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A review by lisawreading
Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer
4.0
Rounding up from 3.5 stars.
Ha ha ha. If you find the idea of a mystery series starring Barack Obama and Joe Biden kind of sweet and funny, this book is for you. Basically, if you loved all the Obama/Biden bromance memes, this is like reading those in long form.
As a sequel, Hope Rides Again lacks the benefit of being new and startlingly charming. Here, we already know the concept, so it's not quite as fresh. The mystery part of the book, while fun, is really just window-dressing for the main point, which is seeing the former POTUS and Veep living out their retirement by becoming accidental crime-fighters.
It's a little harder to read the 2nd book as pure entertainment, given the timing and the fact that Biden is now in the presidential race -- it makes his gaffes and Biden-isms just a wee bit less funny knowing that he's a serious candidate and not (as presented in the books) merely a retired politician who doesn't have the self-awareness to realize how uncool he is... especially in comparison to his buddy Barack.
Still, it's a fun read, and worth checking out if you enjoyed the first book.
Thank you, Quirk, for the review copy!
Ha ha ha. If you find the idea of a mystery series starring Barack Obama and Joe Biden kind of sweet and funny, this book is for you. Basically, if you loved all the Obama/Biden bromance memes, this is like reading those in long form.
As a sequel, Hope Rides Again lacks the benefit of being new and startlingly charming. Here, we already know the concept, so it's not quite as fresh. The mystery part of the book, while fun, is really just window-dressing for the main point, which is seeing the former POTUS and Veep living out their retirement by becoming accidental crime-fighters.
It's a little harder to read the 2nd book as pure entertainment, given the timing and the fact that Biden is now in the presidential race -- it makes his gaffes and Biden-isms just a wee bit less funny knowing that he's a serious candidate and not (as presented in the books) merely a retired politician who doesn't have the self-awareness to realize how uncool he is... especially in comparison to his buddy Barack.
Still, it's a fun read, and worth checking out if you enjoyed the first book.
Thank you, Quirk, for the review copy!