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Chapter by Chapter features me reading one chapter (or possibly multiple chapter for this one) of the selected book at the time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.

I would make a joke about reading this book while sick, but so far there is improvement over the previous novel. The Op-Center crew has been less annoying than the first book and show a bit more competence and teamwork. Last time we learned more about just how small Commie Op-Center is compared to the original.

I’m also noticing that these are necessarily the mustache-twirling villains you’d expect. Dogin and his two partners in evil are, but Orlov is really interesting to watch in action. The man isn’t in this for power and control like Dogin is. He really things what he’s doing, and it’s still questionable how much he actually knows about what he’s doing, is in the best interests of Russia. He’s a patriot who love his country and will use his clout and position as a former cosmonaut for the benefit of the country. We also saw he will put people over leaders, which is more of an American thing (or it’s what we claim to strive for–we all know Congress has its share of power mongers). He’s a good man who may or may not be in the middle of doing bad things. Again, I don’t know how much he knows.

We won’t learn much this chapter, as it’s back to our heroes in DC, who have been showing themselves to be more worthy of the title than in the previous novel. I’m hoping that trend continues.

Chapter 23: Monday, 1:45 PM, Washington, DC

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