3.62 AVERAGE

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
challenging emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

I read this book as a joke. The whole idea of this totally bizzaro Bill Clinton (faithful war hero facing impeachment for his brave, but covert, actions to save American from cyberterrorism) was too much to pass up. There were plenty of moments when they laid it on a bit thick - basically every person in a leadership role is a strong woman (which would be awesome in reality), he stops on his way to save the world to buy a homeless vet a sandwich, and he is fighting a blood disorder that has recently flared up, to name a few - but the story was way more compelling than expected and I finished all 500 pages in a day and a half. I could have done without the lady assassin naming her rifle, the cheesiness was strong with that one. But, all in all, I'll call this one a win for Clinton and Patterson or whoever actually ghost wrote it.
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Excellent writing, pacing, character development, plot arc.

And so so scarily plausible....
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DID NOT FINISH: 6%

Too political 
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A fun read, written as a blockbuster should be, carefully unravelling the story, then finishing it off with twists. It has some corny idealism, but honestly we need that today.
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No