This was an intriguing thriller with many storylines woven into one. Well written.
Many thanks to the author and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I haven't read too many action/adventure books, but mostly because I am not familiar enough with the genre to know what's out there and worth digging in to. With that in mind I thought I'd give this a shot.

Blake Sanders is our hero in this, the second book in a 'Blake Sanders Thrillers' series, and this book digs into his past. Some 20+ years earlier, Sanders' best friend, Perry Langford was arrested and found guilty for the murder of a young woman who died in an explosion at a university lab explosion in Illinois. Perry always claimed his innocence, but this isn't unusual of course, and Blake, who was there at the time, doesn't know whether his friend was guilty or not.

Now, 20 years later, Perry is out of prison and he's vowed vengeance against all those he believes are responsible for his time in jail, include Blake. And so begins a wild ride, with Blake in the center of the action.

Except...

It's really not that wild.

The story, the action, the history, the goals ... everything is over-explained. It is hard to get the sense of an action/thriller when you're bogged down with prose. Sometimes it's author Michael W. Sherer being flowery with his language and sometimes he decides we need to know more than we really do.

The character of Blake Sanders was not at all interesting. Considering that this was a book in which we were supposed to get some background story on our main character I really didn't feel I learned anything of value about him. It's certainly possible that, being the second book in the series, I've missed a significant part of the character building from the first book which might have made me care more for him. Maybe.

It took me a long time to read this book because I kept avoiding it. I'd read for awhile, get bored, put it away and then intentionally not read it for a bit. Then I'd pick it up again, go back a chapter or two to remind myself what happening, read for a bit, get bored, then put it away for awhile.

This is most definitely not a book I'd recommend.

Looking for a good book? Michael W. Sherer's Night Tide, the second book in the Blake Sanders Series, is much too slow to be the captivating read you might be looking for.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgally, in exchange for an honest review.

"Night Tide" follows up Sherer's Thriller Award-nominated "Night Blind" with another action-packed thrill ride as Blake Sanders gets caught up in a conspiracy to sell military secrets to the highest bidder. The bonds of friendship and loyalty are tested when Blake's childhood buddy Wink is released from prison after 20 years for a campus bombing that killed a lab researcher. Wink has always maintained his innocence. But even Blake doesn't know what really happened, and he was there. Feeling guilty, and afraid that Wink will blame him for Wink's long imprisonment, Blake tries to watch his back as he forges deeper into uncharted territory that grows more treacherous every moment.

My kind of story. I read it a long time ago. Do not remember a lot.