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End Game: David Baldacci (Will Robie series, 5)

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They find themselves not knowing whom to trust, with no real clues; they start blundering around, making friends and enemies along the way, and not dealing with their feelings for each other. Even as a longtime Baldacci fan and as an initial fan of this particular series, I can’t find anything good to say about End Game. Robin and Reel make consistently stupid choices in the plot, which is a shame considering how smart I know these characters really are. I'm hooked on this series, but this installment wasn't as gripping or fast paced as the previous stories. There’s a sense early in the book that this might be the final outing for Will and Jess and I wondered if that was going to be the case, which I guess had me reading while on edge a little more than usual.

Robie and Reel soon discover that there is another group who find themselves hiding out in Eastern Colorado, armed with their millions of dollars and secretive condominiums in former military outposts, awaiting the End of Days. I think the books did decline in quality, especially the last two, and maybe that's because they delve into the pasts of the characters and their storylines don't deliver what I was expecting for these characters I am so invested in. Together, they are informed that their handler, Roger ‘Blueman’ Walton, has gone missing during his annual vacation to Colorado. Jess is no help to us because – although we’re in both of their heads – Baldacci probably identifies more with Will so it felt like we were keeping his secrets rather than Jess’s. Our heroes have several clashes with the Neo-Nazi's, always showing their superior skill and intelligence.The climactic reveal was not much interesting as well, a bit so so, at least compared to the previous books, especially coming right after the jawdropping chilling final reveal and overall mystery of the A-plus greatness that was The Guilty. This is what a popcorn action thriller novel should be like but I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would.

It’s wildly melodramatic, the romantic interests act like, and have similar dialogue to, high schoolers.From a writing standpoint, the execution rather quickly dives into - and stays in - the realm of "you've got to be kidding. As Will and Jessica work the clues, suspects and background information is revealed piece by piece, and the two argue and bicker over Jessica being distant from Will without explanation.

The only part that I thought Baldacci may have actually written would have been the ending battle, which was the best part of the book.Overall, it’s a very enjoyable journey for the reader to follow their journey and try to solve the mystery before they do.

Then over the years they had ground into him a whole other being, still possessing the basics plus a spectrum of skills that most people could never imagine, much less achieve. The Agency Director sends Will and Jessica to investigate and find their handler before any state secrets are lost, but Grand is not just any other small town.As soon as the teen in the first instalment left the series the characters lose their suspension of disbelief around how they speak to one another.

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