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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
In the twilight of his career, Logan learns he has been a vessel for furthering government interests, not a rogue hitman for a band of vigilantes. The revelation destroys him.
But when Jorge Romero – an investigative reporter and Logan's oldest friend – is brutally and inexplicably murdered, Logan allows his fury to deliver him from despair.
This was a straight-up action suspense, with high adrenaline rush from the beginning till the end. Logan was your usual almost-perfect hero, with fit physicality, special skills and certain ideals to make the world a better place. The only ‘flaw’ he had was that he got deceived by his former employer who he thought was good but turned out to be evil.
Alice was an unusual damsel in distress. Far from an innocent bystander, she was an addict who wanted to do better but couldn’t help getting sucked in to the dark world over and over again. To be honest, she intrigued me more than Logan. I wish she had more involvement in the main fight together with Logan.
I’d recommend this if you’re after a movie-like, action-packed suspense with simple storyline.
(Thanks to Simon & Schuster Australia for a gifted review copy)
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
When Logan Booth learns that his decade long career as a vigilante assassin has been in service to the CIA he spirals into a pit of self-loathing. He thought he had been making a difference, now he wonders if he did any good at all. Logan is on the brink of ending it all when his college roommate and only friend Jorge Romero, an investigative reporter on the trail of a political corruption scandal, is brutally murdered. Filled with righteous fury Logan decides his last act will be to make whoever was involved pay.
I really enjoyed this action-packed and fast paced thriller from Matt Roger that sees Logan utilise his unique skills to avenge the death of his friend, and protect Alice, a young drug addict caught up in the chaos.
Logan is a deeply flawed character, as any contract killer must be no matter his motives, he is broken yet disciplined and somehow likeable. His skills are certainly impressive, he cuts down his enemies as easily as any action hero, shrugging off the damage to his body, determinedly making his way through the gauntlet of bad guys thrown at him.
Alice is also flawed but surprisingly self aware and perceptive for a homeless drug addict. Roger has given her a sense of vulnerability and as she battles her demons, you can’t help but root for her. The connection she forms with Logan is born of desperation, but changes into something more equal as the story progresses, despite their differences.
The violence can be quite graphic but Roger’s descriptions are generally cinematic and it’s easy to visualise this being played out on screen.
The Forsaken is to be the first in a series featuring Logan Booth and I look forward to
Roger’s next thrilling instalment.