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lauramar850's review against another edition
3.0
I didn’t know what to expect with a new author, but this was meh. He seems to love info dumping things that aren’t pertinent to the actual story. How many times can he have the characters describe terrorists as shitheads? Innumerable. He made Mitch so much more aggressive and rude. At least in the past it was generally called for. Now it seems as though mere impatience is enough for him to resort to physical violence. He also made Scott Coleman seem like an ass at times.
I didn’t love the unexpected jump back in time. It had me scrambling to figure out where it fit in. Once I figured that out, I started googling what the heck Protect and Defend was even about. Which characters have we seen before? What’s the context. I forgot Irene had ever been kidnapped. I can’t remember who hasn’t died yet. For the love of god, it was thirteen books and seventeen years ago. Help a girl out.
The plot was all over the place. It seemed like he had the beginning of so many good ideas, why not just use them all. The transition to UBL raid was a weird one and while it took over, it still didn’t seem that important. Despite Rapp harping on and on about how very important everything was.
I have more I disliked, but I think at some point I’m just nitpicking. This series was never literary masterpieces, but as I was annoyed by things I noticed them more and more,.. then I just became more irritated with the book.
I do like that he’s setting the stage of Nash being disgruntled in his new position. We didn’t have much lead-up before the last book happened.
I didn’t love the unexpected jump back in time. It had me scrambling to figure out where it fit in. Once I figured that out, I started googling what the heck Protect and Defend was even about. Which characters have we seen before? What’s the context. I forgot Irene had ever been kidnapped. I can’t remember who hasn’t died yet. For the love of god, it was thirteen books and seventeen years ago. Help a girl out.
The plot was all over the place. It seemed like he had the beginning of so many good ideas, why not just use them all. The transition to UBL raid was a weird one and while it took over, it still didn’t seem that important. Despite Rapp harping on and on about how very important everything was.
I have more I disliked, but I think at some point I’m just nitpicking. This series was never literary masterpieces, but as I was annoyed by things I noticed them more and more,.. then I just became more irritated with the book.
I do like that he’s setting the stage of Nash being disgruntled in his new position. We didn’t have much lead-up before the last book happened.
kbrownbear's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
beckleystover's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
pshep123's review
3.0
Don't love Bentley's style. Puts Mitch on too much of a pedestal, he's more of a cartoon of himself than ever. Also don't like going back in time to 2011. But was fast paced and enough of a page-turner to finish quickly.
ashokli's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
cmpayne's review against another edition
3.0
I received an advanced reader's copy of this book in return for an honest review. This book was just okay. I expect more from the Mitch Rapp series and am hoping for something better from the new writer as he works on his 2nd book in the series.
abibliofob's review against another edition
5.0
Have you heard of Don Bentley? If not you are obviously not a fan of good thrillers. He used to ride around in Apache helicopters and after that worked at the FBI and did some S.W.A.T. team stuff. Then he got this idea that he was going to write books! He came up with this character named Matt Drake and it was a great success, then he was roped into the Tom Clancy universe. Now he has released his first Mitch Rapp story. Capture or Kill is the 23rd book in the Rappverse and in my opinion one of the best books in this series in a very long time, sorry Kyle. I have just like many more like me around the world followed Rapp in his fight against evil doers for many years now and sadly the inventor Vince Flynn was taken from us way to soon, but Mitch lives on, first through Kyle Mills capable hands and now Don has taken over. Boy did he hit it out of the park, what a great book. I was hooked from the first page and had a hard time putting the book aside to eat and sleep. I can't wait to see what's in store for the next one. I think it was brilliant going back in time with the story to get a younger Mitch. I must thank the good people at BTS design helping me get a copy of the book and as a proud ambassador I thank Don for coming up with this stuff.
my_odd_books's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
When I read the last book in this series and discovered Kyle Mills was hanging up his hat (so to speak), I was concerned. While Don Bentley had a different style to Kyle Mills, I found I enjoyed it. More action, less relationships, more chaos, less fluff. While I wasn't sure what I would get with a new author, I am happy with the outcome, and this will stay at the top of my must-read list of series.
maitai55's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.75