Adam is a courier with an excellent success record. He has been hired to steal a mysterious package and deliver it to his Russian Oligarch client. While the package is swiped simply enough, delivering it to its new owner is not. Someone from his past swipes his prize and leads him on a scavenger hunt through war torn Ukraine.

Luckily, Adam has some mad skills up his sleeve. In fact, he is an “RLO,” the Russian acronym for “Incredible Legendary Obvious” which means he is a supernatural phenomenon. Adam can do things others cannot, and these skills are going to come in handy during his retrieval.

This book is a page turner with some interesting surprises. I would read the next book in the series or watch the adapted series on a streaming service, as it is a set up for either result.

Readers should be aware that this book contains some horrors of war, torture, and rape content.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the eARC!

I was looking forward to reading this book with all my fantasy-loving heart. Started reading it the very moment I was generously given the ARC and finished it in one sitting.

The book is great, it’s written in a captivating style, it’s gritty, spunky, and a deep emotional drama. It’s a James Bond meet Transporter. A courier of sorts, with some special powers, helps to change the course of war.

Wonderful character arcs, very fluidly moving from the action to the personalities, developing both smoothly and organically. I liked the MMC quite a bit and was deeply interested in his past and relationship with Eva, but the person who truly caught my attention was the enthralling Tasia. Her unenviable position, the choices she was forced to make, the sacrifices, and her constant bravery kept me intrigued to the last page.

My only criticism is that there was not enough fantasy for me. Partially it is my fault, as I come from decades of reading hard sci-fi and high fantasy, it is what I come to expect when opening an SFF-advertised book.
Incredible, Legendary, Obvious is not a true SFF novel, maybe coming closer to magical realism, however as a contemporary thriller with fantastical elements holds its own!

It also opens readers’ minds to the complex international outlook of regular citizens affected by the war.