A review by rubyeyes89
The Last Kingdom by Steve Berry

1.0

Honestly, this was probably my own fault for not realizing how right-leaning this book is. This book is so aggressively written by an old white man that if I didn't look up the author halfway through the book, I still could have guessed it was written by an old white man. First of all, the main character is named Cotton and his ancestors are loyal to the Confederates. Then he has a character that specifically "didn't particularly care for the Chinese". There is a big difference between not liking the Chinese government and not liking "the Chinese", the latter of which is infinitely more offensive. He also writes a character that likes to play chicken due to his Tenessee upbringing which just casually mentions that he grew up in the days before seatbelts and the way he says it really just emphasizes that he thinks certain things are for people who are soft. This book is written by a good ol' boy, read it at your own risk