Predictable. Oh, so very predictable. It was like checking the boxes in predictability.
And, oddly, I was completely okay with tRead as an audio book.
Predictable. Oh, so very predictable. It was like checking the boxes in predictability.
And, oddly, I was completely okay with that. I could just sit back and let the story spool out. No angst, no drive fraught with worry about "how will this turn out?!?", just simple enjoyment. Mostly. I became impatient with the pacing of the story with about an hour and a half to go. I think I was ready for the book to be done.
I will acknowledge a couple of items that did not fall into the typical thriller trope which I greatly appreciated. The love interest/unrequited love interest basis was established, but, it wasn't brought to fruition in book one. How this was written did NOT fall into my predictability boxes for which I was very grateful. Kudo's to the authors for avoiding this particular plot devise.
There were a couple of nicely done plot twists toward the end (which I won't divulge) that also skipped some typical suspense/revenge tropes and made for a stronger conclusion to book one while establishing the basis for coming books.
All in all, enjoyable. As I noted, I read this as an audio book. I thought the narrator did a good job with voices, intonation and emotion. I will probably read the next in the series.
Recommended if you like military/political suspense. ...more
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