(I received a free copy of this book, through NetGalley, in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
I’ve seen bits and pieces of the television series 24 and I remember being quite intrigued by the characters. I haven’t actually seen the episodes detailing the events leading up to what’s happened here, but I still found it fairly easy to understand.
I felt that the artwork in this book fit really well with the feel of the world of 24. It was very… gritty in places. I don’t really know how else to describe it. There was a lot of violence in this, but I still found myself quite drawn into the world and the characters.
Jack Bauer was the only character I really recognised and I felt his appearance was true to the show. I also felt that his personality fit in with his character on the show as well.
It was interesting how the speech style was changed to indicate when the characters were speaking in Russian. I felt that worked particularly well.
I would have liked some insight into Jack’s thought processes. And a bit of background about why he was on the run and everything, though presumably, that was detailed in the television series. It did feel a bit like an episode, though the ending was somewhat disappointing.
I’m not sure I’d read the next books following on from this one. Although the art was good and the storyline intense enough to keep me reading, I struggled to connect with the other characters who appeared. I would have liked to spend a bit more time meeting them and learning more about them before all the action started. As it was, I struggled to care about what happened with anyone other than Jack.
Ink of Blood 