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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
If you enjoy Preston&Child novels I'd certainly reccomend it, it won't dissapoint! It may not be their very very best one but I enjoyed reading it!
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An item of great, world-changing power. An old, once authorized organization that has gone rogue, a small group of intrepid adventurers who have to stop the bad guys and protect the powerful item against the good guys.
The plot's banal, but Preston & Child make it enjoyable. Somewhat over the top ending made it difficult to keep suspending my disbelief.
The plot's banal, but Preston & Child make it enjoyable. Somewhat over the top ending made it difficult to keep suspending my disbelief.
Government cover ups, Cold War espionage, archaeology, aliens, conspiracy theories…this was a tense, thriller that kept me wanting more.
This was my first book by Preston and Child, and I am looking forward to reading more books from this series.
The authors do a great job of making the setting feel very vivid. I have spent time in New Mexico and their descriptions felt spot on. Also the authors are VERY well researched. Sometimes I found myself googling technical jargon, and archaeology terms. Their writing style feels very intellectual at times, although I wouldn’t call this a difficult read, nor would I say that it is fluff or a light, beach read either. The chapters switch points of view frequently, and there are lot of characters to keep track of.
While I loved the story plot, I found myself not really forming a bond with the main protagonists, Nora and Agent Swanson. I don’t know if it’s because they felt underdeveloped as characters, or if its because I did not read the prior book in the series. I felt more empathetic toward Skip, Nora’s brother and Skip’s dog.
While there is some violence in the book, the authors didn’t go into gore al that much, with the exception of the electric fence scene.
This was my first book by Preston and Child, and I am looking forward to reading more books from this series.
The authors do a great job of making the setting feel very vivid. I have spent time in New Mexico and their descriptions felt spot on. Also the authors are VERY well researched. Sometimes I found myself googling technical jargon, and archaeology terms. Their writing style feels very intellectual at times, although I wouldn’t call this a difficult read, nor would I say that it is fluff or a light, beach read either. The chapters switch points of view frequently, and there are lot of characters to keep track of.
While I loved the story plot, I found myself not really forming a bond with the main protagonists, Nora and Agent Swanson. I don’t know if it’s because they felt underdeveloped as characters, or if its because I did not read the prior book in the series. I felt more empathetic toward Skip, Nora’s brother and Skip’s dog.
While there is some violence in the book, the authors didn’t go into gore al that much, with the exception of the electric fence scene.
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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:
No
So I enjoyed most of this book, except the last hundred pages or so. Spoilers ahead.
Many things about the ending to the book really bothered me:First, the main characters have the most ridiculous plot armor I can imagine. Literally every other character dies except the main five. Second, the bad guys became cartoonishly evil throughout the course of the book. Third, the infiltration was ridiculous, hard to follow, and downright absurd. Fourth, the chapter at the end where Nora goes back with her rich boyfriend and the flaunt their richness in front of the institute director was unnecessary and made me like Norah considerably less. Fifth....ALIENS?!
Overall, the first 3/4 of the book is a 4 out of 5, the last 1/4 is a 1.5 out of 5, so I averaged it out to a 3.5.
Many things about the ending to the book really bothered me:
Overall, the first 3/4 of the book is a 4 out of 5, the last 1/4 is a 1.5 out of 5, so I averaged it out to a 3.5.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence