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ecote525's review against another edition
4.0
so this needs to be a movie asap. the writing is short and simple, staccato rhythm...which mostly serves the story being told but sometimes I was left wanting more. Polly and Bear are badass and I hope they have more adventures.
chupacobbruh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Murder
jbenningfield's review against another edition
5.0
Stellar first novel - I am smitten with the characters, all of them. I read this in six hours, give or take. It's not due for 13 more days - I might read it again.
katieik1's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
yoteach87's review against another edition
4.0
Fast-Paced Action Packed with Well Developed Characters
One-Sentence-Summary: A recently released convict kidnaps his daughter and goes on the run when he finds out a notoriously violent Aryan prison gang has an execution hit on him and his entire family.
5 Star Score: 4/5
10 Star Score: 8/10
A great story that starts quickly, featuring Nate McClusky and his seemingly innocent daughter, Polly on a wild goose chase to escape from the clutches of a ruthless gang of Aryan Steel bent on killing Nate, Polly, and Nate's ex-wife. The reader finds out quickly that Nate's ex-wife and her husband have already been the Steel's victims and that's bad news for Nate, who now realizes the green light, or assassination request, is to be taken seriously. Nate starts off as a cold, deadbeat dad but develops himself in a realistic way. Polly, herself, starts off like an annoying eleven year old, but has a taste for the criminal life in her blood and her complexity is finely woven. In my opinion, author Jordan Harper has enough of this story here to have added another 200 pages to develop some of the other minor characters (Park, Houser, Jimmy) that could have made this book "next-level." However, for a quick 250 read this book checks all my boxes.
Genre: Crime/Action, Suspense
Format: Kindle Version (75%) & Audible Audiobook (25%)
One-Sentence-Summary: A recently released convict kidnaps his daughter and goes on the run when he finds out a notoriously violent Aryan prison gang has an execution hit on him and his entire family.
5 Star Score: 4/5
10 Star Score: 8/10
A great story that starts quickly, featuring Nate McClusky and his seemingly innocent daughter, Polly on a wild goose chase to escape from the clutches of a ruthless gang of Aryan Steel bent on killing Nate, Polly, and Nate's ex-wife. The reader finds out quickly that Nate's ex-wife and her husband have already been the Steel's victims and that's bad news for Nate, who now realizes the green light, or assassination request, is to be taken seriously. Nate starts off as a cold, deadbeat dad but develops himself in a realistic way. Polly, herself, starts off like an annoying eleven year old, but has a taste for the criminal life in her blood and her complexity is finely woven. In my opinion, author Jordan Harper has enough of this story here to have added another 200 pages to develop some of the other minor characters (Park, Houser, Jimmy) that could have made this book "next-level." However, for a quick 250 read this book checks all my boxes.
Genre: Crime/Action, Suspense
Format: Kindle Version (75%) & Audible Audiobook (25%)
fumfum2008's review against another edition
4.0
What a weird and really fun crime novel… Reads very quickly. It will be interesting to see how the movie turns out…
kdaven8's review against another edition
5.0
This book is violent, gritty and well written. The story was tight and fast paced with intriguing characters. I highly recommend for people who enjoy crime and heist kind of stories. It seems like a good rec if you like the Girl and Tattoo books. I am so happy to have a 5 star read as my first for 2023.
alexandraloyd's review against another edition
3.0
super quick, super easy action packed read! the night before nate gets out of prison, he kills the brother of the president of a gang in self defense. the next day when he gets out, he learns his ex-wife was brutally murdered by said gang, looking for revenge. they wont stop until his 11 year old daughter is also murdered. so nate kidnaps her from school and off they go into a world of drugs, violence, and crime, trying to stay alive.