OK.  It was a little boring sometimes, but kind of exciting too.  I don't think that you will enjoy reading the book.  It has a good scheme in it, the robbery was pulled off well.  It really depends on what kind of books you enjoy.  But, if you like books that have some boring points and not a lot of excitment you will may this book.
4014672
Some reviews are more out of this world than the story.
The first half of the book was very good, keeping the reader in the dark, hanging us in many directions.
The second half was not as good, introducing too many characters, and not explaining why things happened.