A review by milesofpages
Dark Horse, by Gregg Hurwitz
4.0
#DarkHorse
“Señor Nowhere Man, No one measures up to a myth. But you come close”
I’ve been waiting for Evan Smoak/Drug Cartel crossover, and it was worth the wait. It was hard to cheer for the bad guys or the good guys, because everyone was at fault, or partially to blame. That ambiguity really solidified the theme in the Orphan X books, and I’m glad the series has continued.
Evan Smoak, Joey, Dog, Mia, and all the badassery of the series back better than ever. We all know I started this series because Duncan loves it so much, and now I’m invested. Scott Brick is back with the audio, and as always, hits the dry sense of humor and brutal scenes as natural as they come. I loved listening to the audio, and some of the scenes were very graphic played out on audio. That’s what I expect from this series, and it does make a bigger impact on audio.
Dark Horse is number 7 in the series, but I feel like this is the one that really tugged at my heart. It was really heart wrenching and was on the edge of my seat to hope Anjelina and Aragón would be reunited and have a happy…er ending. I didn’t want anything to happen to her and was waiting for the Evan Smoak save the day Batman signal to come down and Ed everyone up. The ending had me trying to turn more pages (and press play again) to try to magically make the next book in the series pop out because it left me on another great cliffhanger. I cannot wait to see what happens next! P.S. as this is a series, I do not recommend reading this as a standalone because you will need all the backstory.
Thank you so much @minotaur and @macmillanaudio for the gifted copy! Dark Horse is out 2/8
“Señor Nowhere Man, No one measures up to a myth. But you come close”
I’ve been waiting for Evan Smoak/Drug Cartel crossover, and it was worth the wait. It was hard to cheer for the bad guys or the good guys, because everyone was at fault, or partially to blame. That ambiguity really solidified the theme in the Orphan X books, and I’m glad the series has continued.
Evan Smoak, Joey, Dog, Mia, and all the badassery of the series back better than ever. We all know I started this series because Duncan loves it so much, and now I’m invested. Scott Brick is back with the audio, and as always, hits the dry sense of humor and brutal scenes as natural as they come. I loved listening to the audio, and some of the scenes were very graphic played out on audio. That’s what I expect from this series, and it does make a bigger impact on audio.
Dark Horse is number 7 in the series, but I feel like this is the one that really tugged at my heart. It was really heart wrenching and was on the edge of my seat to hope Anjelina and Aragón would be reunited and have a happy…er ending. I didn’t want anything to happen to her and was waiting for the Evan Smoak save the day Batman signal to come down and Ed everyone up. The ending had me trying to turn more pages (and press play again) to try to magically make the next book in the series pop out because it left me on another great cliffhanger. I cannot wait to see what happens next! P.S. as this is a series, I do not recommend reading this as a standalone because you will need all the backstory.
Thank you so much @minotaur and @macmillanaudio for the gifted copy! Dark Horse is out 2/8