About the Book
Synopsis from Goodreads:
From the #1 bestselling authors Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny comes a novel of unsurpassed thrills and incomparable insider expertise—State of Terror.
State of Terror follows a novice Secretary of State who has joined the administration of her rival, a president inaugurated after four years of American leadership that shrank from the world stage. A series of terrorist attacks throws the global order into disarray, and the secretary is tasked with assembling a team to unravel the deadly conspiracy, a scheme carefully designed to take advantage of an American government dangerously out of touch and out of power in the places where it counts the most.
This high-stakes thriller of international intrigue features behind-the-scenes global drama informed by details only an insider could know.
My Review
The new Secretary of State, Ellen Adams, is faced with a terrifying crisis. There have been terrorist attacks throughout the world and they have received a few threats that are a bit closer to home. It’s a race around the clock to stop the violence and bring the country together.
This is a hard one to summarize so I will just leave it at that as well as Goodreads’ description above. State of Terror really resonated with me - it felt, unfortunately, as if something like this could actually happen today. It’s quite a scary thought. I wasn’t sure I’d even want to attempt to read it as it's not my usual genre, but I gave it a shot and I’m glad I did.
The characters are well portrayed. I could feel Clinton’s first hand knowledge of being a Secretary of State shine through these pages. Ellen Adams truly does come to life. I felt all her emotions as she tried desperately to save lives.
Every chapter gave you a different twist. When you think you know what’s going on, you quickly learn that you don’t. The authors do a great job of surprising the reader and catching us off guard. At least that’s how I felt and I love being caught off guard. As I approached the end of the book, I just couldn’t put it down. I had to know who was behind all of this.
I’m wondering if we’ll be getting a sequel. I’d be here for one. This one is already on my list of contenders for best book of 2022.
For reading challenges:
Literary Escapes Reading Challenge 2022 (District of Columbia)
Cloak & Dagger Reading Challenge 2022
Disclosure: I borrowed this e-book from the library . All opinions expressed are my own.
I love that a book that is out of your comfort zone is going to end up a favourite. Thanks for sharing your thoughts
ReplyDeletei was hoping to see a review of this one. it is a genre that i love to read and i am glad it was such a hit for you. i'll be checking the library
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I've been curious about this one. Glad to hear your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteSounds like these authors pulled it off. Glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI listened to this as an audio book and just loved it! I think there is going to be a sequel. Some of the articles about their collaboration are very interesting to read.
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