Redemption: (Ryan Drake: book 1): a compelling, action-packed and high-octane thriller that will have you gripped from page one

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He also has the belief and makes the argument that all this does is hurt the value of entertainment itself and cause a divide where they would previously unite. Stories of the past featured timeless and universal themes and had applicability to everyone, yet today's stories will inevitably become dated to the period that it's in. The Drinker has set out to help save entertainment, in his own way, by drawing more attention to the failings, and successes, of Hollywood. Before saying anything else I feel necessary to point out that I'm not very familiar with this genre of literature. However, I do enjoy good storytelling and well written characters, and as the author's work and insights on his YouTube channel ("The Critical Drinker") oft resonate with me I decided to give his first book a try, and listened to the audio version of it.

After Jordan's excellent first novel, I was concerned the sequel could feel repetitive. Indeed, both begin similarly - ordinary life, an abrupt briefing, and an operation. Yet, 'Sacrifice' remains original and engaging throughout, without diminishing the complex characterisation and punchy plot of its predecessor. Examples in full include "But, Drinker, you bastion of intersectional feminism I hear you say." or "But, Drinker, you charming but handsome rogue I hear you say." Furthermore, Will stated that he used to work in London as a telemarketer in an interview, and during this time he had to tone down his Scottish accent for the English customers he was working with. To this day, he says that experience made his Scottish accent less pronounced. Bledsoe, Richard (2021-03-21). "Nah, It'll Be Fine: Entertainment Vlogger The Critical Drinker Hammers Cultural Corruption". THE REMODERN REVIEW . Retrieved 2021-09-29.As the Drinker, he mainly covers movies and television, and occasionally video games and comic books. He often focuses on what he views in a negative light as the 'political correctness' of entertainment in recent products. To him they suffer from forced and poorly inserted political correctness, hamfisted messaging born out of "Trump Derangement Syndrome". According to him, the current mega media industry sees identity politics being valued over story and characters, excessive uses of virtue signaling, alongside unqualified and unlikable creators and actors. He also loathes the way beloved IPs of the past are, in his eyes, retooled into being vehicles for present day ‘woke’ politics, such as Star Wars, Doctor Who, Star Trek and Marvel. He believes that as a result, the stories themselves are often poorly written on a fundamental level. In 2022, Will wrote a new book called Dark Harvest, a conspiracy thriller/science fiction novel about bioterrorism and zombies. Will has also stated he's working on a comic book project, still unrevealed. He lives in Scotland with his wife and two sons, and is currently writing the next novel in the Ryan Drake series.

Keep that one in mind because it'll be important later." -- Foreshadowing a badly written element of a movie that will be dissected in full later on in the review when it comes to prominence. There seems to be no wound, neither mental nor physical, that can prevent her from easily beating up anyone who crosses her path. And this is told to us ad nauseam throughout the book. Ahahahahah... HAHAHAHA!... you serious?" (from Spider-Man 2), to highlight a particularly ridiculous statement or idea. As in the first installment, the scene setting and action are well done. There were more twists and they mostly worked. This is an interesting contrast to the author's own recent critiques on how female action heroes are often depicted in modern movies (Drinker Fixes Maras, anyone?). And of course, in addition to being able to punch her way through any man, she's very beautiful and sensual (with so much emphasis on descriptions of her body that it almost feels uncomfortable at times), in a great physical condition, and doesn't shy away from sexuality at all - all this regardless of just having been released from a prison where for years she had been abused in all ways possible.MOSTLY..." -- Often said to single out a weak link within an otherwise competent ensemble, accompanied by a picture of said weak link.

Reading this series is like riding a roller coaster…my feeling is all over the place. While the reason I love Ryan Drake series is because the story and characters feel so real and for this genre this is rare. Ryan Drake never went on a mission with super high-tech gears, his team did not lovey doey with each other, their mission…went wrong half of the time. For me, plots in the previous book, Downfall and this final one, Something to Die For are the least realistic in the series but…..the emotion…..it’s too real and very much human. The intensity of the whole series is loosen a bit after we learn about Anya and Cain’s past in Downfall which also ending with a new conflict between Anya and Drake. In this book we learn about the circle; Freya (Drake’s mum) and her role, Cain and his manipulation, other members with high power. With so many gun fights, car chasing, grenade, cat and mouse game around the globe,

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In 2019, Captain Marvel was about to be released and had been very controversial among audiences as a centerpiece of the present day culture war. Jordan, having had his own gripes with the movie and the leading actress Brie Larson, yet noticed how seriously everyone was taking the situation, created The Critical Drinker persona as a means to poke fun at it through a comedic lens. Additionally, miscellaneous content is featured, such as one video about testing alcoholic beer, another being a dramatic reading of Ryan Drake in-character as The Drinker, and two instruction videos on how to become a writer and how to become a YouTuber.