I picked this book up literally sight unseen in a "Date Night with a Book" event at one of the local libraries. Books are separated by genre and gift wrapped and you select one and at check out, the scanner reads the tag on the book and you find out what you "won." I picked Adult Crime/Mystery but this book is not my usual fare. I should've just returned it unread, but I felt like this was a reading challenge and I needed to be a good sport and play along. And I was hoping that I would find a new author to enjoy. The unlimited renewals should've been a warning sign. I LOVE the concept, but if I play again, I won't read the book if I'm not interested.
About a quarter of the way into the hardcover, I requested the audiobook from the library. I was actually getting the hang of the book, but I think I prefer the audio to reading. The audiobook is better in that I'm not a huge fan of his writing style and the action keeps it interesting, but there are soooo many characters that if I hadn't read the first several chapters I would not be able to keep them straight and you can't look back with an audiobook. It's fun to hear the foreign accents instead of imagining them.
About a quarter of the way into the hardcover, I requested the audiobook from the library. I was actually getting the hang of the book, but I think I prefer the audio to reading. The audiobook is better in that I'm not a huge fan of his writing style and the action keeps it interesting, but there are soooo many characters that if I hadn't read the first several chapters I would not be able to keep them straight and you can't look back with an audiobook. It's fun to hear the foreign accents instead of imagining them.