Irene Hannon is one of my favorite writers. I’ve loved her books that I’ve read, the
characters and the Christian faith that’s been a part of the storylines. That’s why I was excited to read her newest
book Dark Ambitions.
Unfortunately, I thought Dark Ambitions was not
as good as her other books. I’ve read the
two other books in the Code of Honor series and liked them. What was different about Dark Ambitions? I found the character development was not too
deep in this novel, the characters were rather flat and one dimensional.
From the beginning of this book, the focus was
on the physical attraction between Rick Jordan and Heather Shields dominated
this book. So much so that it took away
from the character development of the main characters. Rick, who has a heroic background as a former
Army Night Stalker and runs a camp for foster children, seemed like a superficial
jerk with his unkind judgmental opinion of the receptionist Nikki. If you took away one thing from this book,
you knew that Rick and Heather were physically attracted to one another because
of the numerous references to looks and their physical attraction.
In most of Irene’s books, I find some likable relatable
characters. In Dark Ambitions, not so
much. Maybe Heather’s dad. As a reader, I want to have characters I like
and care about, but that was missing in this book.
A great deal of research went into getting the
technical details right. The storyline
of Dark Ambitions has some possibilities of making a good story. Where it fell short for me was the character
development. Also, I missed having faith
and God being a part of the character’s personal lives. While there was action in the story, there wasn’t
a lot of suspense, nor twists and turns.
While this book seemed to be a one-off, I do
look forward to reading more of Irene Hannon’s books in the future.
I would like to thank Revell Books and NetGalley for the
opportunity to read Irene Hannon’s newest book Dark Ambitions. I was provided with a complimentary copy of
the book and was under no obligation to give a favorable review.
