Extinct: Extracted, Book 3 by R. R. Haywood

What a fitting end to the trilogy. It follows the same formula that all of these books have followed—it's a fast-paced, action-filled book with plenty of drama and suspense. This one won't disappoint if you've already read the first two. 

Having read the first two books, the character development was already in place for the third book. So, having new characters added or previous characters expanded on was awesome. 

I never do spoiler reviews. 

Time travel can be a little weird and tricky to write and keep everything in the right place and in the right order (I have experienced this with my own time travel book, Scorched Earth), so I applaud Mr. Haywood on keeping things in line and his nifty trick of memories. 

This book, like all RR Haywood's books, is hard and fast. Filled with action, comedy, and a touch of romance.  

 

Executed (Extracted Trilogy book 2) by R. R. Haywood

If you haven't read the first book in this series, don't read this one. You will not understand what is going on. The characters in this book are well-developed (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta come across as real, the same as the heroes from the previous book.) except Mother--her reactions to the shit going down (in the first half) were unbelievable especially considering her position. 

This book acts like most middle books, it's a massive lead-up and setup for the final book. The sex scenes were dull and possibly page filler, one was a great lead-up to Delta being extracted.

Mr. Haywood's humor is spot on. 

In this book, the plot is simple, save Roland's son, who is the inventor of The Blue (the time travel device). They succeed but the British special forces managed to get their hands on a blueprint for the time machine and build their own. The US needs the UK to get its hands on the machine itself and as it is a danger they show they are willing to drop nuclear weapons on the UK. Then a host of other countries all point nuclear weapons are each other.  

The second part of the mission (plot) is to stop the world ending in 2111.  

The group's new leader, introduced at the end of book 1, devises a plan to save the world. 

I enjoyed the Rocky training montage. That was fun. The running, shooting, weapons, and holographic simulations were great. 

I enjoyed this book so much, I went straight into book three.

I'll Catch You by Jesse Kellerman

I have never read a Jesse Kellerman book before. I picked up this book in a secondhand bookstore. I read the rear cover (see below) how could I, a simple human, resist such a premise? I couldn't, so I purchased the book thinking I might have found another author to follow. 

The book starts off very dull but sets up the back story well. The short chapters keep you turning the pages wondering what's coming. It takes quite a while to start. It's a good idea and the twist about his best friend is good. The ending was as expected and drawn out. 

Although interesting, as a thriller it wasn't very good. And I liked the blurbs at the front of the book for the fake author, especially one from Lee Child. Brilliant. 

This book is about a failed writer, Pfefferkon, whose best friend, Bill, 'made it' in the publishing field, and married the woman Pfefferkon loved. They haven't spoken or been friends for a long time. Bill has gone missing and is considered dead. His wife has made funeral arrangements. She offers him a place to stay and they shag. In Bill's writing room, he finds the last novel Bill completed. 

Everything that happens to Pfefferkon seems to have been planned by others. 

This book has everything for an excellent thriller. But it fails. It's long-winded, drawn-out, and dull. The all-important fight scenes are cut out. Usually, a chapter ends, and then you turn the page 'cause that is a tense moment and ... nothing. It's all over with a throw-away comment, "That was brutal."