mrsmoodyreader's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
coreyln's review
3.0
The issue was not that this is a short story or that it was not appreciated as a focus on John and Deliah. It was that the driver for the action and John's pigheadedness was not guienue to the story and its quality of writing to date.
rick's review
4.0
This story will make no sense unless you've read the previous Rain books and at least have some familiarity with Delilah. My 4 stars assumes you have and that you like Rain as a character and also that you're clear this is a short story, not a novella (there are some complaints in other reviews that this is short. Um... folks?)
Presuming you have read the prior Rain novels, this shows the culmination of Rain and Delilah's relationship which is under tension because Rain wants to stop being an assassin and Delilah feels she can't stop working for the Mossad because she's helping protect her country. Neither is right, neither is wrong -they just have different paths.
The story itself is straightforward - they're in Paris having dinner, Rain notices suspicious activity. He and Delilah, after some tense conversation, get out of the trap because their opposition has no idea of who they really are. At the end, Rain walks away from her because they have fundamentally irreconcilable goals.
Not complex, but a nice short chunk of Rain fiction. If, like me, you've read most or all of the Rain novels and missed this it's well worth $1. If not, skip until you have read the earlier Rain novels which are quite fun.
Presuming you have read the prior Rain novels, this shows the culmination of Rain and Delilah's relationship which is under tension because Rain wants to stop being an assassin and Delilah feels she can't stop working for the Mossad because she's helping protect her country. Neither is right, neither is wrong -they just have different paths.
The story itself is straightforward - they're in Paris having dinner, Rain notices suspicious activity. He and Delilah, after some tense conversation, get out of the trap because their opposition has no idea of who they really are. At the end, Rain walks away from her because they have fundamentally irreconcilable goals.
Not complex, but a nice short chunk of Rain fiction. If, like me, you've read most or all of the Rain novels and missed this it's well worth $1. If not, skip until you have read the earlier Rain novels which are quite fun.
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