Reviews for Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Series #12)

The average rating for Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Series #12) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-06-22 00:00:00 Nicole Peake After reading about 8 of Child's Jack Reacher books, I finally found a dud. It started out thrilling, as expected, but quickly became almost boring. I can not believe I am typing those words. Reacher's repeatedly doing the same thing, over and over (returning to a bad place) was tedious and so unlike our hero's usual behavior. The plot wandered all over the place and the book was too long. I found it impossible to buy into the far-fetched "conspiracy theory" with its pathetic "villains" and was surprised at Child's foray into political opinion (putting his opinions into Reacher's mouth -which completely changed Reacher's character). This was totally out of place, I thought, and awkward at best. I just hope that Child has not run out of stories and that he will return Reacher to his previous inventive adventures. I only read the Amazon reviews after finishing the book, and must say I am not surprised that there are 190 reviews and the average is an abyssmal 2.5 stars. Most of his other books have averaged 4 stars.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-07-25 00:00:00 Mauricio Ibanez 3.5/5 At the individual level in sweaty gyms the thugs doing the training had pointed out that gentlemen who behaved decently weren't around to train anyone. They were already dead. Therefore: Hit early, hit hard. Good, almost great. As always happens when I pick up Lee Child's books, I was completely hooked and once I got into the story, I had real trouble putting it down. The moment I opened the first page, my curiosity was piqued immediately. I couldn't stop guessing and wondering what was really going on in Despair, why the locals acted so strange, and what secrets they were hiding. I enjoyed reading this twelfth installment a lot, so much so that I thought I would give it five stars for certain. But unfortunately, by the end, it didn't quite hit its mark. The book left me with some unanswered questions and some of the answers I got were not what I expected. Let's just say, they were somewhat unclear which I found a bit unsatisfying. So far, this one is my least favorite of Jack Reacher series. However, despite that, I considered Nothing to Lose a good read. It had an interesting and gripping plot that moved forward at a nice pace. But most of all, Jack Reacher alone makes this book worth reading! Recommended for fans of suspense/mystery/thriller.