I don't know if it was the style of writing, or the fact that I've read this plot before (many times), & it's been done to death, but after the first 30 pages, I could have told you what was coming next. I started to speed-read in the hopes that there might be a twist or turn in the plot, but no, it was the same old, same old. The characters were straightforward & predictable, and the bad guy was oh, so baaad. Even the sex was predictable. I won't be reading the next one because I already know what happens.