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A review by raptorimperator
The 14th Colony by Steve Berry
4.0
I know this took me longer to read than it should, not a reflection on the story, just me being busy and/or getting distracted by other things.
I really approved of the return of the Cotton and Cassiopeia relationship, essentially Berry fixing the mistake (in my opinion) he made in [b:The Lincoln Myth|18310175|The Lincoln Myth (Cotton Malone, #9)|Steve Berry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1381287326l/18310175._SY75_.jpg|25807235].
The Cold War era history was interesting, especially the spy craft of the KGB. There was also some history (both real and fictional) dating back to the American Revolution and the War of 1812. I always enjoy how Steve Berry merges historical fact and fiction with conspiracy theories/mysteries/secrets from the past that the heroes and villains race to unravel.
The story held enough suspense that I was interested in seeing what happened next. There were some spots that lagged (namely in the middle, as several sets of characters are involved in lengthy global traveling), and sometimes the number of side characters made it feel bloated, when all I wanted was more of Cotton and Cassiopeia racing against the clock, together, to save the day. I liked the ending, and hope the next books in the series keep up with their relationship, even if it's just brushed during the course of the story.
I really approved of the return of the Cotton and Cassiopeia relationship, essentially Berry fixing the mistake (in my opinion) he made in [b:The Lincoln Myth|18310175|The Lincoln Myth (Cotton Malone, #9)|Steve Berry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1381287326l/18310175._SY75_.jpg|25807235].
The Cold War era history was interesting, especially the spy craft of the KGB. There was also some history (both real and fictional) dating back to the American Revolution and the War of 1812. I always enjoy how Steve Berry merges historical fact and fiction with conspiracy theories/mysteries/secrets from the past that the heroes and villains race to unravel.
The story held enough suspense that I was interested in seeing what happened next. There were some spots that lagged (namely in the middle, as several sets of characters are involved in lengthy global traveling), and sometimes the number of side characters made it feel bloated, when all I wanted was more of Cotton and Cassiopeia racing against the clock, together, to save the day. I liked the ending, and hope the next books in the series keep up with their relationship, even if it's just brushed during the course of the story.