A review by r_j_setser
The Jacq of Spades by Patricia Loofbourrow
2.0
The wife of a drug boss, living wealthy and respected highly, Jacqui has a story that is both exquisitely breathtaking, and dangerously life-threatening. She is a powerful woman who likes to use her prowess to help the people that remind her of where she came from–where she truly feels at home.
As much as I admired and enjoyed reading about Jacqui as a character, I wasn’t impressed with the storyline of The Jacq of Spades. The first half of the book took me in circles of Jacqui’s present and past and was very slow to getting into the action or even sharing what the drive for the story was. There was more backstory, it felt like, than current story and that just didn’t quite make my cup of tea.
Once the action did pick up however, it was executed in a way that was difficult for me to follow and I often had trouble distinguishing some of the background characters from each other because of similar personalities. There were many places that I found myself skipping much of the chapters at once as well.
Another big blow to my opinion of the book was the frequent, obscene language and sexual implications (no scenes however). The action did get violent and detailed at times, however I wouldn’t consider it overly gory.
So though I do believe that Jacqui was a well done character, I think that her story could have used some more attention. I give The Jacq of Spades 2 out of 5 stars.
I received this book from the author via BookSirens for the purpose of this review. All comments and opinions are entirely my own.
This is a LiteratureApproved.com Review.
As much as I admired and enjoyed reading about Jacqui as a character, I wasn’t impressed with the storyline of The Jacq of Spades. The first half of the book took me in circles of Jacqui’s present and past and was very slow to getting into the action or even sharing what the drive for the story was. There was more backstory, it felt like, than current story and that just didn’t quite make my cup of tea.
Once the action did pick up however, it was executed in a way that was difficult for me to follow and I often had trouble distinguishing some of the background characters from each other because of similar personalities. There were many places that I found myself skipping much of the chapters at once as well.
Another big blow to my opinion of the book was the frequent, obscene language and sexual implications (no scenes however). The action did get violent and detailed at times, however I wouldn’t consider it overly gory.
So though I do believe that Jacqui was a well done character, I think that her story could have used some more attention. I give The Jacq of Spades 2 out of 5 stars.
I received this book from the author via BookSirens for the purpose of this review. All comments and opinions are entirely my own.
This is a LiteratureApproved.com Review.