Review of 'Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
This is the first of the "Prey" series. I am glad that I had previously read to others, because I enjoyed them. Had this been my first one, I would very probably not continued. The main character is somewhat of a slimeball! I don't like his attitude toward fighting crime or his attitude toward women. It was difficult to get past those two really get into the actual plot :-( . Overall, even with the plot, the book was not that satisfying :-( . Now I need to go back and see which ones I have read too maybe be able to remember what I had enjoyed about them. This was a major disappointment!! It may be that the main character evolves to become more acceptable over time. Now I don't know whether I should just go back and read them in order, which had been my intent, hoping that …
This is the first of the "Prey" series. I am glad that I had previously read to others, because I enjoyed them. Had this been my first one, I would very probably not continued. The main character is somewhat of a slimeball! I don't like his attitude toward fighting crime or his attitude toward women. It was difficult to get past those two really get into the actual plot :-( . Overall, even with the plot, the book was not that satisfying :-( . Now I need to go back and see which ones I have read too maybe be able to remember what I had enjoyed about them. This was a major disappointment!! It may be that the main character evolves to become more acceptable over time. Now I don't know whether I should just go back and read them in order, which had been my intent, hoping that the first one was just an anomaly, or if I should skip the whole first few, and hope that when I pick up Lucas Davenport (the protagonist and primary detective in the books) becomes more likable. Decisions, decisions….