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A review by veraasim
The Innocent by David Baldacci
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
Finished the Archer series and decided to try out Will Robie. This was a suspenseful read, with lots of twists and turns. Baldacci paints a good introduction to Will Robie – I like that he isn’t some one-dimensional assassin with no compunctions. Robie is competent at his job, but he also feels conflict over his actions and decisions at times. For now I like Archer more than Robie, but I think that’s partly because most of the plot was filled with action, so there wasn’t much opportunity for character study. Fingers crossed the upcoming books reveal more about Robie as a person!
This was action-packed and pretty fast-paced, quite a difference from the Archer series. From what I’ve read of his work, Baldacci tends to lean heavily into plot-driven writing, which is why I find his books page-turners. I do enjoy easy reads with a decent quality of writing. Because of this I like to pair a Baldacci alongside other heavier reads; I can count on him to keep up my reading momentum while “resting” from other challenging reads.
This was action-packed and pretty fast-paced, quite a difference from the Archer series. From what I’ve read of his work, Baldacci tends to lean heavily into plot-driven writing, which is why I find his books page-turners. I do enjoy easy reads with a decent quality of writing. Because of this I like to pair a Baldacci alongside other heavier reads; I can count on him to keep up my reading momentum while “resting” from other challenging reads.