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Brock Steele Sphere
Brock Steele knows his name – and very little else. After a vicious attack in mysterious circumstances, Brock’s memory has abandoned him. He has no idea why he’s being hounded by a mysterious man with a gun or why bad things keep happening to the people he loves. And why are strange voices talking to him from the walls of his flat? When he’s forced to go on the run to save his life, he has to decide who to trust – and making a mistake could be fatal. Can Brock find out who he is, why he’s being hunted, and stay alive into the bargain? Sphere is the first novel in the fast-paced Brock Steele series by Alex Bloodfire.
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Published July 17, 2021
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September 11, 2021
If you took the Jason Bourne books and mixed them with the movie Total Recall (the original one, with Arnie), you'd get this book.
This is not to say it's the worst thing I've ever read. It does hold together in its world, mostly, by a thin logic. The issue I have is that Brock Steele is 90% reactive and is only meaningfully proactive in the last 30 pages-ish. There isn't a lot of tension - he doesn't really ever seem to be in real danger - but there is a whole lot of driving around. We all know how I feel about that.
Brock Steele, six months out from an attack by persons unknown with a baseball bat, and three months out from a medically-induced coma, is working as a trainer at a gym, but doesn't remember anything prior to being in the hospital. From the tenor of things, it doesn't exactly seem like he's been trying all that hard to figure out why he was attacked or who he is. He's living a life, hates his boss, has a crush on a young woman named Sarah, and in general seems rather ordinary.
One night at a party, someone spikes his drink. Instead of collapsing at the party, he runs out into the night, collapsing there instead. This seems to be the catalyst for the rest of the book, and his quest to figure out who he is.
Steele's being followed by some shady characters as he winds his way from place to place, often injuring himself along the way, either by fighting or by banging his head or fists against walls during nightmares, which was rather odd.
Along the way, Sarah is fired for trying to help Steele get his medical records - a doctor hilariously tells him that he is not entitled to his own records, which made me roll my eyes - and wouldn't you know it, she's a computer hacker. Steele's buddy Ty, whom he does not remember, is a prolific car thief, getting them various rides so the three of them can drive all over the place. It turns out that the people after him want a thumb drive that apparently has some incriminating information on it. What's that information? Who knows?
Steele roams around and speaks to a bunch of different people, but never seems to get any significant information until someone late in the book lays it out for him and the reader. At the end, Steele does the infodump duties by suddenly remembering everything and explaining what's on the drive and why it's bad news for the bad guy.
Eventually, he meets the bad guy and they duke it out over a bridge Steele's been avoiding. He suddenly remember why that is, too, and just when he has the bad guy on the ground, instead of finishing him, he goes over to retrieve a gun he knocked out of the bad guy's hand, setting things up for another book.
Overall, I'm giving it 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3, because internally, it's at least consistent, if not always believable.
Thanks to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the reading copy.
This is not to say it's the worst thing I've ever read. It does hold together in its world, mostly, by a thin logic. The issue I have is that Brock Steele is 90% reactive and is only meaningfully proactive in the last 30 pages-ish. There isn't a lot of tension - he doesn't really ever seem to be in real danger - but there is a whole lot of driving around. We all know how I feel about that.
Brock Steele, six months out from an attack by persons unknown with a baseball bat, and three months out from a medically-induced coma, is working as a trainer at a gym, but doesn't remember anything prior to being in the hospital. From the tenor of things, it doesn't exactly seem like he's been trying all that hard to figure out why he was attacked or who he is. He's living a life, hates his boss, has a crush on a young woman named Sarah, and in general seems rather ordinary.
One night at a party, someone spikes his drink. Instead of collapsing at the party, he runs out into the night, collapsing there instead. This seems to be the catalyst for the rest of the book, and his quest to figure out who he is.
Steele's being followed by some shady characters as he winds his way from place to place, often injuring himself along the way, either by fighting or by banging his head or fists against walls during nightmares, which was rather odd.
Along the way, Sarah is fired for trying to help Steele get his medical records - a doctor hilariously tells him that he is not entitled to his own records, which made me roll my eyes - and wouldn't you know it, she's a computer hacker. Steele's buddy Ty, whom he does not remember, is a prolific car thief, getting them various rides so the three of them can drive all over the place. It turns out that the people after him want a thumb drive that apparently has some incriminating information on it. What's that information? Who knows?
Steele roams around and speaks to a bunch of different people, but never seems to get any significant information until someone late in the book lays it out for him and the reader. At the end, Steele does the infodump duties by suddenly remembering everything and explaining what's on the drive and why it's bad news for the bad guy.
Eventually, he meets the bad guy and they duke it out over a bridge Steele's been avoiding. He suddenly remember why that is, too, and just when he has the bad guy on the ground, instead of finishing him, he goes over to retrieve a gun he knocked out of the bad guy's hand, setting things up for another book.
Overall, I'm giving it 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3, because internally, it's at least consistent, if not always believable.
Thanks to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the reading copy.
August 14, 2021
*Please note I did not buy this book. The author, Alex Bloodfire gave me a electronic copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.*
Brock Steele knows his name - and very little else. After a vicious attack in mysterious circumstances, Brock’s memory has abandoned him. He has no idea why he’s being hounded by a mysterious man with a gun or why bad things keep happening to the people he loves. And why are strange voices talking to him from the walls of his flat? When he’s forced to go on the run to save his life, he has to decide who to trust - and making a mistake could be fatal. Can Brock find out who he is, why he’s being hunted, and stay alive into the bargain?
Action, tension and drama can all be found in, Brock Steele Sphere. This thrilling story is written by Alex Bloodfire. This centers on Brock Steele who hardly knows anything about his past. A series of events straight out of an exciting spy movie unfolds before Brock. In order to get the answers he needs, he has to first figure out what his unknown past, a thumb drive and MI5 all have in common.
What I enjoyed.
Alex does a great job of building up tension throughout the entire book. Alex is able to bring Brock’s urgency to life, which adds that extra edge to this story. The high intense moments in this story like car chases, fights etc are remarkably put together. Instead of it just being word vomit on page, it’s very well crafted encounters. Alex makes Brock work for his answers. There are no dull or dumb moments within this story. Everything flows smoothly.
What I didn’t enjoy.
This can either be taken as positive or negative, depending on who are. This work of art is definitely for a niche audience. If you are a fan of stories like the Jason Bourne series, espionage, and other things of that same nature, then I high recommended this story. Would I still recommend this story even if you are not a fan of this genre, yes but it wouldn’t be my first go to.
Overall
Brock Steele Sphere is intense story telling that results in a sleek espionage thriller that is very well crafted and paced. This is definitely for a niche audience. For anyone into spy thrillers, I give this book a 5 out 5. Otherwise, still a good read, but not at the top of my recommend list, but definitely not the lowest. Sphere is the first book in the Brock Steele book series. Alex has a brilliant talent for writing espionage thrillers. Anyone who is a fan of this genre should add this work of art to their library.
Brock Steele knows his name - and very little else. After a vicious attack in mysterious circumstances, Brock’s memory has abandoned him. He has no idea why he’s being hounded by a mysterious man with a gun or why bad things keep happening to the people he loves. And why are strange voices talking to him from the walls of his flat? When he’s forced to go on the run to save his life, he has to decide who to trust - and making a mistake could be fatal. Can Brock find out who he is, why he’s being hunted, and stay alive into the bargain?
Action, tension and drama can all be found in, Brock Steele Sphere. This thrilling story is written by Alex Bloodfire. This centers on Brock Steele who hardly knows anything about his past. A series of events straight out of an exciting spy movie unfolds before Brock. In order to get the answers he needs, he has to first figure out what his unknown past, a thumb drive and MI5 all have in common.
What I enjoyed.
Alex does a great job of building up tension throughout the entire book. Alex is able to bring Brock’s urgency to life, which adds that extra edge to this story. The high intense moments in this story like car chases, fights etc are remarkably put together. Instead of it just being word vomit on page, it’s very well crafted encounters. Alex makes Brock work for his answers. There are no dull or dumb moments within this story. Everything flows smoothly.
What I didn’t enjoy.
This can either be taken as positive or negative, depending on who are. This work of art is definitely for a niche audience. If you are a fan of stories like the Jason Bourne series, espionage, and other things of that same nature, then I high recommended this story. Would I still recommend this story even if you are not a fan of this genre, yes but it wouldn’t be my first go to.
Overall
Brock Steele Sphere is intense story telling that results in a sleek espionage thriller that is very well crafted and paced. This is definitely for a niche audience. For anyone into spy thrillers, I give this book a 5 out 5. Otherwise, still a good read, but not at the top of my recommend list, but definitely not the lowest. Sphere is the first book in the Brock Steele book series. Alex has a brilliant talent for writing espionage thrillers. Anyone who is a fan of this genre should add this work of art to their library.
January 3, 2022
I cannot, under any circumstances recommend buying this book. The author - Alex Bloodfire - donates to anti-LGBTQ hate groups and as such, financially supporting him, supports said hate groups by proxy.
April 14, 2024
Author is a absolute transphobe, he also donates to anti trans organisations, see his facebook page content for proof, regulary comments on anti trans pages, please don't buy this book.
April 7, 2025
Besides this book being ABSOLUTE garbage, the author is also a horrible human being. He is a terf, anti-lgbt, and an a bigot. Don't support this garbage.
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