Reviews

Kill Shot, Volume 2: An American Assassin Thriller by Vince Flynn

jenniferrandphd's review against another edition

4.0

 The Mitch Rapp Series is a reread for me, and I enjoyed listening to the first two in the series, and then they up and changed the narrator, and it is not the same. I might continue with the series reread, but I will do the digital version until I can find where they switched back to the original narrator. 

sebasvlas's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jarlbeckner's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

It was a fun read, but just overall okay. I didn’t feel a lot of buy-in when it came to the characters, especially Mitch and Greta’s relationship. While Stan goes through a little growth, everyone else in the book remains relatively flat and unchanged. Similar to the first book, the ending gets wrapped up a little too quickly - it’s okay to have baddies spam multiple books, not all conflicts need to be resolved in one book. 

kimal2028's review against another edition

5.0

This book was really good. It was really realistic because in all the spy books and all of the spy movies, they get shot but they just get up and start running. This showed the being shot is hard and it affects a lot of things and can get you killed.

alidottie's review against another edition

4.0

We are going to miss Vince Flynn

mjporterauthor's review against another edition

4.0

Now I know I should have read the Mitch Rapp books in order, but, well, I didn't but now have the joy of going backwards and weaving my way through the books I jumped.
I really enjoyed this early look at Rapp's career, I think this is actually the first book the author wrote, and then he went back and wrote book 1, or something like that. Suffice to say, this book is a pre 9/11 look at the work of the CIA and it's a little less sophisticated than some of the later books, but good all the same, and its great to read about some of the series regular characters when they were a bit younger and a bit more unsure of themselves.

michaelfay's review against another edition

4.0

While I didn't like this as much as American Assassin, it was still a good read. Still very much enjoy the Mitch Rapp character, but was not as interested in the character development of his girlfriend and

lanica's review against another edition

4.0

This in one of the best Vince Flynn books! I loved that it got into Rapp's head, explained how things work within the team and showed the history of a lot of the relationships. I enjoyed the younger characters - knowing what they become in the their older age. Excellent write! Excellent read.

PERSONAL NOTE:
I was shocked to hear that Vince Flynn is fighting with Prostate Cancer in the acknowledgements, and I pray that he is able to win his battle. Good luck Mr. Flynn. You are surrounded by love.

lbermingham7's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.0

jecamp86's review against another edition

5.0

Sadly this was the last prequel novel the late great Vince Flynn wrote and it’s a shame because this and American Assassin are arguably my favorite Mitch Rapp novels and I would’ve loved to have seen more missions between here and Transfer of Power where Mitch first appeared. The performance is excellent and seeing Mitch take down Victor is a true highlight moment