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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
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
Once again a lot of fun and action. I'm also positively surprised by the "romantic story line" in this one. It's also pretty ridiculous (like Reacher hearing the breast size of the woman by voice alone, which is just... sure thing, that totally happened), but I always feel like the romantic situations for Reacher are some of the weakest points of the book (maybe because I also don't read Reacher for that), so I actually thought it was nice this time around that all the relationship happened just by phone and Reacher and the woman were actually pretty similar in some ways, since she was his successor, so better than some of the other books (in my opinion) even though I wouldn't have needed the romance to be there at all.
Story itself was also pretty solid. The usual Reacher-stuff, with some things pretty easy to predict and some things not so much. Wasn't really surprised by a lot of things, but also never bored, and there wasn't really a point where I felt like somebody was just stupid on purpose, so that was nice as well. Had a good time!
Story itself was also pretty solid. The usual Reacher-stuff, with some things pretty easy to predict and some things not so much. Wasn't really surprised by a lot of things, but also never bored, and there wasn't really a point where I felt like somebody was just stupid on purpose, so that was nice as well. Had a good time!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Reacher is in good form here, but the story is fairly dull. There was a nice phone-only relationship between Reacher and an Army officer in Virginia — Reacher is stuck in frozen South Dakota for the whole 61 hours of the book, and he reaches out to the person in his own former command post because he needs someone inside the military to do some digging for him. Their phone calls are very enjoyable.
Otherwise, we have a powerful bad guy based in Mexico City, a bunch of police officers in a strangely large department (for such a small South Dakota town), a huge prison, some bikers, a witness to a shady deal, and a mysterious locked building on the outskirts of town. Finding out how they're all linked is the plot. Reacher hardly beats up anyone. The suspense part at the end is super-short.
So, not among the best — but still readable.
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Otherwise, we have a powerful bad guy based in Mexico City, a bunch of police officers in a strangely large department (for such a small South Dakota town), a huge prison, some bikers, a witness to a shady deal, and a mysterious locked building on the outskirts of town. Finding out how they're all linked is the plot. Reacher hardly beats up anyone. The suspense part at the end is super-short.
So, not among the best — but still readable.
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adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Near perfect Reacher. Probably my favorite mystery yet of the series - clear, concise, and twisty. I guessed some of the reversals, but it was still satisfying when they came. A little more action in the middle would not have been misplaced, but that wasn't detrimental to the story. Added bonus for having two great female characters with Janet Salter and Susan Turner that Reacher has a real relationship with.
Welcome to South Dakota! Another exciting read + an education on meth.
I thoroughly enjoyed this installment of Jack Reacher. I think a little space between reading the previous one and a couple of significant changes to the 'normal' Jack Reacher tale made me give this book 5 stars. I particularly liked how the weather impacted virtual every element of the story, something I can not recall Lee Child doing in a previous Jack Reacher book. Also the interaction between Reacher and the female connection in this book, is dealt with very differently, I don't include spoilers in my reviews so can not elaborate on his.
A drugs lord in South America, the whole of the South Dakota Bolton Police force, a new prison, a gang of bikers, a retired librarian, a coach of 25 retired people and their coach driver on there way to visit Mount Rushmore and not forgetting Jack Reacher. Lee Child very cleverly unravels a great modern thriller, he really never does disappoint. I enjoyed reading all of the characters in the book, I never once felt the need to skip a paragraph. Deputy Andrew Peterson and little old lady Janet Salter quickly had a rounded and respected relationship with Reacher, you could feel the emotion and turmoil they were experiencing.
One of my favourite Jack Reacher books, so far.
A drugs lord in South America, the whole of the South Dakota Bolton Police force, a new prison, a gang of bikers, a retired librarian, a coach of 25 retired people and their coach driver on there way to visit Mount Rushmore and not forgetting Jack Reacher. Lee Child very cleverly unravels a great modern thriller, he really never does disappoint. I enjoyed reading all of the characters in the book, I never once felt the need to skip a paragraph. Deputy Andrew Peterson and little old lady Janet Salter quickly had a rounded and respected relationship with Reacher, you could feel the emotion and turmoil they were experiencing.
One of my favourite Jack Reacher books, so far.
Lots of suspense all the way through and an original storyline. I managed to guess who the villain was quite early but then I had fun spotting all the clues that confirmed my suspicions!