Review: A fast-moving page turner
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2014
Ty has written an engaging story with characters you wouldn't want coming after you! I wasn't sure about the present tense style at first, but quickly grew to like it. Ty keeps the action moving with interesting characters and great action scenes in multiple locations. I enjoyed some of the characters' reactions to events, such as when one of them receives bad news and "goes Chernobyl." Also didn't see the ending coming at all, a totally unexpected plot twist.I got a bit annoyed at times with telling instead of showing in the story, such as "Zeb is good at hunting predators in jungles, wherever the jungle is." Ty has fleshed out Zeb's character well enough that he doesn't need to make statements like this, just let me see Zeb in action. There are also a number of references to specific models of weapons, most of which don't get used in the story. Zeb is such a skilled operator, though, that most of the time he needs only his hands and feet, and occasionally a knife or handgun. I think it would only add to the story if Zeb were a bare-bones, knife and pistol guy without carrying around the extra bags of gear.In any case, it was fun reading this week and I'm curious what Ty is going to come up with next!