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kvarun88's review against another edition
5.0
Classic james rollins.. One of the most immersive books from the sigma force series!
maleficentbookdragon's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. I love when Painter is more involved. The only flaw for me? More Monk!!! Kat and Monk are my favorite characters. The addition of Tucker and Kane were great; I hope we see more of them. It was nice to see Jack again, if only briefly. I really love Rollins' stand alone adventures. The sigma books are not my favorite James Rollins' books, but this one was great with some nice twists.
ashish_dharam's review against another edition
4.0
As far as Sigma novels go this was really good (though I would not give it the title of "the best"). What I love about this book is that the author is integrating characters from his standalone novels into the Sigma Universe creating a "Marvel" type dimension so to speak. Would be great to see bigger expansions on these lines and hopefully the next sigma novel comes soon. Actually at this point I'll pretty much read anything Mr. Rollins pens.
mftaylor's review against another edition
4.0
Another excellent read from Rollins! James Rollins does such a great job of mixing science and history into his fictional stories. He has great characters that we follow through the series and become invested in, as well as lots of fast-paced action.
Painter and his team are back to try and save a kidnapped pregnant woman, find the leader of The Guild, and save some of their own from torture and death. We are also introduced to two new characters, Tucker and Kane. The action is non-stop and the story is intriguing with lots of great layers. This one focusses mainly on genetics, immortality, and robotics. An entertaining read.
Painter and his team are back to try and save a kidnapped pregnant woman, find the leader of The Guild, and save some of their own from torture and death. We are also introduced to two new characters, Tucker and Kane. The action is non-stop and the story is intriguing with lots of great layers. This one focusses mainly on genetics, immortality, and robotics. An entertaining read.
kristine's review against another edition
2.0
This one was tough to get through due to the nature and volume of violence and outright abuse against women.
Warning, if you haven't read the book yet, it is graphic.
I feel like this story could have been told in a way that wasn't so abusive and violent and spent less time portraying women as vaginas waiting to be impregnated to create a super human and more time on why women are abducted and abused to act as surrogates. Further to that, Rollins fails his core female characters, again. When Kat tells Amy that Amy's sister is "just a husk, a shell" I was stunned. The notion that only Gray or abused child soldiers can stir any emotion in Seichan is ludacris. Rollins needs to wake up and understand that strong, powerful women aren't devoid of emotion and his characters don't need to be either. And while I understand the archetype that is Kowalski, this character is so grating that I cringe anytime he opens his mouth.
As a whole, I have enjoyed the Sigma Force series (the mix of science and history, fact and fiction is first rate, and in this book, the plot twist involving Seichan) but I feel like Rollins is straying dangerously close to a very misogynistic environment and characters that I just don't want to spend any time with.
Warning, if you haven't read the book yet, it is graphic.
I feel like this story could have been told in a way that wasn't so abusive and violent and spent less time portraying women as vaginas waiting to be impregnated to create a super human and more time on why women are abducted and abused to act as surrogates. Further to that, Rollins fails his core female characters, again. When Kat tells Amy that Amy's sister is "just a husk, a shell" I was stunned. The notion that only Gray or abused child soldiers can stir any emotion in Seichan is ludacris. Rollins needs to wake up and understand that strong, powerful women aren't devoid of emotion and his characters don't need to be either. And while I understand the archetype that is Kowalski, this character is so grating that I cringe anytime he opens his mouth.
As a whole, I have enjoyed the Sigma Force series (the mix of science and history, fact and fiction is first rate, and in this book, the plot twist involving Seichan) but I feel like Rollins is straying dangerously close to a very misogynistic environment and characters that I just don't want to spend any time with.
maleficentbookdragon's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. I love when Painter is more involved. The only flaw for me? More Monk!!! Kat and Monk are my favorite characters. The addition of Tucker and Kane were great; I hope we see more of them. It was nice to see Jack again, if only briefly. I really love Rollins' stand alone adventures. The sigma books are not my favorite James Rollins' books, but this one was great with some nice twists.
tanyac's review against another edition
4.0
Another fun James Rollins book. And now they've introduced a soldier with a combat-trained dog! This one was a real nail biter, I just wanted to sit and finish it!
caitlinrose's review against another edition
5.0
Another solid story in the Sigma Force series! As always, the interwoven plots kept me hooked, not wanting to put the book down until I reached its conclusion. 4.5/5 stars!