Wick 2: The Charm School

Wick #2

by Michael Bunker

Deep in the Catskill Forest Preserve is a town that doesn't exist... at least not officially. Warwick is an authentic Russian village not far from New York City. It is also a Charm School, a spy school where Americans are trained and raised from birth to be Russians, sent to spy for America in the former Soviet Union. The problem is that this little slice of Russia is heading toward a second Russian Revolution, and the town is about to explode. In this second volume of Michael Bunker's bestselling WICK series, Michael and Chris Awalt return us to the beautiful, thrilling, and deadly town of Warwick as the world spirals into chaos and a new world war is only the flick of a switch away.

Genres: Fiction

204 pages, Paperback

First published February 11, 2013

Reviews

[Art · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fast read.

Believable characters, a fast plot that makes one pay attention and an all too real apocalyptic scenario makes the Wick series both entertaining and disturbing at the same time.

[Robert Morris · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bunker's ambitious serialized attempt to tell the story of the world's ending continues with this one. He broadens the canvas to cover an entire town rather than the journey of a single man as the last book covered. He also introduces a bunch of spy stuff, and a fairly complex set of loyalties. The attempt at nuance and complexity is impressive, but it never quite hangs together for me. He also promises a weird world war III carried out on US soil, without really delivering. Not so satisfying. I am impressed by what Bunker has accomplished as an un-published author, but not quite impressed with the story.

[Stefano · Rating 5 out of 5]

The second volume in this magnificent opera is an incredible source of informations. About history most of all (it is so plausible that it might even be real) but even about human nature as the. The whole book is full of surprises but the final will really make you wish to start Wick 3 immediately and it is exactly what I am going to do.
A lesson of past and future history.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story of Warwick continues to unfold with twists and turns as control of the community vacillates in an ultimately fruitless contest. I enjoyed the pace of this edition of the a WICK series, but felt that the flow was a bit choppy, resulting in a bit of confusion for me with regard to the timing of events.

[Seamus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent - much better than the first book! This one is really exciting, educating, but thankfully not with the feeling that you are being lectured (sorry, but that's what I got out of some parts of #1).

[Jacob · Rating 3 out of 5]

A continuation of an end-of-the-world story.