A review by kikiandarrowsfishshelf
Blood of the Wicked by Leighton Gage
3.0
I don't really know much about Brazil. I know a little about the land wars, in particular about the violence with the land wars. I think I heard something a few years ago about women only buses or subway cars. And Carnival. And the falevas as well as the whole thing about the building for the Olympics and World Cup. And the football team, beautiful football team.
That's it. Sad I know.
This book isn't a bad book. In fact, there is much to recommend it, in particular about the clash between very rich and very poor. So why three stars?
For the same reason, in part, I gave The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo three stars. The whole violence against women thing. Look I know that women are more likely to be the victims of violent crime. I know. But the women in this book who get killed must take stupid pills or something. I'm suppose to believe that they are really good reporters who then act like stupid idiots. Once, maybe, but the second woman after she knows the first woman was killed? Really? It isn't just the major supporting women either. Its women who have cameos. It's annoying. It's just women as victims and it annoys me.
To be fair, the heroes aren't the princes on white chargers, so it makes it easier to swallow, but still.
However, I kept reading. The plot and soical commentry are good.
That's it. Sad I know.
This book isn't a bad book. In fact, there is much to recommend it, in particular about the clash between very rich and very poor. So why three stars?
For the same reason, in part, I gave The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo three stars. The whole violence against women thing. Look I know that women are more likely to be the victims of violent crime. I know. But the women in this book who get killed must take stupid pills or something. I'm suppose to believe that they are really good reporters who then act like stupid idiots. Once, maybe, but the second woman after she knows the first woman was killed? Really? It isn't just the major supporting women either. Its women who have cameos. It's annoying. It's just women as victims and it annoys me.
To be fair, the heroes aren't the princes on white chargers, so it makes it easier to swallow, but still.
However, I kept reading. The plot and soical commentry are good.