X-Men: Codename Wolverine

This was a book that I wanted to get into. It is, essentially, a spy novel where all the spies have mutant powers. Set just after the events of the 1990's X-men animated cartoon, we are treated to a story about Wolverine's time in Special Forces, and how his actions there have come to haunt him in the present.

I liked how this book was so different from the other superhero stories that I had read before. Not too many books would be set before the fall of the Berlin wall in East Berlin, so this made for a unique setting. I also liked how we have character crossover from those that would become members of The Avengers.

Yet there is something about this book that just did not connect with me. Perhaps it was the fact that I listened to this on audiobook. The narrator just is not that great. It also does not help that we change time periods in this book, from back in the late 80's to the late 90's, and if you are not paying attention, it can be hard to notice the difference between the two time periods. Maybe I will look for this in book form, but for now, I am just going to put it back on my ‘shelf' and leave it for another day.