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A review by loonyboi
Alpha by Greg Rucka
3.0
Alpha is an enjoyable book. It's a great little novel to read on an airplane. Calling it "Die Hard in Disneyland" is pretty much a perfect description.
My one complaint is that it's almost too straightforward. There's no real shockers here, and even the ultimate plot that comes out in the end is not particularly surprising.
Also, the fact that it's labeled, "A Jad Bell Novel" implies we can look forward to more books featuring this protagonist. Which is fine, because as I said, I liked the book, but somewhat surprising, because Jad Bell is actually a pretty boring guy. The book moves so quickly that he isn't really given a whole lot of time to develop as a character. I'm not sure I could name anything interesting about him that isn't because of the people around him. His family seems to be the one interesting bit we're told about here, and he's left to stand as a competent military guy, but not much else.
But again, I liked the book, and recommend it to those looking for a nice distraction.
My one complaint is that it's almost too straightforward. There's no real shockers here, and even the ultimate plot that comes out in the end is not particularly surprising.
Also, the fact that it's labeled, "A Jad Bell Novel" implies we can look forward to more books featuring this protagonist. Which is fine, because as I said, I liked the book, but somewhat surprising, because Jad Bell is actually a pretty boring guy. The book moves so quickly that he isn't really given a whole lot of time to develop as a character. I'm not sure I could name anything interesting about him that isn't because of the people around him. His family seems to be the one interesting bit we're told about here, and he's left to stand as a competent military guy, but not much else.
But again, I liked the book, and recommend it to those looking for a nice distraction.