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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
The Broken Room by Peter Clines is a weird and thrilling tale combining the sci-fi horror Clines’ readers have come to love and expect with a different sort of story. Hector, a spy, is sitting in a bar when he’s approached by a little girl who’s on the run with a fantastical story. The pair embark on a cross-country adventure with things getting progressively stranger at every turn. The Broken Room is reminiscent of King’s The Institute as well as Cline’s own Threshold Universe series and Paradox Bound. While I was left wanting to know more about some of the characters and elements of the world, overall I found the journey the two protagonists traveled to be highly compelling. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
So you think you're reading a thriller with a science fiction element, and around midnight you suddenly realize it's also a horror novel. And you then have to stay up until 2am finishing the book to ensure you won't have nightmares. Clines's latest novel is a nonstop page-turner with fantastic characters and an adrenaline-filled plot. Hector, a former government operative and total badass, is drinking in a bar one day when 12-year-old Natalie approaches him and asks for help, claiming that she has been sent by a man Hector owed a favor to - a man who happens to be dead. Things just get weirder from there, with plenty of violence and mayhem. I was completely invested in the story, hence my staying up way too late to reach the ending.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Predictable, simplistic, stereotypical, disgusting.
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Clines is great again, this one reads almost like a straight thriller for parts of it with a super competent action hero with a past as the main character, but it dips into more familiar territory from the author of books like [b:14|28375457|14|Peter Clines|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1451329021l/28375457._SX50_.jpg|20716929]. I read this as an eARC from Netgalley, looking forward to the physical release.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A car chase, revenge fantasy, action movie, inspired by the separation of children from their parents at the US Mexican border.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated