250 reviews for:

Split Second

David Baldacci

3.78 AVERAGE


I enjoyed the fast moving pace and the relationship between King and Maxwell. Am looking forward to the next in the series.
adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes

My library classified this book as suspense, but I wouldn't go that far. I feel like David Baldacci's books aren't literary masterpieces by any stretch of the imagination, but I find them really, really enjoyable reading.

This book is your sort of typical law-enforcement caper, with the law-enforcement people being framed, and then they have to figure out how to prove their innocence.

In fact, it was so typical that I was nearly able to predict the outcome. I say nearly because there was one little plot twist I didn't take into account. And not only do I not try to predict endings of books, but I'm actually pretty terrible at it.

Nonetheless, I really enjoy reading Baldacci's books, mostly because they're fast-paced and easy to read.
adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous medium-paced

Sean King & Michelle Maxwell - 1

Listened to this one. Scott Brick is the narrator and there's something slightly irritating about his inflections and his accents (southern) are pretty bad. I had this issue with another series of Baldacci's. I keep thinking he's a big time author and should have the BEST narrators. Sadly, no. This book was on the disappointing side compared to some of his others. I'm going to read the 2nd in the series and see if it gets better because I like how twisty his plots are and the fast pace. This one had a little too much going on.
fast-paced
adventurous mysterious fast-paced