Scan barcode
A review by bookishdutchie
Heat Storm by Richard Castle
5.0
It still amazes me that a book series that got started as a bit of a jokey spin-off to a tv series (Castle) turned out to be so good! All of the books — this one included — read like episodes of Castle. And since the tv series has ended, I’m very happy the book series has continued. It’s a great way to dive back into that world. Book #1 was a bit mediocre, but they have just been getting better and better ever since. This 9th one did not disappoint!
It’s fun to discover little details in the book that harken back to the tv series. Like the office building being called The Marlowe, Heat being offered a prestigious job in government, or someone saying “You have no idea..!” Little nuggets like that made me smile.
The the Beckett/Heat character is also just awesome. You can’t help but root for her and she is very well written.
Really the only downside to the book was that it was a little bit predictable who ‘The Serpent’ was and also that the person who turned out to be the bad guy was gonna end up being the bad guy even though the writer tried to make them come off as trustworthy. But that didn’t make the book any less enjoyable. And the wild goose chase after the red herring was actually kind of fun too.
Can’t wait to dig into the next (and possibly final) book..!
It’s fun to discover little details in the book that harken back to the tv series. Like the office building being called The Marlowe, Heat being offered a prestigious job in government, or someone saying “You have no idea..!” Little nuggets like that made me smile.
The the Beckett/Heat character is also just awesome. You can’t help but root for her and she is very well written.
Really the only downside to the book was that it was a little bit predictable who ‘The Serpent’ was and also that the person who turned out to be the bad guy was gonna end up being the bad guy even though the writer tried to make them come off as trustworthy. But that didn’t make the book any less enjoyable. And the wild goose chase after the red herring was actually kind of fun too.
Can’t wait to dig into the next (and possibly final) book..!