That's What Brothers Do - Derekica Snake 3 stars for the sake of the creative premise and storyline. Finally finished this with a relieved sigh. I am actually somewhat confused how I should rate it. Was hovering between 2 to 3 stars. To be frank, some part of it was quite tiresome to read.There's something about the writing:I know I am not an English teacher or even close to being good at the language myself, but I think that the writing is not up to par and it is mainly due to the weak prose. To illustrate my point, I find it is quite distracting and nerves granting to keep reading repetitive words like "client face" / client look / client expression etc" being used at every opportunity just to describe the protagonist feelings (listed below are some examples). I mean, there should be more inventive ways to describe emotions right?[I narrowed my eyes. My client face came down hard. The emotional carnage ripping through me was hidden away.][Wilber must have noticed my client expression, an emotionless blanking of my face and eyes.....][I dropped my client face down and turned and walked into my new place of business.][I turned towards him and schooled my features to stillness. My client face was on.][I slammed my client face down and adjusted my sunglasses before I ducked and stepped into the back of the car.][He watched me struggle to maintain composure, but I couldn’t keep my client face on. He unnerved me so completely.][My client face had become my everyday face. No one could tell what I was thinking, what I was feeling. The scary part was that I could feel myself flicking switches into the off mode.][I let my face grow cold and my eyes took on the client look, which was now that dead pale gray.] [I let my new reinforced client face greet them. I did well with my client face…][I pulled myself together and locked it behind my client face. I blinked the tears away and sat up staring up at him. I had my emotions schooled to neutral but I absolutely horrified internally.][I had my client face on, along with my five thousand dollar, grey pinstripe suit.] [My client face shattered.]Apart from that, there's also the constant mention of the protagonist "grey eyes" and his "long hair" which I think was too overly emphasized on. Not that I dislike his pretty grey eyes and long luxurious raven hair. In fact, I love MC's with such attractive attributes. Do I like the Characters?Brant the protagonist and sole narrator of this story is another one of those martyr complex character that I love so much yet hate at the same time. Overly accommodating characters like him makes me feel highly frustrated and most of the time finding it hard to empathize with.Yes he is a hopelessly nice guy and a very loyal cum loving brother for his all out sacrifice he made for the sake of his sisters and later for his master too. A very commendable trait especially for one of such tender age. I like Brant but find it almost difficult to build a connection with him emotionally. As for Wilber, the master and trainer for Brant is confusing at times. He can be a real bastard at one moment and then super tender the next. Constantine the owner of the organization is just a classical tyrant, cruel and calculating. No surprise there of course since he is the top guy for such a nefarious crime organization. No confusion here. Constantine's characterization has been constant and steady. What about the plot/story?The story was filled with a series of unfortunate events happening one right after another. There's a whole busload of events here twisting and turning the plot. Subplots aplenty people, almost like a whirlwind. Anyways, I do like the the premise of this story and finds it quite fascinating and promising. Which is why as tiresome as I felt reading it sometimes, yet I still managed to trudge on because I have this need to find out how it all ends. Overall, it reads much like a melodramatic manga. Some personal unrelated note: P/S: Damn, I hate writing reviews. Then again, I had to do it for my own sake as it provides good practice ground for language improvement and encourages me to explore deeper into a story rather than just skimming through it and then chucking it aside. Plus, writing a review helps me to remember why I like and dislike a book, something which I tend to forget over a period of time.