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hirvimaki's review against another edition
3.0
Another enjoyable DMS adventure. Interesting new characters.
badseedgirl's review against another edition
4.0
It was appropriate that I read this book which deals with the nature of terrorism in September. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, as I have all the Joe Ledger stories I have read so far. I will state one caveat; I was uncomfortable with the authors use of actual acts of terrorism in the plot line. Although Mr. Maberry handled his dealings with the September 11th attacks with respect and with honor to the men, women, and children who lost lives on that terrible day, I was left with a bit of a bad taste in my mouth. I am not taking away any stars, because he did treat the event with honor for the victims and heroes that were created on that tragic day.
capincus's review against another edition
3.0
Too much of this novel is taken up by the chapters aptly titled "interludes", not enough Joe Ledger smashing skulls. And some of the major plot twists were so glaringly obvious I wanted to shake Joe for not coming to obvious conclusions earlier. All-in-all not as solid as the first 2 books.
hotsake's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Jonathan Maberry really isn’t that good of a writer and sucks at writing relationships, is terrible at dialogue, and takes his pulpy stories way too seriously. Add to that the fact that the stories are bloated with unnecessary and uninteresting flashbacks/interludes and you get books that are equally entertaining as they are cringy. The pacing in this one is better than the last even if the plot is dumber.
birdloveranne's review against another edition
5.0
Jonathan Maberry is a hell of a writer. Joe Ledger is a hell of a character. Ray Porter is a hell of a narrator.
meagan_rose's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
miduhadi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
wilshaw12's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
git_r_read's review against another edition
5.0
Jonathan Maberry had me at GHOST ROAD BLUES (my review), the Pine Deep Trilogy, and I am now a fan of the Joe Ledger series. I was exhausted after each reading time, so this made for a good bedtime read for that, though it did make for some whack-a-doodle dreams.
The reader's eyes are flying across the page to keep up with quick scene changes and multiple characters, but the quick interludes within the chapters and the thriller storyline makes the pages turn faster and keeps you up way after your bedtime so you can read one more page.
I highly enjoy the way Maberry writes a fight scene. I could almost see the end result of bullets and the fists and definitely dreaded what would happen with the infectious diseases. The descriptions were raw and graphic.
The only time I felt like skipping ahead was while reading the scenes with the Seven Kings, the Goddess and the soldiers blindly following along. Not that the scenes were badly written, far from it. I just have a hard time dealing with zealots in any way, shape or form. And these are zealots who are the worst, the ones following the money.
THE KING OF PLAGUES is available on 29 Mar 2011. I received this ARC from the publisher.
Five stay up all night from the vivid whack-a-doodle dreams beans....
The reader's eyes are flying across the page to keep up with quick scene changes and multiple characters, but the quick interludes within the chapters and the thriller storyline makes the pages turn faster and keeps you up way after your bedtime so you can read one more page.
I highly enjoy the way Maberry writes a fight scene. I could almost see the end result of bullets and the fists and definitely dreaded what would happen with the infectious diseases. The descriptions were raw and graphic.
The only time I felt like skipping ahead was while reading the scenes with the Seven Kings, the Goddess and the soldiers blindly following along. Not that the scenes were badly written, far from it. I just have a hard time dealing with zealots in any way, shape or form. And these are zealots who are the worst, the ones following the money.
THE KING OF PLAGUES is available on 29 Mar 2011. I received this ARC from the publisher.
Five stay up all night from the vivid whack-a-doodle dreams beans....
bbabyok's review against another edition
3.0
I liked everything about the book except for the main character.