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A review by fotoshopguy52
End Game by David Baldacci
5.0
**** Spoilers ****
Another enjoyable fast read by David Baldacci, but I could not rate it over four stars due to a number of ludicrous items in the book that can only be construed as plot devices since they make no sense in the context of the book. Will Robie and Jessica Reel are touted as super experienced operatives who are extremely vigilant and ready for action, yet they make an amateur mistake which allows two characters to be unnecessarily killed! I figured out the outcome pages before it happened - not good! Then at the end of the book they again make a rookie mistake to get caught, but then are able to escape through a series of unbelievably far-fetched events!
I realize this is action thriller fiction, but I can't help but feel that Mr. Baldacci is starting to run out of ideas with this series. Hopefully I am wrong, since he is one of my favorite authors, and I always look forward to his next book (hopefully in the John Puller series).
Another enjoyable fast read by David Baldacci, but I could not rate it over four stars due to a number of ludicrous items in the book that can only be construed as plot devices since they make no sense in the context of the book. Will Robie and Jessica Reel are touted as super experienced operatives who are extremely vigilant and ready for action, yet they make an amateur mistake which allows two characters to be unnecessarily killed! I figured out the outcome pages before it happened - not good! Then at the end of the book they again make a rookie mistake to get caught, but then are able to escape through a series of unbelievably far-fetched events!
I realize this is action thriller fiction, but I can't help but feel that Mr. Baldacci is starting to run out of ideas with this series. Hopefully I am wrong, since he is one of my favorite authors, and I always look forward to his next book (hopefully in the John Puller series).