The Athena Project by Brad Thor
The Athena Project by Brad Thor
As military thrillers go this was an easy win for me. I enjoyed the all-femme-fatale Delta team greatly and think I will definitely be reading some more of their tall tales. As with alot of military action-thriller type stuff some of it was a little over the top but still highly entertaining. I didn’t even mind the romantic undertones! I think this author has the cattiness of women in close quarters pretty well nailed as well. I don’t claim to know what Delta Force *really* does out there in the world but I’d like to think that it’s this kind of stuff… find the bad guys and kicking their asses!! Three nights or about 6 hours… quick, easy and fun! My vote is to give it a read!
The ladies all have well-developed…. ahh personalities (among other things, apparently). Who knew those could be a bonus?! 
I always thought they were a bitch when crawling on my belly during live fire exercises!! Maybe I should stayed in the Army and held out for Delta, eh??
I was at the bookstore looking to pick up another of Brad Thor’s books but since I couldn’t decide which one to get I opted to wait, so if anyone has a recommendation I’d love to hear it. Check out his other work on his website: http://www.BradThor.com
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Book Review
The Pyramid of Doom by Andy McDermott
A fun and wild ride… fast-paced, funny and at times over-the-top but a good story that kept me reading until the wee hours of the morning! I’m not sure how much of the Egyptology was based in reality but whether true or not it didn’t detract from the story or my enjoyment. Imagine Lara Croft teaming up with James Bond… loved it! My only regret is that this book was obviously written in the middle of the series and while it certainly stands on its own there were references to prior books that I wish I had read first. Of course, my Egyptphile brain honed in on this one so that is my punishment I guess! I will definitely be reading more of the adventures of Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase.
Check out Andy McDermott’s Webpage here.
Current Mood: Book Review
The Lost Temple by Tom Harper
Finally finshed reading “The Lost Temple” by Tom Harper. Seems like it took me forever to finish with all the other stuff going on. The story moved along a bit slowly for me so it definitely wasn’t a sit and read in one fell swoop kind of book. As my loyal subscribers already know I like historical fiction, especially things to do with Egypt. This was actually to do with Ancient Greece, really further back than that. Think Achilles and Troy, etc. It had a little injection of Indiana Jones though the protagonist really wasn’t an archeologist. Per my usual complaint, there were a couple ‘love scenes’ that I could have done without though they didn’t really detract from the story at all. The ending was a bit lackluster but good and I think not maybe what I was expecting. Overall a good read. I will likely pick up other books by Tom Harper.
