Brenden Schiepan
Greaney always knows how to deliver pure, door-kicking adrenaline, and this book definitely brings the linear momentum you want from a tactical thriller. However, this read was a bit of a wake-up call regarding how my tastes are changing. As someone with a military background, I started feeling bogged down by how much time the book spends explaining basic tradecraft and operational mechanics. It felt like the action would occasionally pause to give a lecture on things I already understand. If you love deep-dive military details and are new to the genre, you'll likely eat that up! But for me, it made it a bit too easy to just skim paragraphs and not miss a beat. It was a solid, entertaining, "brain-off" action flick of a book, but it made me realize I'm currently craving stories with a bit more structural depth and grit.
Greaney always knows how to deliver pure, door-kicking adrenaline, and this book definitely brings the linear momentum you want from a tactical thriller. However, this read was a bit of a wake-up call regarding how my tastes are changing. As someone with a military background, I started feeling bogged down by how much time the book spends explaining basic tradecraft and operational mechanics. It felt like the action would occasionally pause to give a lecture on things I already understand. If you love deep-dive military details and are new to the genre, you'll likely eat that up! But for me, it made it a bit too easy to just skim paragraphs and not miss a beat. It was a solid, entertaining, "brain-off" action flick of a book, but it made me realize I'm currently craving stories with a bit more structural depth and grit.