Blowback
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- Create Date：2022-09-04 21:21:41
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：James Patterson
- ISBN：B09PL5RLVV
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Reviews
Linda
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This is another hit for James Patterson。 The story revolves around a power hungry but insane President Keegan Barrett and 2 CIA operatives that get caught up in his shenanigans。 The story has a lot of dirty politics and intrigue。 We all have wondered what America would be like if there were no barriers to really getting stuff done。 President Barrett decides for himself to remove all the barriers to fulfilling his plan。 At first his plans seem sort of reasonable and that is what brings the 2 CIA This is another hit for James Patterson。 The story revolves around a power hungry but insane President Keegan Barrett and 2 CIA operatives that get caught up in his shenanigans。 The story has a lot of dirty politics and intrigue。 We all have wondered what America would be like if there were no barriers to really getting stuff done。 President Barrett decides for himself to remove all the barriers to fulfilling his plan。 At first his plans seem sort of reasonable and that is what brings the 2 CIA operatives Liam and Noa into the fold。 They knew that what they were doing was against the rules/regulations but President Barrett explains how they are only bending/delaying some of the rules instead of smashing them to bits。 They quickly realize the error of their ways in believing in the President。 The action really picks up as they have to figure out to stop the President and prevent a war。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an advance reading copy in exchange for a real review。 。。。more
Irv Kantrowitz
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The book explores the question， what if the people elect a psychopath as president。I am very happy with this book。 It starts out a little slow but quickly has a lot of adventure。 suspense， and thrills。 It was very difficult to put it down during the second half of the story。
Robin
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This is a typical James Patterson thriller， with lots of edge-of-your-seat action， strong characters， fast-moving plotlines， and realistic， scary outcomes。 President Bartlett is a very popular President， handsome， charming， and dedicated。 Although he is single， there are no hints of improprieties or unacceptable behavior。 In short， he seems almost perfect。。。until he isn't。 Terrific， fast read。 Thanks to NetGalley and Little， Brown and Company for providing an ARC。 This is a typical James Patterson thriller， with lots of edge-of-your-seat action， strong characters， fast-moving plotlines， and realistic， scary outcomes。 President Bartlett is a very popular President， handsome， charming， and dedicated。 Although he is single， there are no hints of improprieties or unacceptable behavior。 In short， he seems almost perfect。。。until he isn't。 Terrific， fast read。 Thanks to NetGalley and Little， Brown and Company for providing an ARC。 。。。more
Heidi
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This is my first James Patterson book that isn't for grade school children。 I know but this grade schoolbooks are so much fun to read to kids。Blowback is a very on the nose of current political climate with a narcissistic President believes that he is doing everything to protect the country he loves。 US President Keegan Barrett CIA agents to take down his enemies as the people around him are getting sick。 After the first 1\2 of the book starts off slow filled with backstories and information on This is my first James Patterson book that isn't for grade school children。 I know but this grade schoolbooks are so much fun to read to kids。Blowback is a very on the nose of current political climate with a narcissistic President believes that he is doing everything to protect the country he loves。 US President Keegan Barrett CIA agents to take down his enemies as the people around him are getting sick。 After the first 1\2 of the book starts off slow filled with backstories and information on all the important characters that will play major roles in the story。 After that the action， mystery start to come to life keeping readers hooked。 Even with a few too many plot holes this story will keep readers ready for what is next with these two authors。 If this book had been written 5 or 6 years ago， I would have called it silly idea。 However， at times this story hits very close to home。Thank you to Netgalley for an advance copy of Blowback by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois。 。。。more
Julie Garner
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WOW！！！！
Bill
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First-time Patterson reader here。 I was looking forward to sampling this popular author。 I was a bit disappointed。 After a clunky first third full of overwrought physical and background descriptions of even minor players， this book got down to business and had me hooked， even with a stunningly unbelievable plot （no matter how many comparisons are drawn to TFG）。 What I find hard to reconcile with reality in thriller plots are any conspiracies that involve more than a couple of conspirators and an First-time Patterson reader here。 I was looking forward to sampling this popular author。 I was a bit disappointed。 After a clunky first third full of overwrought physical and background descriptions of even minor players， this book got down to business and had me hooked， even with a stunningly unbelievable plot （no matter how many comparisons are drawn to TFG）。 What I find hard to reconcile with reality in thriller plots are any conspiracies that involve more than a couple of conspirators and any criminal mastermind that has seemingly unlimited access to reliable minions。 At least this story relied mostly on the latter。The important characters， mainly the key protagonists， did finally come to life （somewhat in spite of their introductions） and helped me keep everything straight in the labyrinthian plot。 And the stakes and action were ramped up very effectively to keep me turning pages。 Ultimately， I have to agree with others that the outcome is as forgettable as most TV movies。 Seemingly important plot threads did not live up to their promise。 And the stakes， while onerous， didn't seem and more long-lasting than any non-lethal gunshot wound in a TV Western。My TBR includes a couple of other Patterson titles。 I still look forward to reading these。 But I can only recommend this title as a disposable beach read。Disclosure: Thank you to Netgalley and Little， Brown for providing a free copy of this book in return for my honest review。 。。。more
Gretchen
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I gave this book 50 pages， but just couldn't get into it。 The story didn't seem to be going anywhere interesting， and I have more interesting things to read that I know will grab me right away。 Sorry James Patterson， this one wasn't for me。 I gave this book 50 pages， but just couldn't get into it。 The story didn't seem to be going anywhere interesting， and I have more interesting things to read that I know will grab me right away。 Sorry James Patterson， this one wasn't for me。 。。。more
M
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With all of the travel I've had as of recent and a few personal life heavy things， I decided I needed another escape book。 This is how it always happens: I tell myself， you will read said escape book before bed and then do your literary work during the day， but then the escape book always tempts me back to it because you want to know what happens next。This one features a president gone off the rails （and is post-Trump， and unfortunately， minus the violence， felt awfully believable; I've gotten t With all of the travel I've had as of recent and a few personal life heavy things， I decided I needed another escape book。 This is how it always happens: I tell myself， you will read said escape book before bed and then do your literary work during the day， but then the escape book always tempts me back to it because you want to know what happens next。This one features a president gone off the rails （and is post-Trump， and unfortunately， minus the violence， felt awfully believable; I've gotten to the point where I listen to the news about the January 6th hearings or the FBI raid on Mar-a-lago， and I think， welp， that's interesting， but he's still not going to face any of what he's done--to me， if you can elect a man who declares he can grab women by the p----， then I have lost all hope）， which is a fun premise， and I do love a good White House page-turner， but there were too many pieces that weren't fully fleshed out: why Liam and Noa？ Why Pope？ I never really got how President Barrett made his selections for people to trust （or pretend to trust）。 And the climax felt a little like it was sputtering out， though， truthfully， also believable。 Someone that narcissistic and paranoid might believe his actions were that surefire。This Patterson was fine and served its purpose though it's also utterly forgettable。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an advance reading copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Judy Odom
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5 stars for sheer entertainment value with action that never stops and a plot that draws you in from page one and keeps those pages turning。US President Keegan Barrett is on his own mission for the country he professes to love so much。The problem is he mentally unwell: paranoid to say the least and narcistic not to mention psychopathic tendencies。People including his own staff are dying all around him。Did Barrett order it？How can Noa， Liam and others stop him。Twists and turns keep the lights on 5 stars for sheer entertainment value with action that never stops and a plot that draws you in from page one and keeps those pages turning。US President Keegan Barrett is on his own mission for the country he professes to love so much。The problem is he mentally unwell: paranoid to say the least and narcistic not to mention psychopathic tendencies。People including his own staff are dying all around him。Did Barrett order it？How can Noa， Liam and others stop him。Twists and turns keep the lights on and the pages turning。 Blowback will entertain you and scare you all at the same time。Thanks to NetGalley and Little Brown and Company for exhilarating read。 。。。more
Christy Martin
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The newly elected president is popular。 The former head of the CIA has dragged his feet in pushing for his successor's nomination， the Vice President's health is impaired by unknown toxins， and vicious rumors are swirling around the Speaker of the House。 All this is part of the bigger picture for President Keegan Barrett as he sends several CIA teams on clandestine missions to destroy his enemies。 Is he keeping the country safer or is this a personal vendetta？ The president is playing a dangerou The newly elected president is popular。 The former head of the CIA has dragged his feet in pushing for his successor's nomination， the Vice President's health is impaired by unknown toxins， and vicious rumors are swirling around the Speaker of the House。 All this is part of the bigger picture for President Keegan Barrett as he sends several CIA teams on clandestine missions to destroy his enemies。 Is he keeping the country safer or is this a personal vendetta？ The president is playing a dangerous game with the country's enemies and stopping him will be difficult。 This is a complicated story with lots of real-life politics and layers of relationships， ugliness， and dirty politics。 Great characters that we could likely see more of and a fun read for political thriller lovers。 Thanks to #NetGalley#Blowback for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
Patricia Romero
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An American President Goes InsaneSound familiar？ Well， it should because now we know it can happen。He’s America’s most brilliant president ever。 He’s also a psychopath。Keegan Barrett， former director of the CIA， has easily transitioned to the Oval Office。 Only six months into his term， h comes up with an off-the-books plan to use the CIA on home soil to get rid of his enemies。 And he is ruthless。 The type of ruthlessness that comes from thinking you are the smartest person on earth and no one ca An American President Goes InsaneSound familiar？ Well， it should because now we know it can happen。He’s America’s most brilliant president ever。 He’s also a psychopath。Keegan Barrett， former director of the CIA， has easily transitioned to the Oval Office。 Only six months into his term， h comes up with an off-the-books plan to use the CIA on home soil to get rid of his enemies。 And he is ruthless。 The type of ruthlessness that comes from thinking you are the smartest person on earth and no one can stop you。With no one to keep him in check， he orders two agents， Liam and Noa， to carry out his plan。 No questions asked。 Only they aren’t quite comfortable with their roles and when the President finds out there will be hell to pay。 Unless they can find a way to outsmart the psycho in the oval office before the blowback destroys the country。I really enjoyed this one！ Very on topic for right now。 It’s scary because we now know it is possible！NetGalley/September 1， 2022 by Penguin 。。。more
Darren
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I got this as a arc e book from Net Galley for my I pad。 I enjoyed reading this book。 It had a good story to it。 I liked the variety of characters in it。 It was a well written book。
Jeanne
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I found this slow at some points then cruises along to action， mystery and violence。 It's an interesting and plausible plot which I would have said as not until 7 years ago。 FrighteningThank you netgalley and the publisher for this arc I found this slow at some points then cruises along to action， mystery and violence。 It's an interesting and plausible plot which I would have said as not until 7 years ago。 FrighteningThank you netgalley and the publisher for this arc 。。。more
Jennifer Johnson-Spence
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