Another book with stupid and illogical decision making that forced me to stop listening 2 hours in. According to the books own blurb the MC is “A 24-year-old man with a dead-end job and no prospects (my insert here, we also learn that the MC didn’t go to college or learn any trade skills)—and, to top it off, a heart condition that forever keeps him on his toes—he spends his life trapped between apathy, self-doubt, and mortal fear.

He soon discovers he has superhuman abilities—herculean strength, a marathon runner’s stamina, and an extreme healing factor—as well as an ever-present assistant: a super-intelligent AI named Vega, telling him that his gift is the result of a network of nanomachines that he inherited like a virus from the dead body. And the dead man himself? A traveler from parts unknown, time unknown…

Empowered by his newfound abilities, Kris embarks on a mission to track down the Quiet One, a domestic terrorist wreaking havoc on his city.”

So, you have an MC in his mid 20’s suffering from depression and bad health with no skills in fighting, criminal investigation, or tracking that decides to go after a terrorist that has actual skills in blowing shit up and clowning professional law enforcement. Naturally the MC is going to quit his job and dedicate himself to the cause of catching this terrorist. Does he take the advice of his new SUPER INTELLIGNET AI to find a better less violent and dangerous way to help the world? NO. Does he start training in the skills he would need to apprehend the terrorist? NO, we’re doing quasi on the job training.

What really started off the check out for me was an interaction between the MC and his father. The MC tells his father he is quitting his job. Fathers asks What are going to do for money? MC says I know exactly what I am going to do and walks out of the room doesn’t tell his father what he is going to do. This is when the MC decided to go after the terrorist which he is not being paid to do and still doesn’t know what he is going to do to make money.

I have read and listened to so many books that my bullshit meter for stupid and illogic behavior is very limited. Maybe this book turns around, back to somewhat smart and logical decision making, however that has not been my experience. I don’t want to power through stupid, to get to more stupid.