Excellent Read

First time I have looked at this author and wow! was i impressed. A fantastic read. well written and presented. The characters felt real and storey was very easy to get into. Had to go buy the next two in the series immediately

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Has the hallmarks for a great story

Narration put me off sounded like Arnie in places, which was distracting when there were moments of tension.

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Great fun!

Good story, plenty of twists and turns, with great distinction in narration between characters.

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Distinctly average

I wavered between giving this a 4 or a 3. The writing is good but overlong. The characters are decently fleshed out. The plot makes a reasonable amount of sense. The problem is it just wasn't a very interesting book to read.

The first problem is the female lead who everyone idolises as a bastion of strength and ability. She's Mary-Sue to the max with awesome fighting skills, Sherlock level body language analysis, easy access to money and great fitness despite spending years in a cell with no sunlight nor decent nutrition. Yeah.

Then there is the male-female leads interactions. This had potential but they are both written as such stilted, emotionally suppressed characters that they never really banter. Some of their interactions also feel like typical, inevitable conseqeunces of a male and female lead dynamic rather than anything that would actually happen between the two.

The book is also very long for the depth of its plot. 14 hours could easily have been condensed to 10-11 with a good editor.

Other than that the plot was ok. Normal sort of spy stuff: Deadly missions, exotic foreign lands, crafty skills etc. I wasn't very satisfied by the ending.

The narrator is pretty good though. One of the characters does sound like someone doing an Arnold Schwarzenegger impression but you get used to it.

So I wouldn't really recommend this book but it's not bad either. It's just sort of ok.

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Great story and character development

The Critical Drinker turns on to be a hell of a writer .

Ryan Drake is an ex SAS with quite a few things on his mind ,

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an ok story

its an ok story the narrator did a decent job i especially liked it when he did the Arnold schwarzenegger impression for one of the characters

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Dramatic to say the least

Soldiers who put their lives on the line for those who supposedly run government's for the benefit of their country. It can take your breath away. well written and well narrated.

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From Mighty Oaks we get Acorns.

As has been pointed out this narrative is rife with cliches but if you cannot see the potential then your toes are out of sight.
After watching the authors YouTube channel (The Critical Drinker) you can see this is someone who understands narrative and I, for one, will be listening to book two.
Just remember, ‘get to the chopper’…

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Griping

From the very outset this story had me totally enthralled. Continually action packed and fast paced, no sooner do you think you are on top of the story than another twist is revealed.
Thoroughly enjoyable.

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Absolutely loved it, a complex and carefully constructed story.

I especially liked the strong characterisations and excellent storytelling. The pace was perfect and the writing was great.

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