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A review by ziyuelan
The Vendetta Defense: A Rosato & Associates Novel by Lisa Scottoline
3.0
Kinda disappointed with this. I think I was just expecting more out of a crime/justice/law story.
Some of it read really easily and quickly but some other parts were just so long to get through. I don’t remember what I was expecting out of this book but it just wasn’t it for me.
This was more of a let’s try to figure out if the past crime which led the main character to commit murder in the present really was an act of revenge on the deceased’s part. And although it could’ve been super interesting, I just found myself not feeling for anybody.
I didn’t connect with Pigeon Tony’s character. The book starts with a chapter from his perspective and it’s super lengthy in describing the pigeons he has and it seemed to me that he was introduced as a very smart and almost like controlling mob boss like character. Maybe I’m the one who misread but the character is then painted as a love struck elderly who is still trying to exact revenge.
Then the love story between Frank the grandson and Judy just didn’t do it for me. It was like so not there that I just didn’t care that much. It almost felt like a last minute addition. We were missing like too many scenes in between the ones we got to actually make me root for the couple.
Overall, the multi POV definitely made the book read like a crime/law show or movie. Which in itself I love and was really done so gotta give due where it’s due.
Some of it read really easily and quickly but some other parts were just so long to get through. I don’t remember what I was expecting out of this book but it just wasn’t it for me.
This was more of a let’s try to figure out if the past crime which led the main character to commit murder in the present really was an act of revenge on the deceased’s part. And although it could’ve been super interesting, I just found myself not feeling for anybody.
I didn’t connect with Pigeon Tony’s character. The book starts with a chapter from his perspective and it’s super lengthy in describing the pigeons he has and it seemed to me that he was introduced as a very smart and almost like controlling mob boss like character. Maybe I’m the one who misread but the character is then painted as a love struck elderly who is still trying to exact revenge.
Then the love story between Frank the grandson and Judy just didn’t do it for me. It was like so not there that I just didn’t care that much. It almost felt like a last minute addition. We were missing like too many scenes in between the ones we got to actually make me root for the couple.
Overall, the multi POV definitely made the book read like a crime/law show or movie. Which in itself I love and was really done so gotta give due where it’s due.