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logikitty's review
4.0
Certainly, this book very much resembled the TV show from which it was inspired. I could clearly hear each character's voice in my head from scene to scene- but I don't think that their characterizations were as strong and potent as they are in the TV show. I appreciated that Keen's profiler background was really emphasized (as I feel like in the TV show, it is a lot more subtle), Aram was incredibly awkward as per usual, and Reddington was always funny and roundabout. The knowledge he held until the end was a complete shocker, to be honest! I wish that Donald, Dembe, Navabi, and Cooper had more central roles and made more central decisions, but I can imagine that would have been vary difficult to balance compared to how they do so in the show with all the episodes.
Overall, I quite enjoyed the premise of the book. I thought that psychological and drug manipulation was absolutely fascinating albeit disturbing. I think the whole idea of the hive mind and the various bee references were clever and well played. I loved how the ending with Mrs. Griffin tied in really well with the whole bee theme.
The author's writing style made for a quick read, but I was a bit annoyed that some of the characters acted in a way that wasn't really typical for their characterization in several scenes. I was also peeved that, over and over again, the author used the same words to describe Reddington's laugh (expansive), and his general demeanor/facial expressions (schooled). I feel like I noticed it too much because it was used too often in such a short book. Some variation would have been nice.
Overall, I quite enjoyed the premise of the book. I thought that psychological and drug manipulation was absolutely fascinating albeit disturbing. I think the whole idea of the hive mind and the various bee references were clever and well played. I loved how the ending with Mrs. Griffin tied in really well with the whole bee theme.
The author's writing style made for a quick read, but I was a bit annoyed that some of the characters acted in a way that wasn't really typical for their characterization in several scenes. I was also peeved that, over and over again, the author used the same words to describe Reddington's laugh (expansive), and his general demeanor/facial expressions (schooled). I feel like I noticed it too much because it was used too often in such a short book. Some variation would have been nice.
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