I recently consumed "Redemption", the first book of the series. I've followed the youtuber for a couple of years and though I agree with some of his critiques, other times I find him biased and polarizing. I also watched his recent short film "Rogue Elements" which is based on the Ryan Drake series. The film was merely FINE in my opinion; it doesn't really add anything new to the genre or show off his movie making chops. Of course, there are those who decry the film's quality thus discrediting him as a critic. I'm more concerned on the Ryan Drake books. To be honest, the books get the job done. They are entertaining and serve justice to the action thriller genre; of course one can't help but notice his possible self-insert in the Ryan Drake character and his opinionated descriptions of certain female characters though I wouldn't go as far as call it degrading or consider certain characters a "Mary Sue." However, in the mid-2000's I watched the entirety of the show "24" which I consider set the standard of the high stakes action thriller, whether it be movies or TV. The tropes of national or geopolitics, terrorism, torture, espionage, and making peace with one's past are well-represented in "Redemption" but they've been done many times before, in some cases even better. He is no literary marvel, but out of curiosity, I would further continue the series.
Have you read the Ryan Drake books? What do you think of them?
by thunderdragon517