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alwaystakeabanana's review against another edition
3.0
I actually didn't like this as much as I wanted to but then it had killer ending that made certain I would read the next one. I have hopes the next one will have a faster pace and more Derrick/April interaction.
crescentlizzy's review against another edition
5.0
This is a very quick and entertaining read. Due to the ending, you'll want the second one close at hand.
kelecoo's review against another edition
2.0
Edit 10/18/15:
I've had more time to think about this and I have some new thoughts to add that didn't occur to me when I was originally posting my review.
This book was sooo bad. The more I think about it, the worst it gets. The characters were just lifeless and awful. But Derrick Storm's character is just so poorly done, I dislike him more every time I think about it. Now it's not all bad news, I also remember the plot was not completely horrible, but it didn't shine either. And the book obviously had an excellent copy-editor. The sentence structure was always clear and there wasn't a single typo in the text. That being said, I'm still going to read the next one, as per the below review states. Because I'm a glutton for punishment. And also because I want to see if it gets better. I'm rooting for Richard Castle to actually be worthy of all that fictional acclaim he receives in the show.
Original review:
I'm tempted to give this book 1 star, but that just seems harsh considering I did finish it, and I usually reserve my 1 star reviews for DNF books. If this hadn't been connected to a show I enjoy, I would not have finished it. Then again, it was so short, I prolly would have finished it just to see the end of the mystery, although it was telegraphed early on. The writing was poor quality, the main character had very little likable personality, and there weren't many reasons for me to care about what was happening. Storm relentlessly sexualized Toppers and Showers, and was generally just a dick to every woman he encountered (except for Gloria Windslow, so there's a teensy bit of credit).Even when something sad happened which was a great opportunity to show us what these characters were made of, nothing interesting happened. This was generally disappointing, but I'll keep reading, because I remember how [b:Naked Heat|7776678|Naked Heat (Nikki Heat, #2)|Richard Castle|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327874198s/7776678.jpg|10686023] was compared to the rest of the series, so I have quite a bit of rational hope that this will become bearable and interesting before long.
Overall, I really can't recommend this series until I get further on in. Meta reading is cool, and in the case of the Nikki Heat series, it felt worth it to me as a reader and a Castle audience member, but when you're dealing with a new cast of characters like in this series that aren't connected to the Castle cast, I just find it less interesting.
I've had more time to think about this and I have some new thoughts to add that didn't occur to me when I was originally posting my review.
This book was sooo bad. The more I think about it, the worst it gets. The characters were just lifeless and awful. But Derrick Storm's character is just so poorly done, I dislike him more every time I think about it. Now it's not all bad news, I also remember the plot was not completely horrible, but it didn't shine either. And the book obviously had an excellent copy-editor. The sentence structure was always clear and there wasn't a single typo in the text. That being said, I'm still going to read the next one, as per the below review states. Because I'm a glutton for punishment. And also because I want to see if it gets better. I'm rooting for Richard Castle to actually be worthy of all that fictional acclaim he receives in the show.
Original review:
I'm tempted to give this book 1 star, but that just seems harsh considering I did finish it, and I usually reserve my 1 star reviews for DNF books. If this hadn't been connected to a show I enjoy, I would not have finished it. Then again, it was so short, I prolly would have finished it just to see the end of the mystery, although it was telegraphed early on. The writing was poor quality, the main character had very little likable personality, and there weren't many reasons for me to care about what was happening. Storm relentlessly sexualized Toppers and Showers, and was generally just a dick to every woman he encountered (except for Gloria Windslow, so there's a teensy bit of credit).Even when something sad happened which was a great opportunity to show us what these characters were made of, nothing interesting happened. This was generally disappointing, but I'll keep reading, because I remember how [b:Naked Heat|7776678|Naked Heat (Nikki Heat, #2)|Richard Castle|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327874198s/7776678.jpg|10686023] was compared to the rest of the series, so I have quite a bit of rational hope that this will become bearable and interesting before long.
Overall, I really can't recommend this series until I get further on in. Meta reading is cool, and in the case of the Nikki Heat series, it felt worth it to me as a reader and a Castle audience member, but when you're dealing with a new cast of characters like in this series that aren't connected to the Castle cast, I just find it less interesting.
sarahnz's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this. It's short, it's quick to read, the plot races along, and whoever is writing as Richard Castle has nailed this genre. Mysterious hero harasses female agent assigned to work with him, goes rogue, solves the mystery – it doesn't get much more standard. Storm's pretty unlikeable and unbelievable, but who cares? Not me.
knowledgelost's review against another edition
2.0
Richard Castle may be the hardest working fake author around. What seems like a great marketing strategy has seemed to take off on its own. While the Nikki Heat books seem to show up in the TV show Castle, now there is a new series to help people get a better understanding of Richard Castle’s best known character (according to the fans in the show) Derrick Storm. A Brewing Storm tell the story of a spy coming out of retirement to help find the kidnapped stepson of a high ranking politician. While the book is short it was interesting to get a better sense of the character that makes Richard Castle a bestselling author (in the show).
blueeyedshook's review against another edition
3.0
I honestly wouldn't read these books if I wasn't such a big fan of the TV show "Castle." But alas, I am, and I am behind and missing me some Castle. however, this isn't the same as watching the show. Much like the first few Nikki Heat books, it is missing something that I would expect of Richard Castle in the show. In fact, it's probably more worthy of two stars but it gets that extra one because the whole time I'm reading, I'm picturing Richard Castle writing and hearing his voice narrating, and well, that makes any murder mystery better.
shepherdesskate's review against another edition
1.0
This was a library/Kindle check-out on a lazy Sunday afternoon, THANK GOD I didn't pay money for it.
Okay, so I haven't paid attention to who is really writing these, and this novella has ensured that I will not be looking for more of his work. First of all, the italics. THE ITALICS. Every other paragraph was an italicized rambling monologue of what this unlikable pig Derrick Storm was thinking, only it wasn't at all enlightening to the plot. Enlightening regarding one woman's enormous chest, or another woman's yoga-toned ass... oh yes indeed.
We're supposed to believe that this is the sort of dribble the character, Castle, writes? Gross.
Okay, so I haven't paid attention to who is really writing these, and this novella has ensured that I will not be looking for more of his work. First of all, the italics. THE ITALICS. Every other paragraph was an italicized rambling monologue of what this unlikable pig Derrick Storm was thinking, only it wasn't at all enlightening to the plot. Enlightening regarding one woman's enormous chest, or another woman's yoga-toned ass... oh yes indeed.
We're supposed to believe that this is the sort of dribble the character, Castle, writes? Gross.