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rellimreads's review against another edition
5.0
It’s been years since I read the first book, Killing Floor. I didn’t click with the first narrator and didn’t know back then that sometimes a series switches. After watching the new Reacher show last weekend - I wanted to dive back in.
I really enjoyed this one. Reacher getting kidnapped along with the intended target… all for being in the wrong place at the wrong time was a great way to start this. A way for Child to believably get the FBI, the military, and even the President involved. I loved the pacing as well as the mix of mystery and suspense. Never knowing who could be trusted.
I also love the way that Child uses simple everyday items to help visually describe even the most minute things. It helped me really step into this world he created. Reacher, is of course, Reacher. Detail oriented, planner, thinker, and skilled. However, Holly is no shrinking violet. She’s also intelligent, strong, and skilled. Together, and at times with a few others, they make a formidable team against their captors.
Truly an enjoyable thriller start to finish.
Narration:
Johnathan McClain did a great job with this. Child gives him a huge cast of characters and personalities to work with, almost all men. They have unique voices, sounds, mannerisms - which really helped me keep everyone straight. It was a terrific listen and I’m happy he’s narrating the next few books.
I really enjoyed this one. Reacher getting kidnapped along with the intended target… all for being in the wrong place at the wrong time was a great way to start this. A way for Child to believably get the FBI, the military, and even the President involved. I loved the pacing as well as the mix of mystery and suspense. Never knowing who could be trusted.
I also love the way that Child uses simple everyday items to help visually describe even the most minute things. It helped me really step into this world he created. Reacher, is of course, Reacher. Detail oriented, planner, thinker, and skilled. However, Holly is no shrinking violet. She’s also intelligent, strong, and skilled. Together, and at times with a few others, they make a formidable team against their captors.
Truly an enjoyable thriller start to finish.
Narration:
Johnathan McClain did a great job with this. Child gives him a huge cast of characters and personalities to work with, almost all men. They have unique voices, sounds, mannerisms - which really helped me keep everyone straight. It was a terrific listen and I’m happy he’s narrating the next few books.
steviejean's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
magikspells's review against another edition
3.0
I want to start off by saying that I didn't hate this book. But I didn't feel like I liked it as much as the first. I think this was partly my fault, I spent a long time taking breaks from this one so that I could read others. I got distracted from the SL a lot and when I went back to it I continued to wonder why they were still dragging on in the same settings. Jack is awesome as usual, also in the wrong place at the right time. Holly was irritating and flip floppy. The bad guys were interesting and very complex. I did enjoy this book and I will continue to read them, I just may take a break from the series for a while being that the other books in my queue are starting to accumulate more quickly.
a_reader_obsessed's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars
Who doesn’t like a tough stoic practical ex-military cop who minds his own business but somehow gets embroiled in a national security issue just simply by being his gentlemanly self?
This went down easier than the first. I like Reacher’s principles. I like his thought processes. I don't doubt his skill or his reasoning. The only complaint I have is that this sometimes is too mired in the details, but that’s just small quibbles.
Again, manners and brains with the brawn matter a lot! There’s even a little romantic something something going on just like it did in the first book. I surely wouldn’t say no to Reacher or with moving forward with the next installment!
Who doesn’t like a tough stoic practical ex-military cop who minds his own business but somehow gets embroiled in a national security issue just simply by being his gentlemanly self?
This went down easier than the first. I like Reacher’s principles. I like his thought processes. I don't doubt his skill or his reasoning. The only complaint I have is that this sometimes is too mired in the details, but that’s just small quibbles.
Again, manners and brains with the brawn matter a lot! There’s even a little romantic something something going on just like it did in the first book. I surely wouldn’t say no to Reacher or with moving forward with the next installment!
geofisch's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
3.0
book_concierge's review against another edition
3.0
Digital Audio read by Johnathan McClain.
3.5***
Book # 2 in the Jack Reacher series has Reacher inadvertently caught up in a kidnapping, when he stops to help a woman on crutches manage her dry cleaning. He notices that she is strangely calm and collected. Holly Johnson is an FBI agent … and also the daughter and god-daughter of two powerful men.
Gosh but these books are addictive! Reacher is former military police, and now is roaming about taking odd jobs. He’s certainly got his hands full this time. With no advance warning or preparation, he’s thrust in the middle of a madman’s plan to MAKE A STATEMENT. He has the skill and opportunity to escape several times but refuses to leave Holly behind. Sometimes he uses brute force, other times psychological manipulation. I like that in this book, Holly Johnson is a strong female …. She may be on crutches, but she is far from helpless. Brava!
Implausible though it may be, Child gives the reader a fast-paced thriller full of action and intrigue.
Johnathan McClain does a fine job narrating the audio. He sets a brisk pace, has clear diction, and I loved the voice he used for the villain!
3.5***
Book # 2 in the Jack Reacher series has Reacher inadvertently caught up in a kidnapping, when he stops to help a woman on crutches manage her dry cleaning. He notices that she is strangely calm and collected. Holly Johnson is an FBI agent … and also the daughter and god-daughter of two powerful men.
Gosh but these books are addictive! Reacher is former military police, and now is roaming about taking odd jobs. He’s certainly got his hands full this time. With no advance warning or preparation, he’s thrust in the middle of a madman’s plan to MAKE A STATEMENT. He has the skill and opportunity to escape several times but refuses to leave Holly behind. Sometimes he uses brute force, other times psychological manipulation. I like that in this book, Holly Johnson is a strong female …. She may be on crutches, but she is far from helpless. Brava!
Implausible though it may be, Child gives the reader a fast-paced thriller full of action and intrigue.
Johnathan McClain does a fine job narrating the audio. He sets a brisk pace, has clear diction, and I loved the voice he used for the villain!
darrinbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25