The Exchange: After The Firm (The Firm Series Book 2)

Reviews

1. 

   Steve S. – July 25, 2024

   Authentic, and a great read . . .
   As someone who spent decades practicing law in a Big Law firm, and has some experience with diplomatic matters, I read the book with a view from the inside-out. I found the plot and depiction of characters very (actually surprisingly) authentic. He caught the nuanced subtleties that most would overlook. The ending was a bit abrupt, but I forgive him for that. Grisham’s clean, direct, and fast-paced writing style made it a joy to read.

2. 

   Jean Banks – July 25, 2024

   Great Suspense!
   John Grisham is a great story teller. I keep wondering if the kidnapped lady would be rescued. This is a really good thriller.

3. 

   Mary Ann – July 25, 2024

   An well-formed read.
   First of all, revisiting Mitch and Abbie from The Firm is an excellent idea. Throughout the years, all of Grisham’s novels have well-formed, interesting characters. Bringing them back with what follows in their lives is an excellent idea. It’s like catching up with old friends. As usual, Grisham can write. His characters, locations and plot always have just enough information to form complete pictures in the reader’s mind, without going to boring extremes. He writes about things he knows, and it shows. So why only four stars? Occasionally, the story seems more like reading a journal than following a story. And keeping it real, I didn’t really love Mitch and Abbie. It’s like intellectually they learned from their mistakes, but when things got tough, expediency rules. Mitch and Abbie were really quite predictable. I found myself wanting to know more about the terrorist liaisons and Abbie’s guard. What motivated them? What’s their side of the plot and the story? All that being said, I do hope Grisham goes back to some of his other characters. They’re often just too interesting to keep on a shelf.

4. 

   Kindle Customer – July 25, 2024

   Don’t waste your time
   As with most of Grisham’s novels, he does a great job of writing in a way that is easy to read and flows well. He can write about any topic and make it seem interesting. That keeps this from being a one star review. My biggest complaint about his books is that he often fails with the ending. In many of his books, there isn’t a compelling ending but simply a place where the book stops. While there are exceptions, the majority lack a compelling twist or conflict that makes you happy you read it. In many cases it seems he had a great idea for the story but had no idea how to end it. The Exchange is the worst example of this failure to resolve a story well. I kept reading this book thinking there would be some plot twist but I was very disappointed. If you are looking for something to read I highly recommend you run away from this one. Go find something else where the plot had some thought put into it.

5. 

   mariano j. – July 25, 2024

   Excelent

6. 

   Oliver R. Baker – July 25, 2024

   A good read, although I found the plot a bit untidy. Not my favourite Grisham, but then YMMV.

7. 

   Maria Cristina – July 25, 2024

   El Sr Grisham nunca defrauda, tiene una mente maravillosa y hace disfrutar al lector enormemente. He leido varios libros de él e invariablemente me deja pensando en frases, diàlogos, sitios. Le deseo mucho éxito y bendiciones.

8. 

   Loredana Vocale – July 25, 2024

   Perfetto

9. 

   robbie wolter – July 25, 2024

   typischer grishamspannung bis zur letzten seiteempfehlenswert