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thereadingwren's review
4.0
4/5
This was my first introduction to Matthew Reilly as well as the Scarecrow novels. Reilly is my mother’s favourite author so I’d thought I’d give it a try.
Turns out, it’s awesome!
I didn’t think military type novels would be for me but damn I was wrong. This was amazing and it wasn’t full of stereotypical beef-cake dumb soldiers.
Scarecrow was an awesome leader and I loved that he didn’t get mean or violent with his team when they doubt him. I adore Mother, she is so badass and I can’t wait to read more about her. The relationship between Mother and Scarecrow is one of my favourite things to read about : true friendship and found family. They never doubt one another, they would die for each other, and they will always have each other’s backs. It’s beautiful.
This book was gory in all the right ways and the action was never over described. The twists were really well done and everything tied back in to everything.
Sure, Scarecrow is very much a lucky hero and just happens to know a lot about specific things that get him out of trouble but I don’t mind it.
As a plus this novel gave me so many Stargate Atlantis feels!!!!!
This was my first introduction to Matthew Reilly as well as the Scarecrow novels. Reilly is my mother’s favourite author so I’d thought I’d give it a try.
Turns out, it’s awesome!
I didn’t think military type novels would be for me but damn I was wrong. This was amazing and it wasn’t full of stereotypical beef-cake dumb soldiers.
Scarecrow was an awesome leader and I loved that he didn’t get mean or violent with his team when they doubt him. I adore Mother, she is so badass and I can’t wait to read more about her. The relationship between Mother and Scarecrow is one of my favourite things to read about : true friendship and found family. They never doubt one another, they would die for each other, and they will always have each other’s backs. It’s beautiful.
This book was gory in all the right ways and the action was never over described. The twists were really well done and everything tied back in to everything.
Sure, Scarecrow is very much a lucky hero and just happens to know a lot about specific things that get him out of trouble but I don’t mind it.
As a plus this novel gave me so many Stargate Atlantis feels!!!!!
renila's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
balthazarlawson's review against another edition
5.0
A short story that is full of action that is totally beyond reality. I mean really, mountain gorillas with control chips in there head? Well yes and that is what I love about it. Besides it's fiction and in fiction anything can happen and when it comes to Scarecrow, the main character, anything can happen. I love this. This is what I love about reading.
One criticism, ships have decks not floors.
One criticism, ships have decks not floors.
steffie95's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
msteasam's review against another edition
3.5
This novella had a ridiculous premise but it was a lot of fun.
ljjohnson8's review against another edition
4.0
Reilly wrote this for an initiative of the Australian government to encourage their citizens to read more. They asked several Australian authors, including Reilly, to write a very short book that the government then printed and distributed free. It took me about 11 minutes to read and it's a fun, breathless episode in the continuing saga of Reilly's fascinating square-jawed hero, "Scarecrow" Schofield. All of the usual attributes of a Reilly novel show up: brave Marines, upper echelon bureaucratic betrayal, ridiculous unending action, awe-inspiring derring do, and science run amuck - - PLUS some really, really bad monkeys. What's not to love?