Kevin Yap Yap itibaren Binda Surbana, Pakistan
Quite an enjoyable read! I rarely read thrillers, but I'm glad I read this one. My fear that the CIA agent storyline would bore me and possibly be hard to follow was groundless. The characters were well fleshed out, warts and all. The author deftly entwined the action story with a love story, switching back and forth, without any confusion and the breaks were just long enough to build the tension, but not make me want to skip anything to get back to the other story. I found both stories satisfying. As a bonus, I learned a bit about Monarch butterflies. :-)
I see that at least one other reviewer seems to think of this book as a moderately talented rip-off of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, which is basically my opinion. Maybe I should read more of Allende's stuff before dismissing her as completely derivative -- should I?