Official Review: The Warramunga's Aftermath of War

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Re: Official Review: The Warramunga's Aftermath of War

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I really enjoyed reading the sample. I have to say that it was a little too descriptive in the first part but once they found the kid’s dead body floating I was all in. Now that they found another one boy on the bot live hiding, it seems like there is definitely something up . I can’t wait to read further to find out what is going on.
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I enjoy reading stories where the main characters are fleshed-out. Besides, it's much better if the book is a stand alone. I can just imagine how Jacko uses his tracking skills to hunt the bad guys.
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The book description makes me want to read "The Warramunga's Aftermath of War" but the dialogue puts me off. The WWII theme is intriguing though, thanks for the review!
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It seems like I would like the second part of the book better, when the initial investigation comes to an end. That said, I am not too attracted to the labored dialogs.
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Thanks for the great review. I'm interested, because I like some crime fiction. Although it may not lend itself to the typical whodunit variety of crime fiction that truly makes it challenging to discover the culprit, it sounds like the crimes are so heinous that the hunt for the criminals and subsequent conclusion are both very satisfying. I was worried that the dialogue issues were going to be issues of Australian jargon, of which I am clueless. I can deal with some deeper explanation in dialogue, even if it comes across stilted. I think I'll give this one a go.
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Thanks for your review. That is interesting that the book carries on after the bad guys are found out. This book doesn’t really sound like my cup of tea but I am quite curious about the tracking and survival skills of Jacko and his sister.
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I have heard a lot of good things about this series. I'm glad to hear that it breaks the mold and doesn't stop with just the twist of who the bad guy is, but that story continues on. After hearing such good things, I may have to check out this series.
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I do hate when a book has a kind of narration type dialogue. It always throws me off as well but the characters seem very likable and it seems like a good book overall.
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Post by Theo Sanders »

This sounds great, and being about illegal immigration and human trafficking, it's quite different subject matter to the first book. Putting the unrealistic dialogue aside it sounds like the author has rounded out and matured the central characters Jamie and Jacko somewhat, with the Australian outback setting being ideal for Jacko to come into his own. I'm looking forward to reading it, but not until I've read the first book!
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Great to know that the author set this during the aftermath of WWII. Sad to hear that the dialogue wasn't that great. Maybe the other books do a better job at that. Nice review!
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Very Nice review indeed of the second book on Warramunga war, which is the aftermath of WW2 and now this time, protagonist are posted on a similar intelligence mission to Australia to deal with different kind of criminals, which is yet again a challenging Task. I Hope that I will surely schedule complete reading of this book right after the first book on Warramunga war.
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Post by Misha_17 »

It seems like a great story, having read the first part, but the dialogue is weak to me. Nothing is more off putting than that. I could put up with a not so great plot but not the dialogue. Thanks for your review.
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Great review. Sounds very interesting. A little disturbing as well with the trafficking, but unfortunately that is a real part of life.
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Quiet amazing one. It has clearly shown that there can't be a better book to entertain all the mystery and suspense readers. Completely outstanding and mind blowing as it always fill every minutes of reading to deeper suspense and after all fun!!
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Post by KKTeal »

Thank you for this clearly written review. Post world war II spy novels brings to mind locations in Europe, Russia, the United States. The fact that this novel takes place in Australia piques my interest---something new. This is not my usual genre, but I just may consider it.
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