A review by aceinit
Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn

3.0

This is my second time reading the first Mitch Rapp novel, the first being closer to its initial publication. Though the suspense is still decidely there, the writing is not as polished as I remember. Flynn is a little too heavy on the adjectives, to the point of bogging down his storytelling rather than enhancing it. The characters aren't as well-rounded as they could be, and fall more into a blend of stereotypes and archetypes who are never really given a chance to be fully realized. Anna's progression is particulary painful. Yes, Rapp saved her from reliving a personal Hell. But that doesn't mean she's going to go all doe-eyed and latch onto him so profoundly in gratitude. It irks. A lot.