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ezra8's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
bookedandwatched's review against another edition
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Orphan X is back!
There are not many books or series I keep an eye out for and am actually excited to read. The Orphan X series is an exception to the rule. I am constantly looking forward to the next instalment and this one doesn't disappoint.
As always the main draw for me is the characters and how they are with each other and just seeing the growth between them. Slipping into their world is comfortable as you get to know the characters so well. You know how they will react in certain scenarios. It really is a fast paced, adrenaline filled warm hug and I love it.
If you haven't read the other books in this series I suggest you start at book 1 to get the full experience.
Saying that how did X not suspect Tommy. It was so obvious from the start that it would be Tommy. I love Tommy as a character though. I just think Evan would have clocked that or suspected it. He isn't one for having blind spots for people
There are not many books or series I keep an eye out for and am actually excited to read. The Orphan X series is an exception to the rule. I am constantly looking forward to the next instalment and this one doesn't disappoint.
As always the main draw for me is the characters and how they are with each other and just seeing the growth between them. Slipping into their world is comfortable as you get to know the characters so well. You know how they will react in certain scenarios. It really is a fast paced, adrenaline filled warm hug and I love it.
If you haven't read the other books in this series I suggest you start at book 1 to get the full experience.
alvalvano's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
leding's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
kerrynicole72's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
daniellecaskinett's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
marcirenee1974's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Man, I LOVE this series! I read the book before this as an ARC as well. Now I have to wait for the next book to come out! I have loved watching Ethan flourish into being more "human" and less killer. And his relationship with Joey!
The AI tech in this book and the behavior of the billionaires is very scary b/c I could totally see this actually happening!
The AI tech in this book and the behavior of the billionaires is very scary b/c I could totally see this actually happening!
danubooks's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Sometimes even the smallest ask can lead to great danger.
Evan Smoak, known formerly as Orphan X when he was an off-the-books government assassin, now masquerades as a bland businessman while actually being the Nowhere Man. He keeps a satellite phone with him at all times; anyone who is in terrible trouble of some sort and have nowhere else to turn can call his number and enlist his aid. Each time he helps someone, the only payment he requires is that they be alert to seeing others who are in need of his services, and when they do they are to pass his number along. Over the course of the series, the barriers that X has kept up to keep other people away have slowly eroded in spots…he now finds himself with Joey, a computer wizard teenage girl with whom he has a mentor:mentee/big brother:little sister relationship (along with her messy dog, Dog); a half-brother with an alcohol problem, an ex-wife and a daughter; fellow residents of his condo building who keep trying to drag him into their activities and their lives; and several other business contacts who have developed into friends, at least of a sort.
As this installment, ninth in the series, opens X seems to have disappeared. He isn’t answering his sat phone, which has never happened, and Joey and others are worried. When it turns out that he had summoned the courage to meet the man who fathered him, it didn’t turn out well, and he got well and truly drunk in response to the encounter, Joey is more than a little upset. X is off-balance, not operating at his usual high level. When the sat phone rings, and it is his niece (who doesn’t actually know she’s his niece) wanting him to find her lost dog, it is easier for X to just do it than explain that it is really not a Nowhere Man-caliber case. Such a small request….but things explode when he starts looking. He comes upon a murdered man with the murderer still in the building, and just when X is about to capture the assassin the murdered man’s teenage daughter arrives and is used as a human shield. The murderer, a woman whom X will come to identify as a professional known as The Wolf, escapes. X is able to save the teenager, but not before she is badly injured. That partial failure fuels X’s desire to find out why the murder was committed. Soon he finds himself in the frightening world of next-level AI, competing billionaires weaponizing the use of personal data of their online customers to manipulate life choices and create markets, and an assassin who is as well-trained as he is and is now not only looking to finish the job of killing the teenager who survived, but adding X to her kill list as well. It’s not all dark….there are plenty of humorous moments between X and Joey, amongst the HOA political shenanigans at his condo, and the maddeningly elusive Loco the missing chihuahua mix. Learning to let people in to your life comes with emotional risk, and that is one arena in which X does not excel (but he’s trying).. Ever-developing characters, frighteningly real scenarios to which our online activities have exposed us, and the rewards and risks of claiming people as friends and family are all woven around a briskly paced search for the reasons behind a slain man and the person or persons behind the kill. For readers who enjoy a good thriller, particularly authors like Lee Child and Mark Greaney, I highly recommend you give the Orphan X series a try….if you’re already a fan of the series, this latest installment won’t disappoint. Many thanks to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books for allowing me access to a copy of Lone Wolf, it was a fantastic read!
Evan Smoak, known formerly as Orphan X when he was an off-the-books government assassin, now masquerades as a bland businessman while actually being the Nowhere Man. He keeps a satellite phone with him at all times; anyone who is in terrible trouble of some sort and have nowhere else to turn can call his number and enlist his aid. Each time he helps someone, the only payment he requires is that they be alert to seeing others who are in need of his services, and when they do they are to pass his number along. Over the course of the series, the barriers that X has kept up to keep other people away have slowly eroded in spots…he now finds himself with Joey, a computer wizard teenage girl with whom he has a mentor:mentee/big brother:little sister relationship (along with her messy dog, Dog); a half-brother with an alcohol problem, an ex-wife and a daughter; fellow residents of his condo building who keep trying to drag him into their activities and their lives; and several other business contacts who have developed into friends, at least of a sort.
As this installment, ninth in the series, opens X seems to have disappeared. He isn’t answering his sat phone, which has never happened, and Joey and others are worried. When it turns out that he had summoned the courage to meet the man who fathered him, it didn’t turn out well, and he got well and truly drunk in response to the encounter, Joey is more than a little upset. X is off-balance, not operating at his usual high level. When the sat phone rings, and it is his niece (who doesn’t actually know she’s his niece) wanting him to find her lost dog, it is easier for X to just do it than explain that it is really not a Nowhere Man-caliber case. Such a small request….but things explode when he starts looking. He comes upon a murdered man with the murderer still in the building, and just when X is about to capture the assassin the murdered man’s teenage daughter arrives and is used as a human shield. The murderer, a woman whom X will come to identify as a professional known as The Wolf, escapes. X is able to save the teenager, but not before she is badly injured. That partial failure fuels X’s desire to find out why the murder was committed. Soon he finds himself in the frightening world of next-level AI, competing billionaires weaponizing the use of personal data of their online customers to manipulate life choices and create markets, and an assassin who is as well-trained as he is and is now not only looking to finish the job of killing the teenager who survived, but adding X to her kill list as well. It’s not all dark….there are plenty of humorous moments between X and Joey, amongst the HOA political shenanigans at his condo, and the maddeningly elusive Loco the missing chihuahua mix. Learning to let people in to your life comes with emotional risk, and that is one arena in which X does not excel (but he’s trying).. Ever-developing characters, frighteningly real scenarios to which our online activities have exposed us, and the rewards and risks of claiming people as friends and family are all woven around a briskly paced search for the reasons behind a slain man and the person or persons behind the kill. For readers who enjoy a good thriller, particularly authors like Lee Child and Mark Greaney, I highly recommend you give the Orphan X series a try….if you’re already a fan of the series, this latest installment won’t disappoint. Many thanks to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books for allowing me access to a copy of Lone Wolf, it was a fantastic read!
kdowli01's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The ninth in the Orphan X series is out! This was a good update to the series -- it doesn't necessarily do anything groundbreaking but if you've been following this series you know what to expect and this delivers. It has exciting shoot-outs, some funny moments, great banter between Evan and Joey, and some preaching about the life lessons Evan is learning.
*
I liked how this started -- this isn't about a massive conspiracy, or a drug cartel, Evan was "hired" to find a little girl's missing dog. That of course leads to a lot more drama, but it's still much more small-scale than what he's dealt with before.
*
I also liked the latest development with Joey. She's a great character and keeps getting better.
*
I also want to say I liked the ending and how it's setting up what's to come next...but I said that about the last book, and the thing it set up ended up mattering for about 3 pages, so *shrug* we'll see.
*
If you've been following this series, you should enjoy this!
judithdcollins's review
5.0
Gregg Hurwitz returns following [b:The Last Orphan|60560031|The Last Orphan (Orphan X #8)|Gregg Hurwitz|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1667852692l/60560031._SY75_.jpg|95448572] (#8) and [b:The Recital|198471324|The Recital (Orphan X, #8.5)|Gregg Andrew Hurwitz|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1699359014l/198471324._SX50_.jpg|201449972] (#8.5) with his latest action-packed thriller, LONE WOLF (#9) — his popular Orphan X series that we love so much, his leading man, and colorful cast of characters. ACTION-PACKED
THE SIMPLER THE MISSION—THE DEADLIER THE FALL.
Known as Orphan X, X, Evan Smoak, and the Nowhere Man, once a black book government assassin he left the program, went underground, and reinvented himself to save others when they had nowhere else to turn.
We have followed Evan from international crime syndicates and drug cartels to facing the most powerful men in the world.
There is a personal crisis, taking him back to the basics to help his niece find her missing dog. This is not his usual mission, but this job explodes into his biggest mission yet, which finds him between twisted AI techno billionaires, a mysterious female assassin (much like himself), and more twists and turns pushing him to his limit. (scary stuff).
Evan must take down the assassin, Wolf before she completes her mission and kills the people who can identify her—a teen daughter of her last target and Evan himself.
Who will win in the end? Has Evan met his match?
I have read all the books in this incredible series and enjoyed revisiting with characters from past books. I loved the banter and fun between Joey and X as they worked together on the case. We have seen lots of growth among the characters, and the author keeps the series fresh and clever with each installment.
LONE WOLF is mixed with humor, wit, action, suspense, and drama, a heart-pounding thriller full of twists! Thought-provoking, the author tackles real-life world issues of technology and artificial intelligence.
AUDIOBOOK: As usual, I would not miss an audiobook performance by the dazzling Scott Brick, who makes the characters come alive for a stellar performance.
I highly recommend this series, but you must start with Book #1 and enjoy the wild ride. Highly entertaining.
Many thanks to St. Martin's Press, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for both a digital reading/review copy and an advanced listening audio copy for an honest opinion. #SMPInfluencers
Blog review posted @
JudithDCollins.com
@JudithDCollins | #JDCMustReadBooks
Pub Date: 02/13/2024
My Rating: 4.5 Stars
Feb 2024 Must-Read Books
Series:
BOOK 1
Orphan X
BOOK 1.5
Buy a Bullet
BOOK 2
The Nowhere Man
BOOK 3
Hellbent
BOOK 3.5
The Intern
BOOK 4
Out of the Dark
BOOK 5
Into the Fire
BOOK 5.5
The List
BOOK 6
Prodigal Son
BOOK 7
Dark Horse
BOOK 8
The Last Orphan
BOOK 8.5
The Recital
BOOK 9
Lone Wolf
THE SIMPLER THE MISSION—THE DEADLIER THE FALL.
Known as Orphan X, X, Evan Smoak, and the Nowhere Man, once a black book government assassin he left the program, went underground, and reinvented himself to save others when they had nowhere else to turn.
We have followed Evan from international crime syndicates and drug cartels to facing the most powerful men in the world.
There is a personal crisis, taking him back to the basics to help his niece find her missing dog. This is not his usual mission, but this job explodes into his biggest mission yet, which finds him between twisted AI techno billionaires, a mysterious female assassin (much like himself), and more twists and turns pushing him to his limit. (scary stuff).
Evan must take down the assassin, Wolf before she completes her mission and kills the people who can identify her—a teen daughter of her last target and Evan himself.
Who will win in the end? Has Evan met his match?
I have read all the books in this incredible series and enjoyed revisiting with characters from past books. I loved the banter and fun between Joey and X as they worked together on the case. We have seen lots of growth among the characters, and the author keeps the series fresh and clever with each installment.
LONE WOLF is mixed with humor, wit, action, suspense, and drama, a heart-pounding thriller full of twists! Thought-provoking, the author tackles real-life world issues of technology and artificial intelligence.
AUDIOBOOK: As usual, I would not miss an audiobook performance by the dazzling Scott Brick, who makes the characters come alive for a stellar performance.
I highly recommend this series, but you must start with Book #1 and enjoy the wild ride. Highly entertaining.
Many thanks to St. Martin's Press, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for both a digital reading/review copy and an advanced listening audio copy for an honest opinion. #SMPInfluencers
Blog review posted @
JudithDCollins.com
@JudithDCollins | #JDCMustReadBooks
Pub Date: 02/13/2024
My Rating: 4.5 Stars
Feb 2024 Must-Read Books
Series:
BOOK 1
Orphan X
BOOK 1.5
Buy a Bullet
BOOK 2
The Nowhere Man
BOOK 3
Hellbent
BOOK 3.5
The Intern
BOOK 4
Out of the Dark
BOOK 5
Into the Fire
BOOK 5.5
The List
BOOK 6
Prodigal Son
BOOK 7
Dark Horse
BOOK 8
The Last Orphan
BOOK 8.5
The Recital
BOOK 9
Lone Wolf