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awwcripes's review against another edition
4.0
Fun read. Reminded me of the first time I watched The Hunt for Red October. I think a lot of readers will be put off by the exuberant and frequent use of military and especially naval acronyms (JOOD, COMSUBGRU, etc). I personally love that stuff and relish all the technical details that many other reviewers have resented. If there's a bullet fired I want to know what caliber and what the effective range is. So this book suited me just fine.
jb16772's review
3.0
A good book. The second in the 'reboot' of the Op-Center series, and I have to admit I'm still struggling to remember who's who and what the Op-centre structure is. Too many names of Op-Center personel are strewn about without much added value.
The story is good though the second 'event' feels a bit bolted on. I know it is not since the first stage of the book deals with the required bits and pieces on the Op-center side but the North Korea 'response' angle is introduced quite late, eventhough it was being prepped by NK for longer. It could have added more drama if it was woven into the story better.
The many North Korea storyline is very good, especially the events in the yellow sea. However if these events had been fleshed out possibly with a few more Navy elements this could have been a great novel without ever mentioning Op-Center, and having Commander Kate Bigelow as the main character. So three stars not four, though it is probably good enough for 3.5 if that were possible.
The story is good though the second 'event' feels a bit bolted on. I know it is not since the first stage of the book deals with the required bits and pieces on the Op-center side but the North Korea 'response' angle is introduced quite late, eventhough it was being prepped by NK for longer. It could have added more drama if it was woven into the story better.
The many North Korea storyline is very good, especially the events in the yellow sea. However if these events had been fleshed out possibly with a few more Navy elements this could have been a great novel without ever mentioning Op-Center, and having Commander Kate Bigelow as the main character. So three stars not four, though it is probably good enough for 3.5 if that were possible.
danlandreads's review
2.0
Meh. Somewhat interesting characters in a decent plot. But never really felt the enemies had any realistic chance of winning, this draining the story of any real tension at the end.
jaxboiler's review
I picked this book up on Thursday when I realized I was about to run out of books. This one started off kind of slow but then began to pick up. The ending was a little funky to me but it kept me entertained for a few hours.
borisfeldman's review
2.0
Clancy-esque, but not quite as good.
Ok writing, predictable plot.
Let Clancy rest in peace.
Ok writing, predictable plot.
Let Clancy rest in peace.
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