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gottimus's review against another edition
5.0
Ok, Brad Thor has done it again. His past few books kinda were meh, IMO. This book brings back the Scot Harvath that we all have grown to love!
shannonw19's review against another edition
2.0
I have read all over the Scot Harvath books to this point. A couple have been okay. Some have been outstanding. Some have been bad. I know this one has gotten some great reviews from people I respect, but this book just didn't do it for me. I think Brad Thor is getting a bit preachy about things and I don't understand why thriller writers have to be high and mighty and political in their books. They would be much better without it. I also do not like the way, in this particular book and in most of the Harvath books, he is trying to seem "enlightened" about women's rights, but still come off as caveman and misogynistic.
Harvath is tasked to go to Africa to check out a situation for CARE. He meets a group of British mercenaries on the ground and a doctor, who is female. And I'm just going to say right here that I HATED the doctor. I liked the fact that she demanded to be treated with respect because she's a doctor, but really? Who cares if they look pretty in the jungle? Ugh. Only a man would write a woman like this. I also was offended by the way Thor made comments like, "Harvath was taught not to hit a woman..." He wanted to hit her because she would not bend her ethics and do something unethical. Thor makes it sound like she's the one in the wrong for not being "morally flexible." I found that offensive.
The plot revolves around an American Pro-Palestinian who sets a virulent virus on the loose, which is meant to wipe out half the world's population, especially all of Israel, and allows a coup to be performed in America, which, of course, Harvath (and Harvath alone) can stop.
I found the plot to be a bit ridiculous, though, I guess somewhat feasible. I just didn't like the preachy tone of the book and how Thor makes Harvath the put-upon hero who is irritated when others don't see his point of view. I would have preferred more action to philosophizing. And while I'm on the critical bandwagon, I would also like to say that anyone who reads this particular genre is used to a certain amount of "salty" language. Anyone who knows me knows I swear worse that the worst sailor you know. So "Harvath was thinking of a word that started with "f" and rhymed with truck" is about the stupidest thing I have read in a adult book. Really? 6-year-olds are not reading this book. I think we can dispense with the cuteness. It's not cute.
Maybe this book was bad timing for me. Sometimes, I have to be in the mood to read a certain book and maybe this book hit me at the wrong time. I may read it later and decide it wasn't so bad. But for right now, I am not impressed. I hope the next one is better. I don't like giving up on a series, but I will if I read another book like this one.
Harvath is tasked to go to Africa to check out a situation for CARE. He meets a group of British mercenaries on the ground and a doctor, who is female. And I'm just going to say right here that I HATED the doctor. I liked the fact that she demanded to be treated with respect because she's a doctor, but really? Who cares if they look pretty in the jungle? Ugh. Only a man would write a woman like this. I also was offended by the way Thor made comments like, "Harvath was taught not to hit a woman..." He wanted to hit her because she would not bend her ethics and do something unethical. Thor makes it sound like she's the one in the wrong for not being "morally flexible." I found that offensive.
The plot revolves around an American Pro-Palestinian who sets a virulent virus on the loose, which is meant to wipe out half the world's population, especially all of Israel, and allows a coup to be performed in America, which, of course, Harvath (and Harvath alone) can stop.
I found the plot to be a bit ridiculous, though, I guess somewhat feasible. I just didn't like the preachy tone of the book and how Thor makes Harvath the put-upon hero who is irritated when others don't see his point of view. I would have preferred more action to philosophizing. And while I'm on the critical bandwagon, I would also like to say that anyone who reads this particular genre is used to a certain amount of "salty" language. Anyone who knows me knows I swear worse that the worst sailor you know. So "Harvath was thinking of a word that started with "f" and rhymed with truck" is about the stupidest thing I have read in a adult book. Really? 6-year-olds are not reading this book. I think we can dispense with the cuteness. It's not cute.
Maybe this book was bad timing for me. Sometimes, I have to be in the mood to read a certain book and maybe this book hit me at the wrong time. I may read it later and decide it wasn't so bad. But for right now, I am not impressed. I hope the next one is better. I don't like giving up on a series, but I will if I read another book like this one.
wade117's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
An entertaining, fast-paced, adventure that strayed into preachy a couple of times. This save-the-world super soldier thriller will keep the pages turning but won't ask you to think too much. Many plot points were eerily similar to those real-world experiences 4 years later during the world COVID response.
nklosty's review against another edition
5.0
Listened to this one. Harvath is an ultimate guy you want on your side. 91
claudiamalmeida's review against another edition
4.0
I liked it but at the same time it felt as I was reading Dan Brown’s Inferno all over again.
The part about Congo is a bit extensive when compared to the scenes after everything is discovered
The part about Congo is a bit extensive when compared to the scenes after everything is discovered
katemoxie's review against another edition
5.0
Outstanding and very timely - as in right out of the headlines.
kstumpf's review
3.0
I have read them all. This was not my favorite. Predictable and not original. James Rollins wrote the book a year ago called the 6th Extinction. Still enjoyed this but not on the same level as Full Black (my favorite book of all time) and Black List. With that being said, it is going to be a long 350+ days until the next Scot Harvath installment.
kgs339's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5