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Outstanding!

Revisado: 02-08-25

Brilliantly written, excellently performed, and the ending moved me to tears. To say I loved it would be an understatement.

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Ghastly

Revisado: 02-02-25

It's fun up until it becomes obvious that the author is of the opinion that all women are victims and all men are oppressors. A shame to see that there's no escape in escapism.

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So Boring It Should Be a Crime

Revisado: 12-04-24

A thriller minus the thrill with a claustrophobic hero who does nothing heroic. It would be funny, except there's no jokes either. You can count the moments of intensity on one hand with fingers to spare. Unless you're having trouble sleeping, play some Uno and skip this one.

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Good Story, Bad Morals

Revisado: 07-09-24

I'm looking for something like the Gray Man books, and this was recommended.

Compared to those books, this one is slower, less tightly written, and more redundant ("pregnant pause" is used often enough for it to be weird). But overall the story is interesting once it picks up.

The biggest problem is that it uses that old, tired "killing a killer makes you just like them" moral lesson. The guy in question tortured and killed a little girl, but killing him would be wrong?

It spoils the whole book. I think I'll keep looking for a series to scratch the Gray Man itch.

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Very Boring

Revisado: 06-13-24

The narrator sounds like a substitute teacher with a cold.

The opening was so bland and meandering that I had no idea what was going on for the entirety of the first chapter.

And the main character is a wimp. "Ooh I'm in the secret service but I really like skiing more than anything". That's our action hero?

Compare this to The Gray Man, where by chapter 2 of pretty much any book in that series, there's been at least one well paced action scene, and/or one extremely captivating event described with just enough detail to get you hooked without getting you lost.

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Amazing in Every Way

Revisado: 06-11-24

It legit made me tear up with how good it was. 100/10, will listen again.

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"Prostate Man"

Revisado: 09-30-23

Chapter 25, 14:00

I think the reader doesn't know how to pronounce "prostrate" xD

They're quite different words indeed

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A Marked Decline

Revisado: 07-29-23

The first two books were pretty good. Ryan is a capable but flawed character who doesn't seem overshadowed by anyone and isn't an idiot so the plot can move forward.

This book is different. First, Drake is markedly more foolish this time around. The agent who used to think quickly, act decisively, and get things done is now relegated to the role of the bumbling oaf who's always one step behind (and practically fawning over) the real protagonist: Anya. Which leads into the next and final point: this book isn't about Ryan Drake. It's about Anya.

Who's on the secret mission? Who's got the dark past and the axe to grind? Who wins every fight, hits every shot, comes up with every trick, and makes everyone else look completely useless in comparison? Anya. The first book did an amazing job portraying her as a capable soldier, who struggles with a damaged mind due to an intensely traumatic past. That's been cast aside in this book. Nowhere is it more clear that this is her story than when she kicks Ryan's ass while barely breaking a sweat. He doesn't even score a hit.

I'm disappointed. Will Jordan, the author of this book, is popular on YouTube for criticizing modern Hollywood for putting aside protagonists in favor of other characters. Yet here he is doing the exact same thing. Critical Drinker? More like Hypocritical Drinker.

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Marc Thompson Shines

Revisado: 01-29-23

Timothy Zahn is an outstanding author. But I know that already. What I didn't know was how amazing a reader and narrator Marc Thompson is. This book taught me that.

Listen to it just for his frog lady voice. it's gold!

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Well Acted, Badly Written

Revisado: 09-24-22

Two Caveats to Sherlock Holmes fans:
1) This is not Sherlock Holmes. This is a what if story where basically every character has a different personality. Think of it like a mirror universe. They should have advertised that more clearly.
2) You should wait until you've finished the series before reviewing it

I'm a huge Sherlock Holmes fan. I've even read the unpublished stories like "How Watson Learned the Trick."

Having said that, I was hoping for a story a little closer to the original characters. With Moriarty as a genius with a dark side, Holmes as an intelligent but distant crime solver, etc. It's a very well made story, but it's not what I expected. Moriarty is basically a white knight, and Holmes... well you'll have to see for yourself.

Still, it was good enough story to finish. I was entertained, and I would listen to a sequel.

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