carmelreads19's review
3.0
pretty good read. The longer it went the more tedious it felt to me. I will read more from this author.
nicolekt's review
5.0
I got this book for free and was happy to discover this author. I look forward to reading more of Russell Blakes novels.
Jet is a highly intelligent and deadly former Mossad assassin that just wants to retire and live a peaceful life. Unfortunately there seem to be no end to people that want her dead. The series is action packed and I can't wait for the 12th book to come out. I am also hoping that Russell Blake ads a third Jet Ops book which covers Jet's time on the special nameless Mossad team.
Jet is a highly intelligent and deadly former Mossad assassin that just wants to retire and live a peaceful life. Unfortunately there seem to be no end to people that want her dead. The series is action packed and I can't wait for the 12th book to come out. I am also hoping that Russell Blake ads a third Jet Ops book which covers Jet's time on the special nameless Mossad team.
eeclayton's review
2.0
Két csillag, mert a végére értem, noha nem egyszer megfordult a fejemben, hogy feladom.
Az akciójelenetek pörgősek, viszont a szereplők is meg összességében a történtek is annyira közhelyesek és kiszámíthatóak, hogy nem lett volna nagy kár, ha félúton leteszem a könyvet.
Az akciójelenetek pörgősek, viszont a szereplők is meg összességében a történtek is annyira közhelyesek és kiszámíthatóak, hogy nem lett volna nagy kár, ha félúton leteszem a könyvet.
imzadirose's review against another edition
3.0
Well. Story was ok. It moved along well. Action was good. But, I don't read things with her secret in it. Especially with what happened with it, even though I knew it wasn't true, and when I was proved right.... well not going to read any more despite halfway liking the book. Would have been 5000000 times better without that stuff.
leelah's review against another edition
2.0
This was January MCT read, and it didn't quite work for me...
Story is what blurb says(except Lizbeth Salander comparison). So,read a blurb, and imagine every possible cliche involving girl who was once an operative and you'll get [b:Jet|16064853|Jet (Jet, #1)|Russell Blake|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349273706s/16064853.jpg|21855201].
JET features a new breed of protagonist that breaks the mold.
I have to point this part of blurb, because "new breed of protagonist" in this case means borrowing from:
1. La Femme Nikita
I don't mean just that they are both operatives but
2. Kill Bill
This kind of pissed me off
It reminded me also of Sydney Bristow from Alias and Stephanie Patrick from Mark Bullner series, but that wasn't big of a deal. Female operative should all be sexy, bad-ass, multilingual and masters of disguise. Same plot devices bugged me. It was predictable. It was meh read for me. Guns were cool, though...
Story is what blurb says(except Lizbeth Salander comparison). So,read a blurb, and imagine every possible cliche involving girl who was once an operative and you'll get [b:Jet|16064853|Jet (Jet, #1)|Russell Blake|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349273706s/16064853.jpg|21855201].
JET features a new breed of protagonist that breaks the mold.
I have to point this part of blurb, because "new breed of protagonist" in this case means borrowing from:
1. La Femme Nikita
I don't mean just that they are both operatives but
Spoiler
she is in a forbidden relationship with her superior, and he helps her arranging her own death with explosion on a mission.But Michael was way more complex and cooler then David.2. Kill Bill
This kind of pissed me off
Spoiler
she pees on a stick, finds out she is pregnant and decided she doesn't want to work as a killer any more. Her baby died on birth, just to be told in the end that her baby is alive.It reminded me also of Sydney Bristow from Alias and Stephanie Patrick from Mark Bullner series, but that wasn't big of a deal. Female operative should all be sexy, bad-ass, multilingual and masters of disguise. Same plot devices bugged me. It was predictable. It was meh read for me. Guns were cool, though...
fatherlucifer's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book a lot. It reminded me of Robert Ludlum's Bourne series. If you like spies and espionage, then there is no reason you wouldn't like this book. Looking forward to reading more from this series.
jfranco77's review against another edition
4.0
Jet used to be a member of the Mossad's most dangerous hit squad, but she gave it all up by faking her death and moving to a remote town in Belize. In book #1 we get the back story of why Jet left, how she faked her death, and who helped her along the way. It starts when Jet's tropical tranquility is shattered by a Russian hit squad. She fights her way out, barely escaping and vowing to figure out what happened.
This book is a good mix of action and story that works as a standalone novel but also sets the stage for more books to come. The characters and action are both very good. Jet reminds me a lot of Jason Bourne, without the amnesia. The plot (Russian oligarchs, revenge, oil rights, occasional CIA intervention) isn't quite as strong, but Jet is worth sticking it out.
This book is a good mix of action and story that works as a standalone novel but also sets the stage for more books to come. The characters and action are both very good. Jet reminds me a lot of Jason Bourne, without the amnesia. The plot (Russian oligarchs, revenge, oil rights, occasional CIA intervention) isn't quite as strong, but Jet is worth sticking it out.
tiggum's review
2.0
Jet (claims the author) "strives to be ... an action thriller that breaks the mold and tramples convention." As far as I can tell, what this means is that the generic protagonist is a woman instead of a man. That said, there's nothing wrong with that and the bits that are focused on the action are actually pretty good, with a similar feel to an action video game or a Jason Bourne film. It's not great writing, but it's fun.
Unfortunately the non-action bits where it tries to be serious are terrible. First there's basically everything about the protagonist. If she were a man then I guess we wouldn't need any explanation for her wanting to be a super-spy, but as a woman she's got to have an excuse, which means that her parents are dead and she was abused as a child.
And then what would make a woman give up her career and the only life she's ever known? Pregnancy obviously. Can't have a child and be a cool assassin, and if you're a woman then obviously you're going to choose the child. Obviously.
And if it weren't for those major flaws I could have overlooked the many, many minor flaws, such as the protagonist only surviving because the bad guys seem to never use the most efficient or reliable means of taking her out, or the fact that guns, money and vehicles seem to just materialise whenever she needs them.
It's really unfortunate, because it wouldn't take a lot of changes to fix the book; Most of it is fine if you're OK with how video-gamey it is, but the author obviously wanted it to be taken more seriously than that (despite his claim that "it's deliberately and joyously over-the-top [and] unapologetically overblown").
Unfortunately the non-action bits where it tries to be serious are terrible. First there's basically everything about the protagonist. If she were a man then I guess we wouldn't need any explanation for her wanting to be a super-spy, but as a woman she's got to have an excuse, which means that her parents are dead and she was abused as a child.
And then what would make a woman give up her career and the only life she's ever known? Pregnancy obviously. Can't have a child and be a cool assassin, and if you're a woman then obviously you're going to choose the child. Obviously.
And if it weren't for those major flaws I could have overlooked the many, many minor flaws, such as the protagonist only surviving because the bad guys seem to never use the most efficient or reliable means of taking her out, or the fact that guns, money and vehicles seem to just materialise whenever she needs them.
It's really unfortunate, because it wouldn't take a lot of changes to fix the book; Most of it is fine if you're OK with how video-gamey it is, but the author obviously wanted it to be taken more seriously than that (despite his claim that "it's deliberately and joyously over-the-top [and] unapologetically overblown").