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smurf2416's review against another edition
4.0
Another fast paced book which is nice. The last third of the book made me lose a little bit of interest. It's all action and much less character driven. Third book will be read, but probably not for a little bit.
niireads's review
adventurous
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
jolantheerb's review against another edition
3.0
In comparison to other books by Rosenberg, this one felt oddly disjointed. It may have been because I was reading it on my Kindle (although I have read others by him using the same medium), but at times it was confusing to keep track of where we were (in the world/storyline) because of flipping from Russia/Iran/US/North Korea and some characters.
Also, I am definitely not opposed to faith being built into a story line, but this time it just felt like it stood out so much, rather than being woven into everything. One moment the main character (and others) are grappling with how Ryker can kill another person because of his faith, and in another moment he is throwing grenades and spraying bullets everywhere. (It just seemed so back/forth). Add into that one scene of crazy mayhem and fighting and then a daily reflection of a chapter of Proverbs and - well, it didn’t “flow”.
4 stars for storyline, but taking one off for the disjointed feeling.
Also, I am definitely not opposed to faith being built into a story line, but this time it just felt like it stood out so much, rather than being woven into everything. One moment the main character (and others) are grappling with how Ryker can kill another person because of his faith, and in another moment he is throwing grenades and spraying bullets everywhere. (It just seemed so back/forth). Add into that one scene of crazy mayhem and fighting and then a daily reflection of a chapter of Proverbs and - well, it didn’t “flow”.
4 stars for storyline, but taking one off for the disjointed feeling.
abibliofob's review
4.0
Wow, this was ever better than the first book. It is almost non stop action and espionage. I am really glad that I felt the need to read the books from the beginning. You really need to do that with this series. If you like thrillers set internationally this is for you. Some really good stuff in here.
davecapp's review against another edition
2.0
Yet another non stop action thriller, pitting another Grey Man wannabe against those axis of evil bad guys. Everybody dies except the good guy. Predictable story, with a strong dose of ‘my god is better than your god’ thrown in for good measure. The ending was just cut off, and none of the story threads were closed out, almost like the author got bored with the whole thing,