Rebellious Son establishes Joe Goldberg as a must-read thriller author with consistent top-notch stories that are hilariously devious and action-packed. The Spy Devils is a tough act to follow but Rebellious Son not only matches up to the standards of the former, it also improves upon it to give you one of the most memorable action thrillers you’ll read this year.
Bridger and the Spy Devils are doing their usual work of hunting and killing bad dudes when a well-known bombmaker makes the headlines after blasting several members of a drug syndicate with no regards to collateral damage. Things start to get complicated when Bridger’s mentor and former spymaster Wes Henslow requests the leader of Spy Devils to help him capture and kill the one who got away from him all those years ago. Stuck between Bridger’s mother chewing off his ear about not helping Wes and wanting to pay off a lifelong debt, Bridger must constantly battle his inner storm in addition to fending off terrorists and Chinese agents with a handful of cool gadgets including the Devilbot and the Devil Stick.
This thriller is a hoot and a half when it comes to sarcastic characters with snarky comebacks to the most horrible situations. Even though Bridger is the leader, I can’t help but love Demon more. An old and mean kickass Devil who loves to torture bad guys and shoot them with his Kimber 1911. I call for a whole spin-off on him and only him taking on bad guys in cool action sequences which Joe Goldberg has clearly shown the aptitude for writing and showcasing with the right amount of tactical and technical details as he did in this one.
At the same time, Rebellious Son is utterly devious when it comes to the twists and turns. Joe Goldberg brings out the big guns in the narrative that you won’t see coming until it’s too late. There are layers upon layers of storytelling that are brilliantly visualized by Goldberg’s easy-to-follow writing, adding to the intrigue of the golden spy thrillers with a flair for being plots within plots.
Rebellious Son is your palette cleanser if you’ve read one too many same ol’ straight forward spy action thrillers. It’s a wild, witty, and wonderful all-in-one delicious action-packed ride.
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