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jarthur's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
elwoodradley's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely love these books. So entertaining and fun.
papidoc's review against another edition
5.0
Nick Petrie isn't slowing down! I devoured this novel, and now I'm stuck waiting months for the next one. Peter Ash shows his human side, but also the indomitable will that get's him through whatever comes his way.
Interesting side note in the acknowledgments at the end of the book noting research on the use of ecstasy to control or manage PTSD. Makes me want to learn more about it, wondering it is might help my friends and loved ones who struggle with PTSD.
Interesting side note in the acknowledgments at the end of the book noting research on the use of ecstasy to control or manage PTSD. Makes me want to learn more about it, wondering it is might help my friends and loved ones who struggle with PTSD.
spestories's review against another edition
4.0
Iceland sounds fascinating and, as usual, Peter Ash rocks the world.
horthhill's review against another edition
3.0
"The Wild One" by Nick Petrie is an adventure thriller set in Iceland. Peter Ash is the PTSD suffering amateur detective of sorts who must locate a missing young boy. The boy's father is suspected of murdering the boy's mother and has escaped with the boy to Iceland. Ash crosses Iceland in the depth of winter trying to understand what is going on while hunting for the boy. Many things happen to Ash. There isn't a person that Ash meets that he doesn't have to somehow neutralize. The plot does feel somewhat like a game. The resolution of the story does seem to be a bit silly. However, there is never a boring bit. Plot holes are much like a glacier's crevice, something to be jumped over and not to spend time worrying about.
abibliofob's review against another edition
4.0
What a story. I stumbled upon this series a while back and got hooked. The character Peter Ash is fantastic, the way Petrie handles his difficulties and comes up with new settings all the time. I hope this will continue for a long time. Strong recomendations from me.
mojoshivers's review against another edition
4.0
“Fucking Vikings.”
I’ve been watching and reading a lot of The Witcher and it always amuses when he utters his famous gruff one liners, “Hmmm,” and “Fuck.” Like Jack Reacher and The Witcher, Peter Ash can be a man of few words. But the three or four times he shakes his head in disbelief and announces the two words cracks me up.
It’s not that the comment isn’t warranted. It’s actually the opposite, how much he sums up the situation in a neat bow like that is amazing.
At first I was skeptical of the set-up. Peter in Iceland sounds far-fetched. After all, he’s famously claustrophobic and his PTSD flared up in large crowds. How the hell is he going to be on a long plane ride or even multiple plane rides? What I failed to consider is how the snow, the ice, and isolation would play to his comfort zone. And just how far he would go to rectify a situation where the guilty are out to kill the innocent.
But its the victims’ family, the fucking Vikings themselves, that are the real treat. Not only do they treat protecting the family like an honor and privilege, but they do it with such blue collar attitude that it makes you smile. They’re not squeamish about killing, injuring, or even torturing folks if it means defending their loved ones. And it’s this lack of hesitation and unrelenting zeal they gave for their duty that makes an impression on you.
The story sings because you believe the people at the heart of it. And it sings because it’s like a Viking legend—loved ones killed and their family (plus one vet) get their bloody revenge on the evildoers in the end in the most ruthless fashion.
I’ve been watching and reading a lot of The Witcher and it always amuses when he utters his famous gruff one liners, “Hmmm,” and “Fuck.” Like Jack Reacher and The Witcher, Peter Ash can be a man of few words. But the three or four times he shakes his head in disbelief and announces the two words cracks me up.
It’s not that the comment isn’t warranted. It’s actually the opposite, how much he sums up the situation in a neat bow like that is amazing.
At first I was skeptical of the set-up. Peter in Iceland sounds far-fetched. After all, he’s famously claustrophobic and his PTSD flared up in large crowds. How the hell is he going to be on a long plane ride or even multiple plane rides? What I failed to consider is how the snow, the ice, and isolation would play to his comfort zone. And just how far he would go to rectify a situation where the guilty are out to kill the innocent.
But its the victims’ family, the fucking Vikings themselves, that are the real treat. Not only do they treat protecting the family like an honor and privilege, but they do it with such blue collar attitude that it makes you smile. They’re not squeamish about killing, injuring, or even torturing folks if it means defending their loved ones. And it’s this lack of hesitation and unrelenting zeal they gave for their duty that makes an impression on you.
The story sings because you believe the people at the heart of it. And it sings because it’s like a Viking legend—loved ones killed and their family (plus one vet) get their bloody revenge on the evildoers in the end in the most ruthless fashion.
usbsticky's review against another edition
4.0
I circled back to the Peter Ask series after a long time and discovered that I quite liked it!
Spoilers/synopsis ahead:
There's quite a lot of cliches and stereotype but all in all a good action book. It's fast paced and there are hardly slow parts. The writing was easy to read and I got into it right away. There were only two problems: 1) I do not like changing POVs. It's because I'm vested in one narrative, I don't want to start on another one, it's like reading two books. 2) I understand Ash's PTSD but I don't want to keep reading about it over and over again, there was just too much of it.
Synopsis: a security consultant (Sarah) finds videos of crime (corruption and child rape) of her own employer in his own hard drives. The man is a powerful power broker/lobbyist in D.C. but the videos are so heinous that she decides to make them public anyway. But her employer has keyloggers in place and decides to take her out. His minions kill her but her husband (Erik) and son manage to escape to his native Iceland. Using his power, the lobbyist pins the murder on the husband but the Icelandic police are not able to find him.
Meanwhile Sarah's mom is distraught over the loss of her daughter but just wants to find her grandson (if he's alive). She has hired security companies and detectives but no one is able to discover anything and in fact the last investigator was badly injured. Peter Ash comes highly recommended and is hired.
When Peter gets to Iceland, he immediately finds obstacles in his way, including someone from the US State Department who has asked the Icelandic government to refuse him entry. The Icelandic police commissioner is insulted by the State Dept. man and allows Peter to stay for 2 days before leaving.
Peter searches for Erik's relatives but they are not interested in helping and beat him up. He persists in searching all their properties and the power broker brings in his own men to kill Peter. The rest of the book is about Peter escaping from the relatives, minions and police to fulfill his assignment.
The book was a pleasant to read, despite little nitpicks I had. I enjoyed my sightseeing trip around Iceland and meeting the locals. I'm definitely reading the next book in the series.
Spoilers/synopsis ahead:
There's quite a lot of cliches and stereotype but all in all a good action book. It's fast paced and there are hardly slow parts. The writing was easy to read and I got into it right away. There were only two problems: 1) I do not like changing POVs. It's because I'm vested in one narrative, I don't want to start on another one, it's like reading two books. 2) I understand Ash's PTSD but I don't want to keep reading about it over and over again, there was just too much of it.
Synopsis: a security consultant (Sarah) finds videos of crime (corruption and child rape) of her own employer in his own hard drives. The man is a powerful power broker/lobbyist in D.C. but the videos are so heinous that she decides to make them public anyway. But her employer has keyloggers in place and decides to take her out. His minions kill her but her husband (Erik) and son manage to escape to his native Iceland. Using his power, the lobbyist pins the murder on the husband but the Icelandic police are not able to find him.
Meanwhile Sarah's mom is distraught over the loss of her daughter but just wants to find her grandson (if he's alive). She has hired security companies and detectives but no one is able to discover anything and in fact the last investigator was badly injured. Peter Ash comes highly recommended and is hired.
When Peter gets to Iceland, he immediately finds obstacles in his way, including someone from the US State Department who has asked the Icelandic government to refuse him entry. The Icelandic police commissioner is insulted by the State Dept. man and allows Peter to stay for 2 days before leaving.
Peter searches for Erik's relatives but they are not interested in helping and beat him up. He persists in searching all their properties and the power broker brings in his own men to kill Peter. The rest of the book is about Peter escaping from the relatives, minions and police to fulfill his assignment.
The book was a pleasant to read, despite little nitpicks I had. I enjoyed my sightseeing trip around Iceland and meeting the locals. I'm definitely reading the next book in the series.
tfs808's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0