This
month’s book selection is Stephanie Meyer’s second adult fiction novel: The
Chemist. I rarely buy
hardbacks but I was curious to see how Meyer handles adult fiction. I was also
interested to see her subject matter and if her writing style had changed. I read all four
of her hugely successful Twilight series books and enjoyed them. I thought she
was still developing as a writer but that her storytelling ability was
excellent. Her novels sparked a phenomenon, which is no small thing.
The
main character of The Chemist is best described as a female Jason Bourne. The
character has many names but the one most used is Alex. I’m giving very little
away to say she is a highly-trained employee of a covert agency and is on the
run for her life. You learn this information in the first few pages.
This
is a hefty book at over five hundred pages and Meyer kept my attention for most
of it. Very well-done characterizations make you feel you are meeting the people
she has created. I have to say she excels, however, at her rendering of action
sequences. They fairly thrum with excitement and heart-pounding situations. Our
girl Alex can run with the best of them. A fun read.
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