This book reads somewhat as you might expect. I felt like I could guess the main story. It had some interesting facts. The love story was thin. This was an overall ok action adventure. I would rate it adult due to some language and adult ideas.

A good thriller with some interesting theories. I picked this up based on a radio interview I heard with the author. Definitely a page-turner.

Quite a good thriller, but Thor's views about politic and religion, which he presents with subtlety of a sledgehammer are really annoying.

I found this book at the departure lounge in LAX. I'm now pretty certain as to why it was left behind. I can deal with tacky spy novel writing but this book was oozing with so much patriotic Americanism that it was pretty hard to stomach.

I've read a couple of recent-ish spy novels lately and it's been very interesting to me. I used to read this genre a lot more but that was 15 years ago. As a Canadian who has experienced this gap in spy/thriller novels, I have recognized a
new, really strong patriotic slant. These books are a heck of a lot more USA flag waving than they use to be. Maybe I've just been unlucky and need to read more to see that this isn't the case.

I wasn't a fan of this book. Overall, the writing was mediocre at best. The dialogue frequently feels unrealistic. Thor seemed more focused on inserting as many product placements into the book as possible than writing a well-written book. He took every chance he could to describe a noun by dropping a brand name (e.g., characters never grab a water bottle, they grab an Evian).
None of the characters were particularly compelling. Scot Harvath is a stereotypical reluctant hero who chafes at authority, hates bureaucracy, is patriotic and honorable and always does the right thing. None of the supporting characters are memorable, and the book fails the Bechdel test.
Thor is obviously targeting a conservative audience and his characters frequently rant about how fundamentalist Islam and PC culture are destroying America.

Non stop action, and if you leave your “plausibility” at the door, it’s fun!

Such a promising premise for a book. How do you destroy fundamentalist, militant Islam? The best way, likely the only way, according to author Brad Thor, is for a moderate movement within the religion to have a final say regarding the revelations of Mohammed. Citing the islamic principle of abrogation, which posits that later revelations to the prophet supersede previous divine directives, Brad Thor constructs a compelling scenario: a final, hidden revelation exists with the potential to permanently change Islam by giving moderate Muslims the doctrinal firepower (pardon the metaphor) to silence the violent, bloodthirsty jihadist faction of Islam.

To add a dose of intrigue, Thor includes Thomas Jefferson's experiences sending Marines to fight Muslim pirates in North Africa in the early 1800s. Jefferson, in The Last Patriot, is aware of the final revelation, and recognizes the threat militant Islam represents to western democracy.

I enjoyed the plot, the history of the Marines in North Africa, the author's insights about how political correctness in America prevents our nation from effectively combating Islamic fundamentalists here and abroad, pretty much everything until the climax of the book. I was underwhelmed, confused, a little angry, actually, at how lazily and ridiculously the author chose to portray the most exciting event in the story. That just ruined my experience, which is why I give this book only two stars.

Still, I'd recommend it for reading, if only for the cool historical tidbits, the quick pace of events, and the commentary on Islam.

Nice, quick read, but way too much bias, guns, and Glenn Beck for my taste.