Make Me by Lee Child

Make Me by Lee Child

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Genre: Fiction, Action

Pages: eBook, 416 pages

Rating: 3.5/5

Summary (from chapters.indigo.ca):

“Why is this town called Mother’s Rest?”

That’s all Reacher wants to know. But no one will tell him. It’s a tiny place hidden in a thousand square miles of wheat fields, with a railroad stop, and sullen and watchful people, and a worried woman named Michelle Chang, who mistakes him for someone else: her missing partner in a private investigation she thinks must have started small and then turned lethal.

Reacher has no particular place to go, and all the time in the world to get there, and there’s something about Chang . . . so he teams up with her and starts to ask around. He thinks: How bad can this thing be? But before long he’s plunged into a desperate race through LA, Chicago, Phoenix, and San Francisco, and through the hidden parts of the internet, up against thugs and assassins every step of the way—right back to where he started, in Mother’s Rest, where he must confront the worst nightmare he could imagine.

Walking away would have been easier. But as always, Reacher’s rule is: If you want me to stop, you’re going to have to make me.

Review:

It's been a hot minute since I've read one of Lee Child's 'Jack Reacher' stories and being in the midst of all things Christmas, it took me a couple of chapters before I was able to fully digest what was happening.

Nothing screams action and adventure like a good ole Jack Reacher book. When I think of Jack, I don't see Tom Cruise (as cast in the movie), I see someone more like The Rock. A GIANT, full of muscle and as bad ass as pretty much anyone else on Earth. He's awesome.

What I really appreciate about the way that Lee Child writes this series is that you don't have to read them in order. There isn't really any carry-over from book to book and while there may be the odd detail that comes up from another book, it's not something that would create confusion or take away from the overall story. With 'Make Me' being the 20th book in the series, it's nice to know that you can pick it up and not worry about needing all the back details (even though I've read most of previous books).

Make Me follows the typical pattern of Jack Reacher... he shows up in some random location and stumbles into a crazy situation and from there, chaos ensues. I did find that the story dragged at certain parts with maybe a little bit more detail than necessary but, when the action started... WOAH, what an edge of the seat feeling.

Overall, a decent edition to the series and I will, of course, continue with reading the books as they become available. Always good for a quick read!