addypap's review against another edition
4.0
Solid book, not the best of the series very run of the mill for the genre. Narration, as will all in series, is fine, not a lot of variance in the characters. I'd give the story three stars. Very standard fare but did enjoy.
lwalker77's review against another edition
4.0
This was another solid, high stakes thriller from Ben Coes. I think this one was my favorite Dewey Andreas book to date. I highly recommend!
srsanderson's review against another edition
5.0
I love reading these types of novels. The political thrillers, where the main character is such a bad ass, and America is always defending herself against her enemies.
I think what separates Dewey Andreas from all of the other macho alpha predator protagonists out there, is how realistic he is. In this novel, he is especially human as he has just lost the second (and what he presumes to be final) chance at love and a relatively normal life. He is vulnerable and in that sense, beleivable. He doesn't lose his fiance and then hop right back into the fray of things, no, he loses Jessica, then goes running to Maine to recover. Perhaps indefinitely.
When this story unfolds, it does so not just from Dewey's perspective. I would actually say there was a majority of non-Dewey chapters, and that's why this story is so awesome. It's not overloaded with bad-assery, its balanced between bad guy perspective, CIA perspective, caught in the crossfire perspective, and US operative Dewey Andreas perspective.
Has the ole "religious fanatics want to blow up America and her people" been done before? Yes. But the integration of several types of enemies (religious and vengeful) was great, and semi believable. I was throughly entertained.
rah-rah, go 'Merica! Thanks Ben Coes for the awesome read.
I think what separates Dewey Andreas from all of the other macho alpha predator protagonists out there, is how realistic he is. In this novel, he is especially human as he has just lost the second (and what he presumes to be final) chance at love and a relatively normal life. He is vulnerable and in that sense, beleivable. He doesn't lose his fiance and then hop right back into the fray of things, no, he loses Jessica, then goes running to Maine to recover. Perhaps indefinitely.
When this story unfolds, it does so not just from Dewey's perspective. I would actually say there was a majority of non-Dewey chapters, and that's why this story is so awesome. It's not overloaded with bad-assery, its balanced between bad guy perspective, CIA perspective, caught in the crossfire perspective, and US operative Dewey Andreas perspective.
Has the ole "religious fanatics want to blow up America and her people" been done before? Yes. But the integration of several types of enemies (religious and vengeful) was great, and semi believable. I was throughly entertained.
rah-rah, go 'Merica! Thanks Ben Coes for the awesome read.
scott_a_miller's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
5 Stars. Another great Dewey book. Coes knocked this one out of the park. It was impossible to believe in all the right places. It touched just about every base, full throttle, beginning to end. It seems like each one is better than the one before. Bring on the next one.
dburley37's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This is the best Dewey Andreas book I have read so far. It is tense with action. The ending is spectacular.
tanyarobinson's review against another edition
4.0
I'm giving this book 3.5 stars, but rounding it up to a 4, because it really is better than a 3-star book. Coes always comes up with exciting plots, and I liked that in this rendition his hero, Dewey Andreas, is suffering from PTSD and finds that he cannot always access his near-superhuman abilities. What I DIDN'T like, though, is his usual coarse language (I wish there was an audio-book filter that would just bleep out every F-word; seriously, I would pay for that!).
tpaulschulte's review against another edition
5.0
Ben Coes is without a doubt one of the best of the new breed of thriller writers that have emerged over the last few years. His Dewey Andreas series is one of the best out there. It took me a little while to pick up the first in the series, "Power Down" just because the title didn't speak to me. But, once you start the book you realze that this is a writer with great skill.
The pace of Independence Day is blistering. It is up to Dewey and company to stop a potential terrorist attack from a brilliant hacker bent on revenge. All of the familiar cast of characters are present, with a damaged Dewey still recovering from a devastating personal tragedy, trying to come to an understanding of his courage in the face of adversity and the love he feels for his country.
You will not be sorry reading any of Coe's books with this being extremely timely for a great summer beach read leading to Independence Day.
The pace of Independence Day is blistering. It is up to Dewey and company to stop a potential terrorist attack from a brilliant hacker bent on revenge. All of the familiar cast of characters are present, with a damaged Dewey still recovering from a devastating personal tragedy, trying to come to an understanding of his courage in the face of adversity and the love he feels for his country.
You will not be sorry reading any of Coe's books with this being extremely timely for a great summer beach read leading to Independence Day.
cleap1967's review against another edition
4.0
If you love Brad Taylor, Stephen Hunter, maybe Daniel Silva---and you're not squeamish about a bad guy that downs an entire airliner just to keep one teensy little spy out of Russia---then this is the book for you.
You won't be bored. Not for a single page.
You won't be bored. Not for a single page.
jmcguoirk's review against another edition
4.0
A little too much self loathing in the beginning... but then... Russia and non stop action.
splitinfinitive's review against another edition
4.0
Dewey Andreas is back! And he's meaner, faster, angrier, and raging against his inner demons. A complex, fast-paced plot, a really engaging super-villain and some irrepressible banter serve to make a great read - I powered through the book in two sittings. Ben Coes delivers another smash hit!