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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
I enjoyed the book but felt a bit rushed at the end. It also read as a novel, no longer a journal. Overall still an enjoyable read :)
dark
tense
medium-paced
I would say this book is more of a 3.5 stars rather than 4 but I enjoyed the series as a whole for the most part. Now is there going to be another book or a new series to fill in the blanks left or what?
Books 1 & 2 I seemed to really enjoy (kinda surprised by that}. This book broke from the format and while it wasn't bad I feel Bourne kinda jumped themes on this one to much and then tried to wrap it all up quickly.
Books 1 & 2 I seemed to really enjoy (kinda surprised by that}. This book broke from the format and while it wasn't bad I feel Bourne kinda jumped themes on this one to much and then tried to wrap it all up quickly.
if you stop reading after this book, its a satisfying ending to the series. there is a new book - haven't read it yet - if you want to keep going
It was OK but a huge change from the previous two in the series. Written in a different style it seemed less focused to me and the plot went in some bizarre, not positive, avenues. Also the ending seems very rushed and although it provides closure I am not sure it satisfies. A good book that is less because the expectation set by the first and to a lesser extent the second book was so high.
Disappointing.
Where the first two novels were real nail biters, this third book, in aiming for a more sweeping narrative, sidelines the protagonist from the previous entries in favor of new characters who seem to spend an inordinate amount of time spieling off rank and hardware nomenclature, providing little opportunity to invest interest or sympathy in the goings on.
Most disappointing of all is the marginal and laughably cliché development of the shadow organization introduced in the second book and summarily dispatched in a literal puff of smoke here in the third by marginal characters. Of course, should the author continue with the series he's provided room for its return (in one guise or another).
I would suggest that the author, should he continue with the series, either return to the journal format or confine the narrative voice to the protagonist introduced in the first two books of the series.
Where the first two novels were real nail biters, this third book, in aiming for a more sweeping narrative, sidelines the protagonist from the previous entries in favor of new characters who seem to spend an inordinate amount of time spieling off rank and hardware nomenclature, providing little opportunity to invest interest or sympathy in the goings on.
Most disappointing of all is the marginal and laughably cliché development of the shadow organization introduced in the second book and summarily dispatched in a literal puff of smoke here in the third by marginal characters. Of course, should the author continue with the series he's provided room for its return (in one guise or another).
I would suggest that the author, should he continue with the series, either return to the journal format or confine the narrative voice to the protagonist introduced in the first two books of the series.
Oof. This one totally dropped the journal format for a more typical narrative following several different points of view. Mostly military. It's gone from a zombie-survival tale to an action story if military maneuvers. Not really my cup of tea. I finished it, but had to resort to speed-reading since it was really just not keeping my attention.
Wow was that an abrasive and abrupt ending. If Mr. Bourne did not want to finish the book put it away and come back later, but to just rush the ending, shame on you.
Overall, a satisfying end to the trilogy. The end of the 2nd book made it pretty clear which direction this one would be going in story wise. The one big change in this book is the author finally and (almost) completely does away with the "journal format" of writing. I felt like the 2nd book suffered from sticking to that format even though it was a big part of what made the 1st book so unique and interesting, the story has outgrown the format at this point and it was good to have those restraints lifted. One negative I feel worth pointing out is the way some of the chapters are laid out. The book basically tells the story of a few different groups, including that of our protagonist from the previous books, with chapters devoted to a piece of each groups story. What I didn't like was that during some chapters the story would suddenly flash over to another group or a related, yet seemingly random journal entry from our protagonist. This didn't happen often, but it was distracting when it did happen. But like I said, overall an enjoyable read. If you're a fan of the genre then you owe it to yourself to read this series.