Make Me & Permafrost (Two mini reviews)

This is a bit different to many Jack Reacher titles. It is overly long, or just seems that way. He teams up with fired (retired) FBI agent, who becomes his partner (in all forms of the word).

The problem I had with this book was the slowness. The action was fast, interesting and the killers on their trail were at times idiots and at other times smart. In all times they failed. The shootout in the hallway gave me pause but over all, this is a decent Jack Reacher novel. 

Much better than what his brother writes. 

 

Overall, this a decent Time Travel book, with an interesting twist and based in Russia. The details are great. The action sudden and enticing but the mistrust between the main characters was infuriating. Maybe that was the point. 

It took a long time for me to warm up to the main character. She wasn't realistic in my eyes. I'm sure other readers loved her. 

 

The Institute by Stephen King

I stopped at the half way mark. It just went on and on and on. Get on with the story, King. The writing is good. The story had promise. I know that King was building up the characters and giving them lives and so forth. In his book on writing he says to cut the unnecessary. Is he taking his own advice? I think not. 

What's the book about? Kids with super powers basically. A whole bunch of miniature sized Carrie. The story centers around Luke, a child prodigy. Sometimes, stuff around his moves a little. This is noticed by a group of people and Luke is kidnapped. His parents are killed the same night. 

At the institute, he is surrounded by many others who, like him, have powers. Tests are performed on these kids. Child abuse tests. But they are rewarded with coins which they can use for stuff like cigarettes and booze. Nothing is off limits.  

My biggest pet peeve was all the Trump bashing. Leave politics at the door, man. I don't add NZ politics into my books. 

And I'm not the only one to believe politics should be left at the door. The first two top reviews from Amazon: