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claudetteb's review against another edition
4.0
At the end, in the author's notes, Taylor says that this was originally just a book about rescuing Jennifer's brother. Then he decided to broaden the scope of the book with this national security threat. Unfortunately, this just weakens both parts of the story, thus only 4 stars, it's still non-stop adrenaline rush with believable mission execution - well, for a book that is. Taylor is a great adventure writer but in my opinion it would be better to focus and actually complete one thing at a time.
jmcguoirk's review against another edition
5.0
Best in the series so far! That was great. Thanks @bradtaylorbooks
brents's review against another edition
4.0
The first half of this book had me thinking this might be my least favorite Pike Logan book. There are story choices in the first half that make it seem like it doesn't even belong in the series. It felt extremely unrealistic (for this series) and sidequesty. Luckily the 2nd half was maybe my favorite so far in terms of tension, stakes, action and plot. I'm still looking for a book in this series that is more even at a high level all the way through.
brettt's review against another edition
3.0
Brad Taylor began his "Pike Logan" series with his title character broken by a tragedy, and has been rebuilding him ever since. Logan was once an operative for the Taskforce, a super-secret organization given the authority to go outside the lines in its battle against America's enemies. Now he and partner Jennifer Cahill are private contractors working with the Taskforce and are matching wits with the ruthless gangs that control Mexico's drug trade in an attempt to learn what happened to Jennifer's brother Jack, a reporter working on a story about the gangs. A mission that begins for personal reasons develops into a true Taskforce operation as a plot to sabotage the Global Positioning System (GPS) network is uncovered during the search for Jack.
Taylor, himself a retired special forces soldier, knows some of what Pike has to handle as someone given the authority to take lives or spare them on his own choice, without the guide of the law or governing agency. It brings about a tightrope walk between protecting the country from its enemies and becoming just as bad as those enemies. He's been bringing Pike and Cahill along that walk -- Cahill as the rookie coming to terms with just how thin the line can be and Pike as the veteran making sure he hasn't lost sight of it -- for five novels and his improving writing style is helping.
Polaris hangs together a little less well than do earlier Logan thrillers, as important elements introduced in earlier scenes disappear without real resolution. But Taylor is still offering some excellent thrill-riding that can also offer a snack-for-thought or two later on.
Original available here.
Taylor, himself a retired special forces soldier, knows some of what Pike has to handle as someone given the authority to take lives or spare them on his own choice, without the guide of the law or governing agency. It brings about a tightrope walk between protecting the country from its enemies and becoming just as bad as those enemies. He's been bringing Pike and Cahill along that walk -- Cahill as the rookie coming to terms with just how thin the line can be and Pike as the veteran making sure he hasn't lost sight of it -- for five novels and his improving writing style is helping.
Polaris hangs together a little less well than do earlier Logan thrillers, as important elements introduced in earlier scenes disappear without real resolution. But Taylor is still offering some excellent thrill-riding that can also offer a snack-for-thought or two later on.
Original available here.