The book starts off exactly like the first two books and pretty much follows a similar pattern to its predecessors. The punches come in the right moment, elaborate action scenes which reminded me of movie scenes and an almost desperate attempt to provide character depth. 
 Frey gets dared and opens the package he is explicitly asked not to do so. Thus the story begins. This very idea troubled me from the start as Frey continues to do his brash things and the character remains shallow. Jez and Crake are the saving grace for this book. 
 The book is fun to read with chase scenes, gun fights, explosions and heists. But the contexts which involves these scenes don't have much credibility or the importance it deserves. It was good to read same style in first book, alright in second and boring in third. 
 For me, Ketty Jey is no Serenity.