Marsha Woerner reviewed Disorganized Crime by Alex A. King
Review of 'Disorganized Crime' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Sigh; another case of it was incomplete because it's part of a series that depends on its successors to tell the whole story :-(. I understand that some books are part of a "requisite" collection, but I prefer that that necessity be indicated BEFORE the money, the time, and effort are invested. Don't get me wrong, I believe that series of books are a reasonable thing. But when I start reading a book, and in the beginning it states a goal, UNLESS it is downright advertised as just the start of the story, it p*sses me off.
That said: overall the book was amusing and mildly likable. I found the motivations and actions of the main character to be a bit lacking, but that may just be me – I just don't think that I personally would get that wrapped up in this sort of undertaking. The variety of characters …
Sigh; another case of it was incomplete because it's part of a series that depends on its successors to tell the whole story :-(. I understand that some books are part of a "requisite" collection, but I prefer that that necessity be indicated BEFORE the money, the time, and effort are invested. Don't get me wrong, I believe that series of books are a reasonable thing. But when I start reading a book, and in the beginning it states a goal, UNLESS it is downright advertised as just the start of the story, it p*sses me off.
That said: overall the book was amusing and mildly likable. I found the motivations and actions of the main character to be a bit lacking, but that may just be me – I just don't think that I personally would get that wrapped up in this sort of undertaking. The variety of characters is complex, and despite the fact that they are for the most part a big part of organized crime, their individual personal values clearly play a big role in how they run their lives. The consistent underlying GOOD in most characters is almost surprising but redeemable. I sort of want to continue the series just to see those characters and what their individual life solutions and up, but I sort of don't want to get involved in a story whose endpoint is unclear – not the question of what exactly the end of the story is, but how many books exactly are required to find out…
