Prodigal Son

An Orphan X Novel

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Published Jan. 26, 2021 by Macmillan Audio.

ISBN:
978-1-250-78793-4
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3 stars (1 review)

2 editions

reviewed Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz (Orphan X, #6)

Felt lazy, poorly edited and relied on too many boring thriller/drama tropes

3 stars

Not the best Orphan X novel, to be honest; it feels more like it's just there to bridge between the last book and the next rather than saying anything important about Evan or any of the other characters as people, despite what the prose might have you believe.

It's nice to imagine that Evan wants to be a regular person with real emotions, but we barely ever get to see him try, other than a few musings about getting drunk and working out less early on. Also, the loose ends basically wrapped up themselves - the Gentner siblings especially. Lazy and overdone, in my opinion - the comparison between a soap opera and the events of the plot is literally made in the book itself so I guess I don't even have to go there. Don't even get me started on Andre and Veronica. It all felt meaningless and disposable. …