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A review by caroline_carnivorous
Beijing Red by Alex Ryan
3.0
Reading this during the covid-19 pandemic feels really weird. It was pretty interesting though!
I wasn't a big fan of how much this is like your American action movie, especially the protagonist. I'd rather have Dr. Dazhong Chen as the protagonist, I liked her a lot better! While she is a great character, it just annoyed me that like in those American movies, she would of course be a love interest as well as a partner. It was so obvious from what Nick Foley thinks of her as he meets her.
The ending was just too easy, I definitely think that could have been stretched out and made a little more complicated.
While I did enjoy it, it's not really the type of book I'd usually read (or movie I'd see, this book seemed very movie-like). If you're looking for a fairly short, casual read, but full of action, I'd check this out.
I wasn't a big fan of how much this is like your American action movie, especially the protagonist. I'd rather have Dr. Dazhong Chen as the protagonist, I liked her a lot better! While she is a great character, it just annoyed me that like in those American movies, she would of course be a love interest as well as a partner. It was so obvious from what Nick Foley thinks of her as he meets her.
The ending was just too easy, I definitely think that could have been stretched out and made a little more complicated.
While I did enjoy it, it's not really the type of book I'd usually read (or movie I'd see, this book seemed very movie-like). If you're looking for a fairly short, casual read, but full of action, I'd check this out.