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kenny82's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.0
thesepants's review
1.0
Wow. This book was remarkably bad.
This book just can't build up any momentum without going off on some tangent that not only should've been dealt with earlier or just isn't necessary in the first place. Not only is the book structurally a mess (this guy has written a TON of books, how has he not figured this out by now?), but the prose just isn't that engaging. It's bad enough that I was genuinely shocked that it had sold so many copies!
The books builds (I use the word charitably) to a few sequences of thrilling (again, arguably) action in which things kind of just don't happen. Everything kind of just goes right for the main characters until the end, when they go wrong for a second, but then go right again. This book is a snooze. I do not recommend reading it, or even thinking about reading it. There are better crappy books to read.
This book just can't build up any momentum without going off on some tangent that not only should've been dealt with earlier or just isn't necessary in the first place. Not only is the book structurally a mess (this guy has written a TON of books, how has he not figured this out by now?), but the prose just isn't that engaging. It's bad enough that I was genuinely shocked that it had sold so many copies!
The books builds (I use the word charitably) to a few sequences of thrilling (again, arguably) action in which things kind of just don't happen. Everything kind of just goes right for the main characters until the end, when they go wrong for a second, but then go right again. This book is a snooze. I do not recommend reading it, or even thinking about reading it. There are better crappy books to read.
smanke's review
5.0
Good book. Everything I've come to expect from a Harvath thriller. The politics of the book are certainly in context with the headlines of the times, not unusual for Brad Thor. But, seriously—what's with that ending? Not cool, man. I mean, cool—but not cool! The next book is a long way off and I am not a patient person.
jenergizer's review
4.0
Somehow I’d missed this one along the way! It filled in the holes of the story perfectly. Great series!
hburn's review
5.0
This (military-style) isn't the typical genre I would choose to read. However, I'm glad I stepped outside my comfort zone. I thoroughly enjoyed this story, though the very last paragraph was frustrating. You aren't quite left with a sense of finality to the story. But I was hooked and finished this book pretty quickly. I'm definitely adding more Scot Harvath books to my list.
cf0254's review
5.0
Once again fast paced action in every chapter. An incredible ending that leaves you totally surprised for the next Scot Harvath mission. Brad Thor creates an incredible storyline of unimaginable events.
moalley's review
2.0
This wasn't one of his better books. I was pretty disappointed and then angry at the very end. Definitely not how to end a book!