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A review by bibliocat
Heat Storm by Richard Castle
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was the last book in the Castle TV tie-in series that I randomly found at the used bookstore. The focus of this particular book is that the two main Richard Castle characters, Nikki Heat and Derrick Storm, have to work together to solve a case. That being said, they only interacted a little bit at the beginning and end, which to me, defeated the purpose of the book.
Heat's main purpose was trying to find evidence that her mother had hidden that would prove her future potential employer, a Senator offering her a job, had taken a bribe from the all-encompassing bad guys of the story, The Shanghai Seven.
Storm's purpose was a lot closer to investigating the whereabouts of the Shanghai Seven, personified by their henchman, Colonel Feng.
The point of view switched between Heat and Storm every chapter, so as soon as the plot build up a head of steam, the reader is jerked out of that plotline to move to the other character. It just wasn't melded well together.
The other part that was disappointing is the lack of "Easter eggs" and sci-fi genre references. That's one of the things that makes me enjoy reading the Castle books. The only one I can think of is there were federal agent characters in the book that had similar names to Detectives Ryan and Esposito in the TV show, and that's it.
So overall, this was a book that's good to pass the time, but I think others in the series were more interesting.
Heat's main purpose was trying to find evidence that her mother had hidden that would prove her future potential employer, a Senator offering her a job, had taken a bribe from the all-encompassing bad guys of the story, The Shanghai Seven.
Storm's purpose was a lot closer to investigating the whereabouts of the Shanghai Seven, personified by their henchman, Colonel Feng.
The point of view switched between Heat and Storm every chapter, so as soon as the plot build up a head of steam, the reader is jerked out of that plotline to move to the other character. It just wasn't melded well together.
The other part that was disappointing is the lack of "Easter eggs" and sci-fi genre references. That's one of the things that makes me enjoy reading the Castle books. The only one I can think of is there were federal agent characters in the book that had similar names to Detectives Ryan and Esposito in the TV show, and that's it.
So overall, this was a book that's good to pass the time, but I think others in the series were more interesting.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual harassment