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saphirablue 's review for:
Hostage
by Chris Bradford
That has been fun. I mean, ethical questions about using teens as bodyguards (and putting them deliberately in danger) aside of course.
Some things have been a bit cliche-y (the dead bodyguard dad, for example) but overall I enjoyed it and it has been fun reading it. Even though I'm an adult, I didn't get bored and while I've seen some plot twists coming, nothing has been really eyeroll worthy for me. :)
I also appreciated that, while the "hero" of the book is a white male, that there are several female characters in key positions (the Director of National Intelligence for example) and there are also quite a few non-white characters (the President of the US is Mexican-American for example) in various key and supporting roles. And while the bad guys haven been terrorists from Yemen and the opening scene is during an attack in Iraq, it's been pointed out from the beginning that there are innocent people of the same nationality/faith caught in the crossfire and that they don't represent this faith. Not perfect, but still a step up.
But, then there is also the fact, that the First Lady doesn't have a first name. -.-
I like Connor and his team and I really understood why Alicia is behaving this way. I hope, we get some more character stuff and get to know a bit more about Connor and his team in the next book, though. :)
Some things have been a bit cliche-y (the dead bodyguard dad, for example) but overall I enjoyed it and it has been fun reading it. Even though I'm an adult, I didn't get bored and while I've seen some plot twists coming, nothing has been really eyeroll worthy for me. :)
I also appreciated that, while the "hero" of the book is a white male, that there are several female characters in key positions (the Director of National Intelligence for example) and there are also quite a few non-white characters (the President of the US is Mexican-American for example) in various key and supporting roles. And while the bad guys haven been terrorists from Yemen and the opening scene is during an attack in Iraq, it's been pointed out from the beginning that there are innocent people of the same nationality/faith caught in the crossfire and that they don't represent this faith. Not perfect, but still a step up.
But, then there is also the fact, that the First Lady doesn't have a first name. -.-
I like Connor and his team and I really understood why Alicia is behaving this way. I hope, we get some more character stuff and get to know a bit more about Connor and his team in the next book, though. :)