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thebricegreen's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
dburley37's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
rellimreads's review against another edition
5.0
You can borrow book & audio via KU. Love this series so much I go ahead and buy the Audible as soon as they’re released. It’s actually less expensive to buy the ebook for $5.99 & add the audio for $1.99 and pay less than a credit.
Ray Porter is phenomenal as a narrator and he really elevates this already amazing story to another level. He seamlessly switches between accents, personalized voices, genders, etc. Even women’s voices are done well. With a cast of characters as large as this ~ it’s quite the achievement.
Like the last 2 books, this has its own book story arc ~ but there’s also a story that weaves through all the books. I think you could read/listen individually, but they’re so much better built on the previous ones.
I love all the action, OPs, undercover missions, as well as the fact that all of these people (good guys and bad) have their own unique storylines and struggles. I’m always looking forward to more about all of them. Andrews & Wilson have done such an amazing job of world building that this series could go on for years and I can’t see myself tiring of it.
I think this was originally listed as a trilogy, but the way this ends ~ they’re definitely going to keep going. Can’t wait!
Ray Porter is phenomenal as a narrator and he really elevates this already amazing story to another level. He seamlessly switches between accents, personalized voices, genders, etc. Even women’s voices are done well. With a cast of characters as large as this ~ it’s quite the achievement.
Like the last 2 books, this has its own book story arc ~ but there’s also a story that weaves through all the books. I think you could read/listen individually, but they’re so much better built on the previous ones.
I love all the action, OPs, undercover missions, as well as the fact that all of these people (good guys and bad) have their own unique storylines and struggles. I’m always looking forward to more about all of them. Andrews & Wilson have done such an amazing job of world building that this series could go on for years and I can’t see myself tiring of it.
I think this was originally listed as a trilogy, but the way this ends ~ they’re definitely going to keep going. Can’t wait!
dawn_marie's review against another edition
2.0
I found the third offering of the Tier One novels very disappointing. While the action and battle scenes contuine to be top notch, everything else was lacking and, at times, eye roll inducingly bad. I found some of the characterizations of the antagonists a little too clichéd and devoid of nuance. The reliance on too many spy/thriller troupes (double agents, triple agents, honeypots, workplace tension, sexual tension, secret illness, jealousy, backdoor deals, skulduggery) made this volume very predictable with the "twist" being telegraphed long before it happened. I sincerely hope this volume was an anomaly and the rest of the series returns to the form of the first two books.
kstumpf's review against another edition
3.0
This Tier One installment was…just…meh. Not good, not bad. Drug on at points, but not so much that I wanted to quit reading, but it was definitely NOT a page-turner for me.
I have not given up on the series, but if I never read another Tier One novel, I may not be upset either.
I have not given up on the series, but if I never read another Tier One novel, I may not be upset either.
abibliofob's review against another edition
4.0
This series only gets better with every book I read. Brain Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson has done a great job writing this series about John Dempsey. Crusader One is the third book and here we have a sneaky attack on American soil that targets both American and Israeli security services. It leads to missiles all over the middle east and a mission into Teheran for Dempsey. We also have a new struggle for power over Ember. Read the book to find out how it will go. Lots of action in this one. Great writing guys.
michaelrcalkins's review against another edition
5.0
These two writers continue to impress the hell out of me. Crusader One continues the Tier One series with the same blistering and thrilling action, but also continuing to deepen the great characters.
From beginning to end, this book is tightly paced and consistently engaging. While I predicted one of the main twists in the story, the final scene shocked me like crazy. It seems with every passing novel, Andrews and Wilson shift this series from a military series to really mix in the murkiness of espionage. I love the way these two have progressed and I’m already partway through the next book.
From beginning to end, this book is tightly paced and consistently engaging. While I predicted one of the main twists in the story, the final scene shocked me like crazy. It seems with every passing novel, Andrews and Wilson shift this series from a military series to really mix in the murkiness of espionage. I love the way these two have progressed and I’m already partway through the next book.
jmcguoirk's review
4.0
"'This place', she said, gesturing to the grounds, 'reminds us of our charge. We do our jobs not in spite of these things, but rather because of them. If we stop, or if we fail, then the Tel Aviv that nearly a half-million people call home will disappear.'”
[Israel] At war since creation, yet, people are still blinded by this fact. Terrible. Thanks for writing fella's. Another great read.
[Israel] At war since creation, yet, people are still blinded by this fact. Terrible. Thanks for writing fella's. Another great read.