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readinggrrl's review against another edition
3.0
This book started out a little slow and confusing but about a 1/4 way in started to take off and didn't stop until the end. This is a book of political intrigue, espionage and graphic violence. Saul Marshall is a well developed character and many of the other supporting characters have really interesting back stories, and while the book doesn't delve too deeply into them it shows us how each of the characters are connected. Overall however I felt this was a good read with good pacing and enough intrigue to keep me on my toes.
noteena's review against another edition
3.0
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3 out of 5 stars
This book had a very interesting story that had elements of psychology, terrorism, cultism and all manner of government. It took a while for me to really get involved in the book which is why the 3 out of 5 stars. Once I was about 40% through I couldn't put it down. I wanted to like the main character more than I did and would have liked a little more of his backstory as a con artist.
There was a lot of violence in this book so I wouldn't recommend it if you don't like that, however I would recommend the book in general. I will definitely be looking forward to seeing how the author continues the cliffhanger at the end of the book.
3 out of 5 stars
This book had a very interesting story that had elements of psychology, terrorism, cultism and all manner of government. It took a while for me to really get involved in the book which is why the 3 out of 5 stars. Once I was about 40% through I couldn't put it down. I wanted to like the main character more than I did and would have liked a little more of his backstory as a con artist.
There was a lot of violence in this book so I wouldn't recommend it if you don't like that, however I would recommend the book in general. I will definitely be looking forward to seeing how the author continues the cliffhanger at the end of the book.
sarahs_bookish_life's review against another edition
3.0
False Prophet is the authors debut novel and also the first in a new series of novels following Saul Marshall.
It didn't actually take me long to read this novel at all. Due to the short chapters and the storyline, I found myself flying through it.
The whole storyline is one that will certainly get the readers attention, especially if you enjoy a story with a good plot that is very much a race against time.
Saul is certainly an interesting character. In a world where he doesn't know who he can trust, he certainly has his work cut out in trying to get to the bottom of it all and saving him and his son's life.
False Prophet is certainly a good start to a new series and I have a feeling that there is a lot more good things to come from this author yet.
Many thanks to the author for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
It didn't actually take me long to read this novel at all. Due to the short chapters and the storyline, I found myself flying through it.
The whole storyline is one that will certainly get the readers attention, especially if you enjoy a story with a good plot that is very much a race against time.
Saul is certainly an interesting character. In a world where he doesn't know who he can trust, he certainly has his work cut out in trying to get to the bottom of it all and saving him and his son's life.
False Prophet is certainly a good start to a new series and I have a feeling that there is a lot more good things to come from this author yet.
Many thanks to the author for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
alyce6d980's review
3.0
Full review is coming on Monday, as part of the blog tour for the sequel to this book, 'Never Forget'. I have a couple of problems with this one that just blocked it from being four stars, but I enjoyed the story and Saul Marshall's character is so easy to relate to.
EDIT 27/02/17:
This was so close to getting four stars, but a couple of things didn't work for me. I can't discuss one of those here, because it's a HUGE spoiler - literally the last chapter of the book - so I'll probably end up writing a spoilery review in a couple of days, because I have a lot of thoughts about that ending that I want to go further into.
The non-spoilery aspect that made this book an uncomfortable read was the constant info dumping. Richard Davis has obviously done a lot of research, because he knows an insane amount about the inner workings of the FBI and the CIA, but the reader gets told ALL of it. There are pages upon pages of irrelevant information, Saul mentally commenting on the exact make, model and size of cars, guns and planes, but none of it furthers the plot. It shows that Richard has planned every aspect of his story, making it absolutely faultless, but it's not necessary for the reader to know every tiny detail. It doesn't bring it to life, it just makes things clunky.
Other than that I really enjoyed this novel.
Read the rest of my stop on the 'Never Forget' blog tour here!
EDIT 27/02/17:
This was so close to getting four stars, but a couple of things didn't work for me. I can't discuss one of those here, because it's a HUGE spoiler - literally the last chapter of the book - so I'll probably end up writing a spoilery review in a couple of days, because I have a lot of thoughts about that ending that I want to go further into.
The non-spoilery aspect that made this book an uncomfortable read was the constant info dumping. Richard Davis has obviously done a lot of research, because he knows an insane amount about the inner workings of the FBI and the CIA, but the reader gets told ALL of it. There are pages upon pages of irrelevant information, Saul mentally commenting on the exact make, model and size of cars, guns and planes, but none of it furthers the plot. It shows that Richard has planned every aspect of his story, making it absolutely faultless, but it's not necessary for the reader to know every tiny detail. It doesn't bring it to life, it just makes things clunky.
Other than that I really enjoyed this novel.
Read the rest of my stop on the 'Never Forget' blog tour here!
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