Rating: 6

Not sure what to call this book. The sequel’s sequel? I’m being a little flip because I don’t know whether I liked this book.

Mark Winegardner wrote another pageturner. But it’s not as if he did it from nothing. The characters from the Universe That Puzo Made are already rich and well known.

It’s as if Winegardner’s writing fan fiction… albeit much, much better fan fiction than what typically gets pooped onto a page. After all, the guy’s no slouch. He was handpicked by Mario Puzo’s family to carry on the series. It’s quite an honor, really.

I guess what I’m trying to say here is that I didn’t hate this book—it passed the 100-page test with ease.

But I’d never put this one on a list of books to recommend. Read it if you’re committed to the series. Read it if you’re in the mood for something familiar, and you’ve already blazed through the latest thrillers from Patterson, Evanovich, and Finder. If not, skip it and you’ll never miss it.