Review: Hope Rises

Hope Rises by David Baldacci
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Hope Falls Flat.

The antagonist was so evil and so blatant about it that all I could think of was the character DR.Evil from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. I kept giggling every time I saw Victoria Steers name. The plan for them to break her Mother out of 'jail' was so convoluted that it also had me giggling.

I just don't think I'm the right audience for this novel. What is really too bad is that David Baldacci used to be one of the authors that I would automatically buy. No more.

*ARC supplied by the publisher, the author and NetGalley.


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Summary - "Walter Nash began a journey down a dark path of seemingly no return, and now he finds himself questioning everything that got him there in this thrilling sequel to Nash Falls from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.

Walter Nash, working under the alias of Dillon Hope, is on the road to revenge after becoming an informant for the FBI against a global criminal operation headed up by Victoria Steers. Steers has ripped everything Nash held dear away from him. He has nothing left to lose and with long, rigorous training under his belt the gentle and sensitive Nash has transformed into something he never thought he’d be: a physically imposing man with lethal skills. And now he has only goal left in life: taking down Victoria Steers.

In order to succeed, he’s going to need to cross enemy lines and work the job from the inside. But Steers is shrewd and only brings those with her complete trust into her inner circle. Nash must rely on every ounce of his hard-earned skills in order to prove himself an ally to Steers if he’s ever going to get close enough to decimate her criminal empire.

Yet, despite hating the woman for destroying his life, Nash finds himself oddly drawn to Steers in ways that he never could’ve imagined. And what he ultimately discovers will turn all he believed upside down, forcing Nash to do something truly unfathomable.

So, will the truth set Nash free?"