After finishing The Last Unicorn on May 15, I started Enemy of the State by Kyle Mills on May 24 and finished it on June 3. This is the 3rd book by Kyle Mills in the Mitch Rapp series, originally written by Vince Flynn. The series is now written by Kyle Mills since Flynn's passing. I've read the other 2 books by Mills and have enjoyed them both: The Survivor, and Order to Kill.
I love a good spy novel, and I have loved every Mitch Rapp novel so far. Enemy of the State did not disappoint. This book finds Mitch going rogue and operating outside the CIA to find and destroy an enemy of the state (hence the title). Mills brings in some characters, both friend and foe, Rapp works with on this rogue operation.
While outlandish, the escapades and capers that unfold in this novel really do have a foundation in reality. I love the action and the drama that unfold in this book. I find myself really able to visualize the details as Mills (and Flynn before him) paint elaborate and vivid pictures with their words. I usually read before bed to clear my mind and wind down. But Mitch Rapp books sort of do the opposite - I get riled up and anxious to see what happens next.
If you like spy thrillers, you'll like this book. I'd recommend reading the books either in publication order or chronological order - either will work. It is definitely best to read the books in either of those two orders as there is so much character development and relevant information in previous books that you may be lost a little if you read them out of order. Two thumbs up for me!
The Husband was VERY excited for this book for me... He read an article about it and requested it from the library for me as a surprise. It took a few weeks to arrive - there was only 1 copy at our public library - but when he presented it to me, he had the biggest smile on his face. I cracked this open on May 10th and finished it on the 15th.
For me, this wasn't like the typical books that I read - this was a graphic novel. Apparently this was a normal book and a movie back in the 1980s, but I wasn't familiar with it. Then it was made into a graphic novel - published in 2011.
This is the story of a beautiful unicorn who is the last unicorn (hence the title). This unicorn leaves her unicorn forest in search of the other unicorns.
The unicorn runs into some trouble along the way, meets a young magician, comes into the company of a young girl, and begins a quest to find the giant red bull in a faraway castle.
So - I've never really been interested in graphic novels or comic books, or other literature in this genre. I find them difficult to read - I don't know which bubble to read first and in what order. I find the illustrations to be beautiful but also distracting. I never really know where to look. Do you read the bubbles first or look at the illustrations? How can you take a whole book and condense it down into a graphic novel with maybe 1/4 of the words? How much is lost in translation?
I found this book difficult to follow and difficult to get invested in. Generally when I start a book I feel the need to finish it. There are maybe only 3-5 books that I started and didn't finish. Because The Husband was so excited about this one, I felt I needed to finish it and I also wanted to see if I would like it. It was interesting and the illustrations were beautiful, but I don't think I'll be venturing back into the graphic genre again anytime soon.
