notapiano 's review for:

The Terminal List by Jack Carr

3.75

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was an interesting thriller with some flaws but told from a unique perspective. I will give a disclaimer that I watched the whole show first before reading the book. Unlike other books of the genre, this book was written by a Navy SEAL, and it shows in the book. The description of weapons, techniques, and other views in the military may have been extraneous for some, but I really enjoyed it. The good part of this book was the thriller aspect. It had good, fast pacing and the action writing was on point. The not so good part of this book was the character development. James Reece was too much of a perfect character, and the side characters barely had any depth. I also felt the

weirdly forced romance with Katie Buranek lacked tact, especially since his wife died like days ago.

Beyond that, I honestly thought the show was better. If anything, read this first, but the show adds a lot more emotion rather than pure thriller involved.