Reviews

Going Zero by Anthony McCarten

janelleaimi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jordanmichalik's review against another edition

3.0

I was looking for a break from the fantasy books I’ve been into and thought a thriller would be perfect. I work in tech so felt this would be a good match.

The concept is interesting and I liked the beginning of the book. I did not see the twist coming in the middle but I believe it happened too soon. After the twist the book went downhill for me. It was really slow and I was waiting for it all to wrap up.

phoebe17's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

joecago's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense fast-paced

3.75

mrswelborn's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

What a wild ride. Propulsive plot, captivating characters, makes me want to throw away my smart phone for good. 

jessdeeee's review against another edition

4.0

Interesting concept well written. Very surprised by the twists and turns. I very much enjoyed this book!

bethreadscrime's review against another edition

4.0

Going Zero participants have just two hours to disappear. This Hunted-like thriller focuses on librarian Kaitlyn who is trying to evade capture from Cy Baxter’s Fusion team. However as the story unfolds we learn much more about both parties and that there’s more than just the prize fund at stake.

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC

bethreadscrime's review against another edition

4.0

Going Zero participants have just two hours to disappear. This Hunted-like thriller focuses on librarian Kaitlyn who is trying to evade capture from Cy Baxter’s Fusion team. However as the story unfolds we learn much more about both parties and that there’s more than just the prize fund at stake.

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC

supertenn115's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

katina_liest's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was a fine read for me. 
The premise was kinda fun it was well written and fast past. 
The plot had a lot of fun twists and turn, especially in the beginning. It falls apart a bit in the end though

The technical aspect felt quite unrealistic (though I don’t know a lot about the topic tbf) but they are interesting concepts nonetheless, if you don’t take them too seriously. 

The charakters all fell flat for me. 
You can tell that writing believable female characters is not the authors strong suit. Though I don’t think the male characters are much better of. 
(I love the description I read of Cy turning cartoonishly evil)
A lot about them is very cliche.

(Like Cy sleeping with his young employee. Come on, couldn’t you think of something little more original?)

So all in all it’s a fun, short read. Not particularly good but not terrible either. It works if you don’t take it too seriously.