The Raid by Steven Konkoly #BookReview #NetGalley #PoliticalThriller #Military #NewRelease

​Today, October 8, 2019, is the release date for The Raid by Steven Konkoly. I was honored to be provided a copy via NetGallery courtesy of Thomas & Mercer. This is the second book in the Ryan Decker series. Book one, The Rescue, went to number 1 on Amazon shortly after its First Reads' release on March 1, 2019. As of August 2019, it has reached over 100,000 sales. That's no small feat folks. It's anyone's guess what will happen with The Raid. Will you be among those that snap it up? Not sure, then let me tell you a bit about it.

Parental note: The book contains violence, adult language, and mentions human trafficking.

My rating: 5 stars hands down.

A brief synopsis: Ryan Decker, Harlow Mackenzie, and their teammates are tasked to investigate some strange happenings on the US/Mexico border. Not even the usual suspects are sure what's going on. The team quickly discovers obstacles that put their skill sets as well as their abilities to improvise, overcome, and adapt to the test.

My take as a reader: Picture for a moment a project that you promised to do (or have for school), where you had lots of time to do it. Then you're slammed with other things.  Next time you put your head up you realize it's the afternoon of the day before it was due and there are hours of work to get done? Without warning, the computer, internet, and everything else you needed are unavailable. Now imagine that feeling increased by a factor of 10. That's how I felt as I got towards the end of the book. It starts out with a few things to handle and before you know it you're having a hard time catching your breath while flipping pages as fast as your eyes can read them.

My take as an author: Personally, I think Steven Konkoly has found his stride as an author. He has figured out how to fit all the different elements, of a book, in their proper places in order to make it amazing. 
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It'll be interesting to see what happens with the current books of the Ryan Decker series between now and when book 3 comes out in Summer of 2020. I also look forward to seeing what Steven Konkoly has in store for these characters.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll join me in reading this intriguing series. If you have a prediction about The Raid and how long it will stay number 1 or how many sales it will get, I'd love to hear it.

Lynn Hallbrooks
Author-Reader-Cheerleader
Founder Call Sign Wrecking Crew, LLC