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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
A fast-paced thriller. A right-wing fever dream. A conspiracy so big and complicated that it stretches credulity. I’m intrigued enough by the series to keep reading, but only to see if James Reece uncovers more conspiracies and to see whether those conspiracies challenge or uphold the right-wing world view of this first novel.
Revenge novels are not really my thing. I struggled with The Count of Monte Cristo too. Revenge as a motivating principle for a novel is too thin a concept to keep my interest for long.
Revenge novels are not really my thing. I struggled with The Count of Monte Cristo too. Revenge as a motivating principle for a novel is too thin a concept to keep my interest for long.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Terminal List was another recommendation from a coworker last year. He had recommended this series along with another standalone from a new author also inspired by Jack Carr. I hesitated to start this one because I knew it was going to add another open series to my ever growing list. The time just seemed right to give this a go here in June. I'm still relatively new to the Thriller genre in general. However, this one nailed it for me. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Ray Porter and it really seemed like I was listening/watching a suspenseful action film.
The pacing worked well for me. Granted I feel listening to audiobooks can be hit or miss for me at times. At times the narrators just don't click for me and I get distracted and lost. Ray Porter and this story kept my attention throughout this one. About the only time we didn't have some time of non-stop action or suspense was simply when we were either building up the story and characters or when we were coming down from the action high moving into the next scene.
The world building is difficult for me to score in modern themed books. I think the focus here is how well Jack Carr builds the foundation of the story with our operators initially and what they went through on active duty. Then how the rest of the story unfolds once James Reece return's stateside. As the story progresses the author is constantly peeling back the layers of this conspiracy onion and I was all for it!
The character development was spot on as well. The author of course does an amazing job in laying out and developing our protagonist which is to be expected. However, what he does with the supporting cast of characters and their relationship with James Reece is where I think he nailed this one in my opinion. In the position our protagonist finds himself back in the states eventually isolated without much support or many friends is rough to say the least. But those friends he does have evolve into a solid structure of support to help him along this final journey. This goes with our cast of antagonists as well. Some begin just as pompous narcissist on a power trip. As the story goes you find out who really has the power and who is just along for the ride looking to cash in.
I'll wrap things up first saying, I am ashamed how long I've put this series off and looking to continue it throughout the rest of this year where I can slip them in. Without giving too much away I'll state I was wondering how this became a series with the premise of the first book. Until the very end. Now I'm anxious to see where James Reece goes from here.
I've heard a ton of praise for Jack Carr and The Terminal List series leading up to this read. I don't believe it was overhyped. So I'd recommend this to just about any reading fans of the Thriller genre, especially if you lean more toward either military or law enforcement type of reads.
The pacing worked well for me. Granted I feel listening to audiobooks can be hit or miss for me at times. At times the narrators just don't click for me and I get distracted and lost. Ray Porter and this story kept my attention throughout this one. About the only time we didn't have some time of non-stop action or suspense was simply when we were either building up the story and characters or when we were coming down from the action high moving into the next scene.
The world building is difficult for me to score in modern themed books. I think the focus here is how well Jack Carr builds the foundation of the story with our operators initially and what they went through on active duty. Then how the rest of the story unfolds once James Reece return's stateside. As the story progresses the author is constantly peeling back the layers of this conspiracy onion and I was all for it!
The character development was spot on as well. The author of course does an amazing job in laying out and developing our protagonist which is to be expected. However, what he does with the supporting cast of characters and their relationship with James Reece is where I think he nailed this one in my opinion. In the position our protagonist finds himself back in the states eventually isolated without much support or many friends is rough to say the least. But those friends he does have evolve into a solid structure of support to help him along this final journey. This goes with our cast of antagonists as well. Some begin just as pompous narcissist on a power trip. As the story goes you find out who really has the power and who is just along for the ride looking to cash in.
I'll wrap things up first saying, I am ashamed how long I've put this series off and looking to continue it throughout the rest of this year where I can slip them in. Without giving too much away I'll state I was wondering how this became a series with the premise of the first book. Until the very end. Now I'm anxious to see where James Reece goes from here.
I've heard a ton of praise for Jack Carr and The Terminal List series leading up to this read. I don't believe it was overhyped. So I'd recommend this to just about any reading fans of the Thriller genre, especially if you lean more toward either military or law enforcement type of reads.
Not Jack Carr, in the preface, regurgitating Fox News talking points about the erosion of our rights and activist judges. Woof. After reading this and the first couple pages, I got nervous so I looked at some other critical reviews. Seems like this would be a good book for self-indulgent republican readers with little tolerance for nuance. Could I be wrong? Sure. But life is short and I don't owe Jack Carr my time and attention. BACK INTO MONSTER ROMANCE LAND I GO!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I discovered this series by listening to an interview between Jack Carr and Gregg Hurwitz, at the end of the audiobook version of Dark Horse written by Mr. Hurwitz. It got me intrigued, and although I was skeptical by the synopsis; I decided to give it a try anyway.
The result is that I simply couldn't put it down. As I seem to gravitate more and more towards audiobooks, I of course listened to the audio version of this novel. The narrator, Ray Porter, made everything so vivid that I can very much believe that he has a fan base of his own. I'm adding this series to the ones I intend to follow from now on.
The result is that I simply couldn't put it down. As I seem to gravitate more and more towards audiobooks, I of course listened to the audio version of this novel. The narrator, Ray Porter, made everything so vivid that I can very much believe that he has a fan base of his own. I'm adding this series to the ones I intend to follow from now on.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated