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A review by mad_about_books
Righteous by Joe Ide
Joe Ide is a storyteller. I can hear you muttering something along the lines of aren't all writers storytellers? The answer is yes and no, and I don't just mean the difference between fiction and non-fiction either. The way I see it, a storyteller gives voice to his or her characters in a way that makes them individual and memorable. In other words, he writes in the oral tradition.
Isaiah Quintabe, IQ, straddles the fine line between what is legal and what is not. His thumb is on the scale toward legal as he finds ways to circumvent the system. IQ is a brilliant strategist, a meticulous planner, loyal to a fault, and the man you want on your side when bad stuff happens.
RIGHTEOUS is the second book in the IQ series and is as well written as the first. The book is full of real people, not characters, and the action is so real your heart will start to pound. I may have mentioned in my review of the first book, IQ, that Joe Ide writes adrenalin. I will add that none of the action is gratuitous. It's all part of telling the story.
RIGHTEOUS is not a straight up whodunit; it is more of a who done it to whom and why. The attention to detail is part of what makes this book stand out in a crowd.. Take picking a lock, for example. It is pointed out that a paper clip giggled in a lock is all it takes on TV, where lock picking is a painstakingly precise skill that requires patience and hours of practice. It is a book about criminals and the hood and how both are part of the gray scale of right and wrong, lawful and unlawful.
You can read RIGHTEOUS as a standalone, but doing that would deprive you of experiencing Joe Ide's writing full throttle. Do yourself a favor and read IQ and then read RIGHTEOUS. You definitely won't be sorry.
Isaiah Quintabe, IQ, straddles the fine line between what is legal and what is not. His thumb is on the scale toward legal as he finds ways to circumvent the system. IQ is a brilliant strategist, a meticulous planner, loyal to a fault, and the man you want on your side when bad stuff happens.
RIGHTEOUS is the second book in the IQ series and is as well written as the first. The book is full of real people, not characters, and the action is so real your heart will start to pound. I may have mentioned in my review of the first book, IQ, that Joe Ide writes adrenalin. I will add that none of the action is gratuitous. It's all part of telling the story.
RIGHTEOUS is not a straight up whodunit; it is more of a who done it to whom and why. The attention to detail is part of what makes this book stand out in a crowd.. Take picking a lock, for example. It is pointed out that a paper clip giggled in a lock is all it takes on TV, where lock picking is a painstakingly precise skill that requires patience and hours of practice. It is a book about criminals and the hood and how both are part of the gray scale of right and wrong, lawful and unlawful.
You can read RIGHTEOUS as a standalone, but doing that would deprive you of experiencing Joe Ide's writing full throttle. Do yourself a favor and read IQ and then read RIGHTEOUS. You definitely won't be sorry.