Kevin
I was expecting so much from this book and came away slightly disappointed. Yes it deals with a lot of themes; love, loss, betrayal etc and it deals with these well I just thought that for me, the middle part of the story was slightly weak. It did pick up again towards the end and I felt myself pulled back into the story and was engrossed again. It is certainly a memorable book with some great scenarios, the two man cons for instance. I enjoyed the book on the whole, but I guess the weight of expectation affected my experience.
The author certainly lost his way with the 3rd novel and has tried to revert to a storyline more in line with the first two novels. While I was pleased to see Dexter ‘return to the real world' in a sense, this instalment of the Dexter series again left me slightly underwhelmed. The first two novels while not being master pieces built a solid foundation to create a great series. The third novel aside (lets forget that happened) I feel like there has been no real developments in terms of characters or story arc. I guess my expectations were slightly too high as I have recently watched Dexter season 4 which took Dexter to a whole new level and had an incredible story line. I shall endeavour to read the latest instalment of the series but I fear it may be my last if it continues the current trend of a weak story.
As a big fan of the TV show I was slightly disappointed. The story seemed a bit lacking in depth as did the characters. I guess it's unfair to compare a relatively short novel to that of a television show which had a lot more scope to create a deeper narrative. Hopefully the next book improves where this one left off.
