Review: Pandora’s Succession
Pandora’s Succession
Russell Brooks
Synopsis: Ridley Fox was on the verge of resigning from a career in the CIA, when his fiancee was murdered. Now he has spent years looking for her killer. After following a lead, he narrowly escapes capture from a top secret bioweapons facility, and uncovers an unstoppable microbe weapon called Pandora. Fox teams up with Nita Parris, a fellow CIA operative working undercover. Parris and Fox will have to work together to stop this deadly weapon from being unleashed and wiping out the planet.
One of the things I love about reviewing books is that it has given me the opportunity to read some books that I most likely would not have picked up otherwise. Pandora’s Succession is one of them.
I have to be honest, I wasn’t totally sure what to expect out of this one, but I think that worked in my favor. I had no expectations, and I was just along for the ride. And it was quite the ride!
This is one action packed book! It threw me for a loop several times. I certainly wasn’t bored reading it. There were some things that I didn’t completely enjoy, but they were strictly personal preferences, not anything wrong with the book. I mention them ONLY because they are major points. Pandora’s Succession is very heavy in military-esque, weaponry and combat jargon, most of which went straight over my head. But again, these are my personal preferences, and even with those issues, I still enjoyed reading it.
The first couple of chapters, I struggled somewhat with keeping the characters straight. It felt like there were a lot of characters introduced in a very short amount of time. I kept needing to remind myself who was who. Thankfully, this problem was ironed out relatively quickly, and I had little to no issues keeping them straight throughout the rest of the book. Apart from that, and some minor editing errors, overall, it was a pretty entertaining read.
If you are a person who enjoys spy- suspense fiction, I think this would be a good read for you. I believe it will hold your interest and keep you entertained.