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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
ugh. how about show the story not tell it. after a few paragraphs just telling me how hard it is for soldiers to come home from overseas I gave it up.
It was okay, but it was also very political in a way I didn't love. It felt very rah, rah, America/Military in a way that I don't normally notice in other books like this.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Emotionally Thrilling, Time Sucking, Exhilarating Ride!
Mr. Carr knows how to sink his arrows into you from the first page. I haven't been so emotionally gripped by a book since Vince Flynn's Consent to Kill. Carr has a way of making you feel exactly how his character, James Reece, is which is both infuriating and satisfying all wrapped up into one small package.
If you don't appreciate the details of someone who writes with the knowledge and expertise of some who has been there, done that, then this book is not for you. Carr brilliantly writes with a detailed perspective that many authors lack. Prepare to read it once and then go back with a notebook and pen and take advantage of the wisdom that is inscribed on every page.
Jack Carr and his debut novel, The Terminal List, have quickly made it to my top 10 list that features Vince Flynn, Brad Taylor, Matthew Betley and Brad Thor. If you haven’t already, buy this book, clear your calendar, get comfortable and prepare for an intense ride.
Thank you, Mr. Carr for this remarkable journey. I look forward to a long line of James Reece novels in the future.
Mr. Carr knows how to sink his arrows into you from the first page. I haven't been so emotionally gripped by a book since Vince Flynn's Consent to Kill. Carr has a way of making you feel exactly how his character, James Reece, is which is both infuriating and satisfying all wrapped up into one small package.
If you don't appreciate the details of someone who writes with the knowledge and expertise of some who has been there, done that, then this book is not for you. Carr brilliantly writes with a detailed perspective that many authors lack. Prepare to read it once and then go back with a notebook and pen and take advantage of the wisdom that is inscribed on every page.
Jack Carr and his debut novel, The Terminal List, have quickly made it to my top 10 list that features Vince Flynn, Brad Taylor, Matthew Betley and Brad Thor. If you haven’t already, buy this book, clear your calendar, get comfortable and prepare for an intense ride.
Thank you, Mr. Carr for this remarkable journey. I look forward to a long line of James Reece novels in the future.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence
A new twist on a military thriller with an awesome new character. I think this series will go far for fans of Vince Flynn or Evan Smoak. One badass book!
Thanks to Atria for this early copy for review.
Thanks to Atria for this early copy for review.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I understand why folks find this book appealing, particularly the person who forced me to read it. But dang, it was not good, y'all.
There was an author's forward in the edition I listened to, in which Carr makes it VERY CLEAR that he is NOT his main character, James Reece. A little too clear -- Reece is a blatant self insert of the Gary Stu variety.
I might be tempted to rate slightly higher if I were confident that its audience (and especially the person who made me read it) was aware of its firm status as the male counterpart to "chick lit." But I'm pretty sure that he, at least, is convinced that this is capital-L Literature, which it simply isn't.
There was an author's forward in the edition I listened to, in which Carr makes it VERY CLEAR that he is NOT his main character, James Reece. A little too clear -- Reece is a blatant self insert of the Gary Stu variety.
I might be tempted to rate slightly higher if I were confident that its audience (and especially the person who made me read it) was aware of its firm status as the male counterpart to "chick lit." But I'm pretty sure that he, at least, is convinced that this is capital-L Literature, which it simply isn't.
I found the protagonist completely unlikable. Yeah, the bad guys killed his team and family, but the image of a Seal hunting down and using terrorist methods to kill them just didn't work for me.