I am someone who reads books that deal with political intrigue, dark secrets, or suspenseful dramas with thriller parts. I am a fan of Vince Flynn, John Grisham, and Robert Ludlum books. So when I sat down to read Deliver Us From Evil by David Baldacci I though it would be good. It was recommended by a close relative who also likes Vince Flynn, Grisham, and Ludlum and thus I thought this book would be good.
The plot follows two organizations, one a government agency and another an independent vigilante organization, going after an evil retired KGB officer who killed thousands of people. The story is good and very fast paced for the first half of the book, the dynamics between the characters is good.
Unfortunately, it fizzles late in the book. It has a few flashes of excitement but other then that it is a boring book. I kept reading hoping it would recapture the excitement and suspense but it didn't and I felt almost betrayed like the book had led me along before dumping me off.
To top it all off, the ending was disappointing. I won't spoil it but it is so bad that there is not much to spoil. I understand trying to make an ending different from the rest but botching it makes it so different that it slides into crap. I was very disappointed and very sad at the same time with how a good book went to horrible in the span of 10 pages. It was good and then 10 pages later it was horrible.
Review
Grade-Needs some cultivating
Highs-Good drama and suspense and well described action scenes and locations
Lows-It fizzles and horrible character development is left out. It cuts you off in scenes and seems restricted
Genre-Drama
Kid Friendly?Its OK, nothing really shocking, but spare your child the horrible story
Overview-Don't get it, it will waste your time
-Rezler
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