Review: Action Tale Of Piracy On The High Seas
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2014
Overall I enjoyed this story. It was fast paced and had plenty of hard hitting, gritty action. The hand to hand fight scenes are especially detailed and generally well written. Additionally, the story is set in an exotic locale and it features a wide range of diverse characters.However, despite the comparison made in the product description, this is not quite on the level with authors like Lee Child. I don't mean that as an offense, however, as I consider Mr. Child to be one of the best writers of action thrillers around today. Anyway, despite having some really positive points, there were a few things about this story that I wasn't crazy about.This story needs a proofreader. I found multiple cases where words were missing and others where the wrong word was used. Although I did try to ignore them since I was otherwise enjoying the read, they were frequent enough to take me out of the story and make me realize I wasn't reading a book published by a major publisher.Additionally, from time to time I found myself rolling my eyes at the relationship between our protagonist Ryan Kelley and his love interest Anastasia. The dynamic between them is sexually awkward at first (and reads like a high school student's fantasy) and after they get together it's all  "My love, this" and "My love, that." Although their relationship was crucial to the story it was my least favorite part of the book.The ending was good and satisfying, but I would have preferred a more climactic resolution. Most readers will figure out the big reveal before it happens and may find the final pages to be a little too straight forward... and almost a little too easy for our protagonist.Despite any complaints I did enjoy this story and read it through to its end. Readers who have already read all of Lee Child's Jack Reacher series (and Barry Eisler's John Rain series) should find something to like in this action adventure thriller (even if its just not quite on the same level, it's still pretty entertaining.)Recommended to fans of violent action thrillers, especially those interested in modern piracy.