Reviews

State of the Union, Volume 3: A Thriller by Brad Thor

darth_vader's review against another edition

4.0

Great novel. Enjoyed the story line and suspense.

booksmy's review against another edition

3.0

4 for the story, 2 for the testosterone-laden, weapons-catalogue-esque verbiage. One-T-Scot is the manliest manly man ever.

I'm hoping One-T-Scot is less jerky in the next book...

jillius52's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

tomasthanes's review against another edition

5.0

It's amazing how much better Brad Thor's writing has gotten in just 3 books.

This novel had a good story which he kept moving. The relationships between the various characters (good and bad) were constantly shifting. It's not quite a Tom Clancy novel where all of the good guys work together no matter what; perhaps it's a bit more realistic.

The author provided lots of details about the weapons and gear.

All in all, I'm looking forward to reading the next book.

thebfry's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lfro2013's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Fun, suitably engaging, action packed in a good way. He hammers on about patriotism a bit more than necessary in my opinion. With books like these I always invariably compare them to Jack Reacher, and they never quite stack up- the biggest downfall is they get a bit too political, focusing on the ideology rather than the ethics (unlike Jack Reacher of course). This one was a bit far fetched but still pretty good. Wasn't entirely convinced by how they explain how the Russians figured it all out.

lynnjones's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

nklosty's review against another edition

4.0

Listened to the novel. Again Scot Harvath takes on the world. I enjoy the pace and action that happened in this novel. The different locations and the recurring characters and relationships make the novels more interesting. 85*

wendylady101's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

katemoxie's review against another edition

5.0

Outstanding. Extremely plausible scenario. Hard to put down.