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beejai's review
1.0
When I was younger, I was broke. I wanted to be able to wear the bling that all my friends had, but there was absolutely no way I could afford it. Thank God for China Town. If I wanted a Movado watch, Tommy Hilfiger clothes, or... whatever. All I needed to do was take a trip down to Lower Manhattan. On the outside, that watch looks just like the $500 real thing, but here it only costs you $20. That bottle might look like it is CK1 cologne, just don't ever spray and use that bottle you shelled out $15 for. Nobody will know the difference if you keep using Preferred Stock and let your friends all think it is the real deal.
This book is the Chinatown knockoff of a good spy novel. On the cover, it looks like the real thing. I mean, we are told, "The perfect post-Bond spy...Move over, Jason Bourne." That's funny.
The problem is, 20 minutes later, the watch is broken and I'm out twenty bucks. In the same way, 20 pages in I realize that I'm not reading a spy novel but rather a train wreck. And just like a train wreck, I know I should look away and move on but I just can't help myself. The only reason I finished this book was because I simply couldn't believe that it could ever possibly get any worse... and yet it kept getting worse. The characters aren't believable. The plot isn't plausible. The author's bias is blatant. The romantic relationships are ridiculous. And the twists are all telegraphed. My cousin's son could write a better thriller than this... and he still thinks Paw Patrol is the best show on TV.
This book is the Chinatown knockoff of a good spy novel. On the cover, it looks like the real thing. I mean, we are told, "The perfect post-Bond spy...Move over, Jason Bourne." That's funny.
The problem is, 20 minutes later, the watch is broken and I'm out twenty bucks. In the same way, 20 pages in I realize that I'm not reading a spy novel but rather a train wreck. And just like a train wreck, I know I should look away and move on but I just can't help myself. The only reason I finished this book was because I simply couldn't believe that it could ever possibly get any worse... and yet it kept getting worse. The characters aren't believable. The plot isn't plausible. The author's bias is blatant. The romantic relationships are ridiculous. And the twists are all telegraphed. My cousin's son could write a better thriller than this... and he still thinks Paw Patrol is the best show on TV.
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