Book Review- Brad Meltzer- The Inner Circle

Brad Meltzer- The Inner Circle (Grand Central Publishing 2011) 3.25 Stars

Beecher is an archivist in Washington and has just reunited with an old school crush. They have just stumbled upon a secret that has killed a friend and may just get them killed. Not sure who to trust or whom he is fighting against, he must try to sort through the murky details. Running for his life, he will make history, rather than just reading it.

This book was just okay for me. It never really had a “Wow, this is a good book,” moment. It was interesting enough to keep you reading and had an excellent twisting plot that kept you on your toes. I did find that it was kind of like a couple of his other books. It also had some very interesting historical details. I found the characters were pretty good, but did not have the same strength I have seen in his other books. It was also cool that it tied in the last book I read by him and set it up for another book. Overall it was okay for a one time read.

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Tony Peters

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Book Review- Brad Meltzer- The Book of Fate

Brad Meltzer- The Book of Fate (Hachette Book Group 2007) 3.5 Stars

As a presidential aide, Wes Holloway thought his life couldn’t get better, but it sure could get a lot worse in a heck of hurry. When an assassin shoots Boyle, the president’s best friend and adviser, as well as Wes Holloway things are never the same again. Left with half a functioning face and shattered confidence, Wes must try to cope with the after effects. Now Boyle has suddenly turned up again and Wes finds himself in danger from all sides. Can he find out what is going on before he winds up dead?

It started off pretty interesting, with all the foreshadowing comments from the main character. Then with the botched presidential assassination it was really good. Sadly it took a nose dive and was pretty slow for quite some time. Eventually it did slowly build up to a great explosive ending. It should have ended about twenty pages before it did though, as the ending was kind of pointless. I loved the characters in this book, they were very well done. I especially loved Rogo, Wes’ best friend, he helped the story along greatly and provided comic relief. The overall plot was really good; it had the potential to be a lot more fast-paced than it was. Overall the book was pretty good and I would recommend reading it.

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Tony Peters

Kids on a Case: The Case of the Ten Grand Kidnapping

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