Nothing in Particular

All was average

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Scott was masterful as usual.

The book before this one was better.

I love Scott Brick ability to bring the characters to life with his voice, so yes I would definitely buy another one of his narratives as long as it's not written by Brad Meltzer. At this time, I have no intention of ever buying another novel by him.

No, I actually enjoyed reading James Rollins who stories are usually about a secret order of some kind.

Yes, Scott Brick showed enough emotion to suit the story line.

I was sorely disappointed with this novel. I was expecting real drama, mystery and excitement, and got none.

I like Brad Meltzer's early works, so I was really looking forward to this one, but the Fifth Assassin, like the novel that proceeded, the Inner Circle, was dull and left a lot to be desired. There was way too much history and fact and not nearly enough fiction and excitement. I felt like I was in history class and dreading every single moment of it. I hope his next fictional novel will be more entertaining. It is why I select to read fiction instead of non-fiction. I think Meltzer is a great fictional writer, but unfortunately he seems to be stuck in a boring writers realm. I hope he finds his way out because I miss the days when he wrote stuff like the Zero Game.

It was okay. Story was very boring in some areas so it took me a long time to finish this book.

The story line was a little blah although the listening some of the history was interesting.

Scott always does a good job.

No

No, I usually don't repeat books.

Yes!

It did keep me going, and I had to wait until a slower part came around to shut it off.

As far as I'm concerned Meltzer is a wonderful teacher and darn good writer. Very, very bright while he weaves fiction and fact. I've watched him on the History Channel doing the "Decoded" series, very interesting as are the topics he has his team research.

I am a fan of Brad Meltzer's "Decoded", but have never read any of his books. This one just did not hold my interest, And, what a disappointment, since I am a huge fan of conspiracy theories and mysteries.

Interesting, captivating.

I love how the author runs with an idea and gets it to tie into actual history.

Scott Brick is my favorite narrator. Always does a great job with the story!

No way

Have enjoyed his work on other titles. He is not bad.

My book started playing at chapter 62. Not sure why, but the story is so bad, I do not care to try to straighten out the problem.

Look, it's my fault for not realizing this book was part of a trilogy. So, since I did not read Book 1, I was not primed to read this book. And I feel this book does not stand on its own. It isn't that I missed Book 1. its more that I expected a fuller story in this book. All the 14 hours of build up and suspense just seem to get dissipated by the 15th hour made to set up Book 3, whenever it will be written and published.

As far as believability, Beecher, the main character is an archivist, i.e. a librarian. Why? What about the Dewey Decimal System makes one a James Bond? Given the subject matter, he could have been FBI or Secret Service. Wouldn't have really made a difference and would have been more believable. While the author added substantial back stories to some of the main characters--usually a good thing--jumping from the present to past often seemed to cut or frustrate tension rather than enhance it.

I've listened to Scot Brick before and liked his readings. This time, however, it seemed like every sentence was read as if the next were about to reveal the secret of the universe--the reading was somewhat overboard.

I wanted to like the book based on interviews with Brad Meltzer. I was looking for to a great historical thriller. The book does pretty well deliver well on history, but I was not thrilled.

Smart, educated, well read Beacher continues to be unbelievable in this second installment of political mysteries. A previous reviewer stated this book is best understood if listened to right after Inner Circle, I followed that advice listening to the books back to back. By the end I found Beacher's culpability doubtful but he does seem to get himself into endless, difficult situations. Sometimes he really does not learn from past experience, Still they are entertaining stories. Based on the ending I know there will be a third book in the series and I look forward to listening!