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ejordan24's review against another edition
4.0
I truly appreciate this complimentary copy of two Graves co-written by Douglas Preston and Lee Childs that I received from the wonderful folks at Goodreads. Although I had not read the earlier novels in this trilogy, I quickly became caught up in this page-turner thriller. What a roller-coaster ride I took following FBI Special Agent Pendergast as he dashes from one adventure to another. While hunting down killers, he takes the reader on many "edge of your seat" twists and turns. Meanwhile, other characters have obstacles to overcome. I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but it is definitely a book which keeps one's attention. I would imagine this would make an outstanding action movie. I am truly going to have to read more books by these authors.
jwels's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this 3 book arc of the Pendergast series of books. Finally we see Pendergast as more human and acknowledging his faults although in a Pendergast way. Looking forward to reading more of his story as you know by the end of this book that there are pretty big loose ends to learn about in the future,
organchordsandlightning's review against another edition
3.0
Well, I am glad the Helen trilogy is coming to an end so we can move onto something else. It feels harsh, but this was a pretty lackluster ending to a pretty lackluster trilogy.
1: Helen dies, like, fifty pages in. Fine, okay. We've spent the past two books trying to prove that she's alive so they can reunite, but fine.
2: Connie somehow has less to do in this novel than the previous one, and yet she makes up a sizable subplot. Were P + C trying to keep their novels doorstop-size?
3: For god's sake, Constance's doctor spends like a quarter of the book trying to prove to himself something that we, as the readers, knew since Constance's introduction.
4: There's an unintentionally amusing scene where Laura invites Viola, the woman Pendergast has spoken with max six times in the series. Pendergast says 'hello, this is what I'm planning to kill myself with. Please get out.' And she does. VIOLA.
5: Vincent takes a very weird stance here, where he knows that Pendergast is suffering big-time and he's suddenly like 'nah, I won't visit' but eventually comes around after he gets a couple other visitors. Also, he totally shits the bed and betrays Pendergast later, which drives me crazy because it's not even the biggest secret he's kept on Pendergast's account.
6: A THIRD SET OF TWINS, ladies and gentlemen, except these are Pendergast's secret children which REALLY does not endear the readers to Helen any more. One of them is evil, natch.
7: Pendergast finding an island of Nazis and blowing up their entire deal really made me yearn for the part in the series where Pendergast was, like, investigating a weird murder in the middle of nowhere.
And I think that's where I hope the series will go next - tone it back down and turn Pendergast from a spy hero to a detective again.
1: Helen dies, like, fifty pages in. Fine, okay. We've spent the past two books trying to prove that she's alive so they can reunite, but fine.
2: Connie somehow has less to do in this novel than the previous one, and yet she makes up a sizable subplot. Were P + C trying to keep their novels doorstop-size?
3: For god's sake, Constance's doctor spends like a quarter of the book trying to prove to himself something that we, as the readers, knew since Constance's introduction.
4: There's an unintentionally amusing scene where Laura invites Viola, the woman Pendergast has spoken with max six times in the series. Pendergast says 'hello, this is what I'm planning to kill myself with. Please get out.' And she does. VIOLA.
5: Vincent takes a very weird stance here, where he knows that Pendergast is suffering big-time and he's suddenly like 'nah, I won't visit' but eventually comes around after he gets a couple other visitors. Also, he totally shits the bed and betrays Pendergast later, which drives me crazy because it's not even the biggest secret he's kept on Pendergast's account.
6: A THIRD SET OF TWINS, ladies and gentlemen, except these are Pendergast's secret children which REALLY does not endear the readers to Helen any more. One of them is evil, natch.
7: Pendergast finding an island of Nazis and blowing up their entire deal really made me yearn for the part in the series where Pendergast was, like, investigating a weird murder in the middle of nowhere.
And I think that's where I hope the series will go next - tone it back down and turn Pendergast from a spy hero to a detective again.
monte_cristo's review against another edition
4.0
One more Pendergast book in the "Read" list! I feel that even though it took a while to get going with the story, the book lived up to expectations and was as good and entertaining as the rest of the books in the series. The only downside is that, I felt the authors spent too much time building up a story for the follow up books rather than focusing on the storyline running through this one. Still, a solid 4/5 book.
morepagesplease's review against another edition
4.0
As with any Pendergast novel, this book is full of many circumstances which require the reader to wholeheartedly engage their suspension of disbelief. However, it was still action packed, and a great addition to the Pendergast cannon.
books_and_tea_with_me's review against another edition
3.0
Now I have to read the rest of the series. Very different mystery series
nickjonesreadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
A great addition to the Pendergast novels. There was a bit of a darker turn at the beginning, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading this.
moveslikewind's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
rachelbeckman's review against another edition
3.0
This entire series is BONKERS and gets more ridiculous as time goes on but I can’t stop reading. Why are there seven million different plots going on? Why did I have to read about a car dealership scam? Why can’t I ever remember what happened three books ago that is crucial to the story? IDK but I love it.