Review: Fast pace, great characters
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2012
The author takes a fairly classic framework for action/adventure and covert 'black ops' and builds great characters into a well crafted plot.There are many common threads to the genre but the characters come alive vividly, with interesting concepts and uniquely 'damaged' main characters and suitably nasty opponents.I would definitely like to see more books with these characters and hope that the suggestion of unresolved issues mean there are more coming.The only thing that became somewhat of a distraction for me at times were the long discussions that seemed to indicate a particular political mindset, a definite anti-war/anti-government position. I could see it as a foundation for the storyline and plot, that made sense. However, there were times when the repeated and lengthy discussions of this position made it feel more like made it feel more like a political statement rather than part of the storyline. A lighter touch on the politics would have worked better and been less intrusive, at least for me.