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janeeyre_914716's review against another edition
5.0
I've read all Baldacci books (except one now) and if I had to pick my FAVORITE new series of his right now it would be these Will Robie series. Not that I don't like John Puller but Will Robie and Jessica Reel are my new favorite characters and hope he does a few more of them in the near future.
This one was a little different for Will Robie and this time he has to go back home and deal with old "family drama" and to make amends with his dad who has been convicted of a murder he did or didn't do. it's also up to father and son to work together and put their differences between the two of them aside and prove if his dad is truly guilty or not. FANTASTIC story for this character but one "pet peeve" is no Julie! Not even a short phone call.
But overall I LOVED this one and that twist when you put things together after one line in one of the last chapters oh. my. gosh. I was "freaking out" and just too engrossed with the end result so best twist EVER!! Loved this book and love Robie and Reel.
This one was a little different for Will Robie and this time he has to go back home and deal with old "family drama" and to make amends with his dad who has been convicted of a murder he did or didn't do. it's also up to father and son to work together and put their differences between the two of them aside and prove if his dad is truly guilty or not. FANTASTIC story for this character but one "pet peeve" is no Julie! Not even a short phone call.
But overall I LOVED this one and that twist when you put things together after one line in one of the last chapters oh. my. gosh. I was "freaking out" and just too engrossed with the end result so best twist EVER!! Loved this book and love Robie and Reel.
ebokhyllami's review against another edition
4.0
Jeg koster gjennom Will Robie-serien i høyt tempo. 4'er her også, en jevnt veldig god action-serie på øret!
gtv3rules's review against another edition
3.0
Not the typical thriller, at least for most of the book... but it ended well.
erikadawnbraham's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it! Kept me hooked throughout the entire thing. And the ending was not what I expected.
libier's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ashleyfuhr's review against another edition
4.0
Another great installment for Will Robie. It wasn't my favorite in this series, but it still kept me turning the pages. Jessica is a fascinating character that I'd prefer to hear more from. The ending seemed to set up a finality to the series. It was a great place to pause, but I hope we see more from Will! A+, Mr. Baldacci.
ivanbiber's review against another edition
3.0
Read as an audiobook and the narrator changed from the first 3 and his style was a bit different. The story was also different, diving deeply into Robie's past and I can't tell where to blame my issue, but ultimately, I heard Robie coming across as a whiny brat rather than the tough and smart assassin of prior books.
veronica87's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars
Book four in the Will Robie series didn't actually feel like a Will Robie book at all. After suffering a couple of setbacks at his two most recent assignments, Robie decides to take some personal time off. The timing works because he's also just learned that his father, from whom he's been estranged for 20 years, has been arrested for murder back in Mississippi. The story follows him back to his hometown and we finally learn about his origin story, if you will. And I gotta say, I'm not really sure I see how it led Robie to become a lethal government sanctioned assassin. I mean, I totally understand why he'd want to get out of small town life and away from a turbulent relationship with his father but he had other, better choices available to him so I'm not sure why he didn't go that route. (Jessica Reel's backstory was a lot more compelling.)
Anyway, the story basically involves Robie playing detective in order to find out what really happened to result in the deaths of two people. The problem is, playing detective is not Robie's strong suit. Thankfully his recent partner, Jessica Reel, shows up about midway through the story. She and Robie make a good team and they're really the only good thing about this installment. While there are a few action sequences and gun fights that result in quite a few dead bad guys - which is, after all, part of the reason one reads books about assassins in the first place - it's not enough to rescue our two main characters from a mostly boring plot that only gets more convoluted and unbelievable with every chapter. Robie and Reel make too many absurd leaps of logic and then, worst of all, the guilty person gives a lengthy monologue at the end detailing their whole diabolical plan. Really?
Add all that up and throw in the fact that Baldacci's long-time male narrator has apparently retired from the audiobook business resulting in a new narrator taking over the voice of Will Robie and you get my least favorite Will Robie story. I can adjust to the new narrator (the female voice remains the same) but hopefully Robie and Reel will return to form in the next book.
Book four in the Will Robie series didn't actually feel like a Will Robie book at all. After suffering a couple of setbacks at his two most recent assignments, Robie decides to take some personal time off. The timing works because he's also just learned that his father, from whom he's been estranged for 20 years, has been arrested for murder back in Mississippi. The story follows him back to his hometown and we finally learn about his origin story, if you will. And I gotta say, I'm not really sure I see how it led Robie to become a lethal government sanctioned assassin. I mean, I totally understand why he'd want to get out of small town life and away from a turbulent relationship with his father but he had other, better choices available to him
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(i.e. a full college scholarship)Anyway, the story basically involves Robie playing detective in order to find out what really happened to result in the deaths of two people. The problem is, playing detective is not Robie's strong suit. Thankfully his recent partner, Jessica Reel, shows up about midway through the story. She and Robie make a good team and they're really the only good thing about this installment. While there are a few action sequences and gun fights that result in quite a few dead bad guys - which is, after all, part of the reason one reads books about assassins in the first place - it's not enough to rescue our two main characters from a mostly boring plot that only gets more convoluted and unbelievable with every chapter. Robie and Reel make too many absurd leaps of logic and then, worst of all, the guilty person gives a lengthy monologue at the end detailing their whole diabolical plan. Really?
Add all that up and throw in the fact that Baldacci's long-time male narrator has apparently retired from the audiobook business resulting in a new narrator taking over the voice of Will Robie and you get my least favorite Will Robie story. I can adjust to the new narrator (the female voice remains the same) but hopefully Robie and Reel will return to form in the next book.