Review: #471
Title: Day of Doom
Series: Cahills vs. Vespers - 6th and final book
Author: David Baldacci
Read Before: no
Comments: Something seems to be lacking in this novel… and that is realism and believability. Ignoring the previous achieves of the main characters in which they effortlessly and with 100% success rate, steal objects from heavily guarded areas, they step it up here. From somehow managing to discover a hidden secret that NO ONE has ever solved (and the solution is something as simple as longitude and latitude?) to breaking into a train compartment and disabling the electricity and hacking into the PA system, it all seems a bit too preposterous, presumptuous and too in your face. After all the buildup over six books, the finale sure is disappointing. How did they defeat Vesper One? By a Deux ex machina. Some significant deaths happen and it is supposed to be sad, however, the potential was lost when the author ended up brushing over the sad part in order to get right back into the action. You never truly feel the sense of sadness that you should. All in all, it appears that the ending was rushed in order to keep it within the length limit and that severely destroyed any suspense or momentum the plot had going for it.
Rating: 6/10