This first is from My Name is Sage, a blog run by the publicist, Sage Adderly, who I hired to run my blog tour for this book.
On The Edge is the second novel I've read by Dick Hannah and the growth in his writing is evident. While the plot of this story revolves around the military and disciplined fitness, two things that normally wouldn't hold my attention, Hannah's writing captivated me until the last page.
This is a solid mystery with a group of characters that aren't what they appear to be. Protagonist Joe Malone attempts to juggle life after the war, family drama, and deceit within his work community. Hannah kept my interest with multiple twists and turns, which is necessary when executing a suspenseful tale. I liked that Dick Hannah added a light romance to the story. It added to the action-packed book without being distracting from the overall plot.
This second review is by Liz Wilkins of the Blog Liz Loves Books.
I liked the way this story flowed – well written and intriguing enough in the early stages to keep you turning pages, and with a good dose of interesting characterization it was an easy but involving read. Joe himself is well imagined – the challenges he faces to restore his mental health after the horrors he faced in Iraq are cleverly written and add great depth to his character. As for the adventure racing angle, I found this exciting to read – I don’t know a lot about this area but I found myself enjoying finding out. The author has written what he knows – and it shows.
All in all I would say this was worth a read if you like adventure, mystery and a great story well told.
Naturally I can't help but agree with both of these reviews. Secondly, these are the two most indepth reviews I've yet gotten. Unlike one or two of the others, these read as though the bloggers took time in reading the books. Of all the blog stops that did reviews I've yet to get a negative review (which is good to have) but like I mentioned above, no changes in purchases based on the blog tour.
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