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This was just a straight up guilty pleasure read, as I have been in a bit of a reading funk lately... and it really did the trick!
Anyone familiar with the show 24 knows that you are not going to be bored; no lack of action and violence here! The book is no different.
The book leads off when season 8 finished, how Jack made it out of the states with the entire country wanting him arrested, (or dead, depending on who you talk to)
At first I was a bit disappointed that this book was only covering how he got out; there is a four year gap between the end of season 8 and the most recent revival of the show, Live Another Day (which I LOVED!!!) So I was hoping for more of those years, rather than just immediately what happened after season 8. I mean, come on, its Jack Bauer. Of course he escapes.
But the journey was pretty intense, and we got to meet a couple characters that we haven't seen in a while too. Jack meets up with an old friend (this one caught me by total surprise, let me tell you!) who has a contact that can get Jack back to LA, so he can see his daughter Kim one last time before he completely disappears. On the way Jack gets himself mixed up with an MC gang that has the entire town of Deadline at their mercy. Not to mention, at the same time Jack is trying to out think the Russians who have been given a kill order on him, and even some rogue FBI agents who will stop at nothing to bring Jack down.
There were cringe worthy moments throughout the novel. Not just at the graphic violent details of what happens when someone gets in Jack's way; more so what made me cringe the most was the dialogue. The author didn't quite capture (at least in my humble opinion) what Jack and co would really say. Somethings came out a bit corny, or a bit too off for me to believe it is the same characters we are talking about. And seriously? Only one DAMN IT!!!! in this entire novel??? Has this author not even watched the show???
All in all, this novel was a great, fun read. I hope there are going to be more to bridge that four year gap.
Anyone familiar with the show 24 knows that you are not going to be bored; no lack of action and violence here! The book is no different.
The book leads off when season 8 finished, how Jack made it out of the states with the entire country wanting him arrested, (or dead, depending on who you talk to)
At first I was a bit disappointed that this book was only covering how he got out; there is a four year gap between the end of season 8 and the most recent revival of the show, Live Another Day (which I LOVED!!!) So I was hoping for more of those years, rather than just immediately what happened after season 8. I mean, come on, its Jack Bauer. Of course he escapes.
But the journey was pretty intense, and we got to meet a couple characters that we haven't seen in a while too. Jack meets up with an old friend (this one caught me by total surprise, let me tell you!) who has a contact that can get Jack back to LA, so he can see his daughter Kim one last time before he completely disappears. On the way Jack gets himself mixed up with an MC gang that has the entire town of Deadline at their mercy. Not to mention, at the same time Jack is trying to out think the Russians who have been given a kill order on him, and even some rogue FBI agents who will stop at nothing to bring Jack down.
There were cringe worthy moments throughout the novel. Not just at the graphic violent details of what happens when someone gets in Jack's way; more so what made me cringe the most was the dialogue. The author didn't quite capture (at least in my humble opinion) what Jack and co would really say. Somethings came out a bit corny, or a bit too off for me to believe it is the same characters we are talking about. And seriously? Only one DAMN IT!!!! in this entire novel??? Has this author not even watched the show???
All in all, this novel was a great, fun read. I hope there are going to be more to bridge that four year gap.
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