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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
Predictable, simplistic, stereotypical, disgusting.
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Clines is great again, this one reads almost like a straight thriller for parts of it with a super competent action hero with a past as the main character, but it dips into more familiar territory from the author of books like [b:14|28375457|14|Peter Clines|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1451329021l/28375457._SX50_.jpg|20716929]. I read this as an eARC from Netgalley, looking forward to the physical release.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A car chase, revenge fantasy, action movie, inspired by the separation of children from their parents at the US Mexican border.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Many thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book is great for folks who are getting into mystery/sci-fi’s that involve secret government operations. There’s a ton of action, paranormal-type occurrences, and two great MCs that have a lovely dynamic.
As someone with Big Time Daddy Issues, Hector and Natalie’s bond was especially touching. Their personalities worked well and it was great to see their unexpected journey play out. I think overall, the beginning/middle of the story was pretty good, but the end lost me a bit.
I could have done with less vomit descriptions too, but understand it was central to the plot. Still though….. ew.
I give this a solid 3.5 stars.
This book is great for folks who are getting into mystery/sci-fi’s that involve secret government operations. There’s a ton of action, paranormal-type occurrences, and two great MCs that have a lovely dynamic.
As someone with Big Time Daddy Issues, Hector and Natalie’s bond was especially touching. Their personalities worked well and it was great to see their unexpected journey play out. I think overall, the beginning/middle of the story was pretty good, but the end lost me a bit.
I could have done with less vomit descriptions too, but understand it was central to the plot. Still though….. ew.
I give this a solid 3.5 stars.
This was really good! Sort of too close to Stranger Things/Eleven, but veered far enough away from that to be really fun - plus it kept me wanting more. It DID make me wonder if it could be in the Threshold universe (with The Fold and 14), but there just weren't the details to quite tease it in to place. Bummer - that could've been more fun!
I could easily see this being a movie.
Oh but there were parts that got repetitive to the point where they needed some editing - especially the amount of damage the main guy can take, and still have really feel mostly like "white hot needles". The needles-reference got tiring after too much usage over and over (and over).
But really - it was really good!
I could easily see this being a movie.
Oh but there were parts that got repetitive to the point where they needed some editing - especially the amount of damage the main guy can take, and still have really feel mostly like "white hot needles". The needles-reference got tiring after too much usage over and over (and over).
But really - it was really good!
Saw some describe this book as "stranger things meet...". Surprisingly enough not many described it as "Firestarter meets..." (book where a small child and her dad are chased by "The Shop", a secret lab experimenting on people, for the government). Stephen king even revisited the idea in "the Institute" (which has a cover that looks a lot like the broken room's). I still remember when stranger things came up and was said to be "Firestarter meets the goonies".
I mean, I get it. Nazi experiments, CIA experiments on people, MK-ULTRA, project Artichoke, Project chatter, etc. Gave us a lot of fiction. Just like the "Red Scare" and the cold war gave birth to a whole lot of books and fiction about aliens, parasites and body snatchers coming to take over (they are among us!).
Fiction about secret projects experimenting on people, have been coming up constantly for a long long time. Those, along with all the "secret agent" type fiction, pretty much made a shared fictional world. A common language where you can settle in pretty easily, and wont really need much explaining done at all... which usually makes me need some sort of uniqueness; something that's special enough to stand out from all the other plethora of similar books... And this one just doesn't. It's fun, but that's it. Characters are a little flat, story a bit simple and even though the ending has a Clines kinda twist, I felt it just wasn't enough.
Don't get me wrong, this was fun ride and had some good moments. Just doesn't stand out in the crowded MK-ULTRAish fiction bundle.
I mean, I get it. Nazi experiments, CIA experiments on people, MK-ULTRA, project Artichoke, Project chatter, etc. Gave us a lot of fiction. Just like the "Red Scare" and the cold war gave birth to a whole lot of books and fiction about aliens, parasites and body snatchers coming to take over (they are among us!).
Fiction about secret projects experimenting on people, have been coming up constantly for a long long time. Those, along with all the "secret agent" type fiction, pretty much made a shared fictional world. A common language where you can settle in pretty easily, and wont really need much explaining done at all... which usually makes me need some sort of uniqueness; something that's special enough to stand out from all the other plethora of similar books... And this one just doesn't. It's fun, but that's it. Characters are a little flat, story a bit simple and even though the ending has a Clines kinda twist, I felt it just wasn't enough.
Don't get me wrong, this was fun ride and had some good moments. Just doesn't stand out in the crowded MK-ULTRAish fiction bundle.