hlburke's review
4.0
This is a hard one for me to review, because reading it, there was an overwhelming feeling of "I'm not the intended audience for this." The writing and characters reminded me a bit of Tom Clancy ... maybe it was the character's military backstory (and admittedly, it's been about a decade since I read any Clancy), but that wasn't what I'd usually expect out of this genre, so it was an interesting combination for me. I personally like a little more whimsy to this, but this is more hardhitting, factual, sort of blow by blow action. And it works, I think, though it isn't something I'd usually read. Interesting mix of Japanese myth and modern action.
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