State of the Union: A Thriller
by Brad Thor
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Book Reviews of State of the Union: A Thriller
Book Review: Ouch, not as good as the prior two...but still fun.
Summary: 3 Stars
Looking for light Kindle reading this summer and discovered Brad Thor. I gobbled up the first two of his Scot Harvath series. Really enjoyed them and immediately downloaded State of the Union. Was delighted at the beginning...but golly things went wrong fast (IMHO). Choppy writing, too much requirement for me to suspend disbelief, unsatisfying ending of bad guys, rushed sense to it. I could almost feel the editor breathing down Brad's neck to hurry this one out the door. I'll take a break now, maybe read deeper into the reviews before I invest time in another one. Still like his action writing though, some of the best I've read.Book Review: 3.5 Stars For Brad Thor's Third
Summary: 4 Stars
State of the Union is Brad Thor's third book in his Scot Harvath (ex-Navy SEAL, ex-Secret Service) series.
This book deals with a resurgent Russia lead by old communist die-hards. The plot is interesting and fresh, with Russia's comeback both logical and comprehensible. Also, I enjoy how the end of the third book gets you ready for the fourth book (at least I assume that it does as I have not read Blowback: the fourth book in the series)
I really enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it to anyone who has interest in this series or these types of political/military thrillers.
Book Review: Publisher must have been desperate
Summary: 1 Stars
Take a catalog of tactical gear and weaponry (complete with gushing descriptions of brand names and specs). Wind around it the outline of a half-thought-out plot, people it with cardboard characters, toss in one or two short-lived but totally predictable plot twists, and you've got a Brad Thor novel. Complete and utter drek.
The biggest mystery in this book is how a writer of so little talent manages to get published anywhere outside "Soldier of Fortune."
Book Review: From Russia with Love
Summary: 4 Stars
Not only a real page turner but a thinking mans thinker. Suitcase Nucs placed throughout America. And based on fact. That will make you think if nothing else will. A Seal turned Secret Service agent is enough but the perilous situations that Scott gets himself into to save us and our way of life never seems to end and as the novel closes he is off to Paris to face another villain. All in all a great story, my kind of action and a lot of fun to read.Book Review: Really bad
Summary: 1 Stars
The creators of Scooby Doo have taken to writing action thrillers. One-dimensional, heavily stereotyped characters make their way through the world while just happening to always be in the right place at the right time with all the right equipment. If there was any more Deus ex machina in these novels, Thor would have to write himself in as a character. I am not a generally a critical reader, but I just had to put this one down.