Had this been
written as a first novel without claiming that they were a continuation of Tony
Hillerman’s Leaphorn and Chee novels, I would have probably not been so disappointed.
This book had no beautifully described landscape, no rich characters, and no
interesting mystery to be solved that we were so accustomed to in Tony
Hillerman’s books. The characters in
Spider Woman’s Daughter are cartoon-like, especially the “killer”.
I don’t really understand
why the author decided to butcher the characters of Leaphorn and Chee. Joe Leaphorn is shoved into the background
early in the book and then only referred to occasionally. As for Jim Chee – what on earth happened to
him? This author made him a whiney
lapdog for his rough and tough wife. His
constant use of terms of endearment and rushing home to cook were
cringe-worthy. The dialog between those
two was laughable, and she decided to add jealous husband to his list of character
traits. He is also shoved into the
background as his wife Bernadette Manuelito is the focus of this book. Her character is rather bland and boring with
no sense of a deep heritage I expected.
I received this book
in exchange for an honest review.
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