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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4 stars...I enjoyed this series. Though he delved from his usual genre of fantasy to write this thriller/adventure I still liked it. This is the finale to the series and I thought he wrapped it up very well. Tying up all the loose ends. The characters are all loveable/hateable and the plot was great. Suki was the heroine of the story this time around. Lots of gun violence, close combat and you know murder. A little bit of magic, a lot of family/ancestral love and some shape-shifting. Lots of action, fight scenes, and adventure. I recommend this book if you enjoy a good sci-fi/thriller.
A pretty good yarn. Held my attention and taught me a bit about mesoamerican history.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Wow, how disappointing was that?
The final book of the trilogy and nothing was solved.
The big bad villain had the stupidest death. All those powers and nothing was made to use.
And what was that chapter with two people just talking about world history? And 3 ancient Mayan angels show up but they cant do anything about the plague? Wow.
The final book of the trilogy and nothing was solved.
Spoiler
The big bad villain had the stupidest death. All those powers and nothing was made to use.
And what was that chapter with two people just talking about world history? And 3 ancient Mayan angels show up but they cant do anything about the plague? Wow.
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
The ending was in keeping with the rest of the series. High stakes, action packed, but also somehow failed to engage me emotionally to the same degree that a lot of Wheeler's other books seem to do. I'm not sure what exactly was missing, though I assume it had to do with the level of characterization? I don't think there was exactly less, but maybe it felt like less because this one was set in the real world (sort of) rather than a fantasy realm?
The story picks up the trauma of Jonathan Roth's family, at first forced to play the Death Games in former Maya lands, and then stalked by the Jaguar priests for betraying their secrets. Jacob, the high priest, was a main character in this one, who used his magic to shape-shift and make his way into the highest echelons of society. For much of the story, Suki and Serena are separated from Roth and the twins, all either hiding or running for their lives. The action doesn't let up for a minute. There are some peripheral characters involved too, mostly FBI agents, who never really get enough personalities for me to care about them. At least there was a happily ever after, though it was a little too neat and tidy, almost deus-ex-machina. Even so, I was glad it ended well.
There are some truly grisly scenes--I mean, the history of the Maya involves sacrifices in which they cut out the heart while the person still lives, so I don't see how that was avoidable. They were pretty bad, though I guess about as tame as they could be, considering.
The story picks up the trauma of Jonathan Roth's family, at first forced to play the Death Games in former Maya lands, and then stalked by the Jaguar priests for betraying their secrets. Jacob, the high priest, was a main character in this one, who used his magic to shape-shift and make his way into the highest echelons of society. For much of the story, Suki and Serena are separated from Roth and the twins, all either hiding or running for their lives. The action doesn't let up for a minute. There are some peripheral characters involved too, mostly FBI agents, who never really get enough personalities for me to care about them. At least there was a happily ever after, though it was a little too neat and tidy, almost deus-ex-machina. Even so, I was glad it ended well.
There are some truly grisly scenes--I mean, the history of the Maya involves sacrifices in which they cut out the heart while the person still lives, so I don't see how that was avoidable. They were pretty bad, though I guess about as tame as they could be, considering.
Ehhhh. I thought the first book was pretty fun. It was focused on a family in an impossible situation. A bit of fantastical elements obviously, but more of a thriller.
By the end here we were in full fantasy mode, albeit in a modern earth setting. Much like the second book there isn’t a whole lot of plot, just a bit of exposition to get you to the next big gun fight or magic filled chase. Kinda like a videogame. It pops along at a good pace and it’s fun in spots, but there are just a little better thriller series to spend a trilogy reading. It’s pretty clear he had a great idea for the first book and struggled at how to turn it into an epic trilogy. It would have been better to add 50 pages to the first book to close it out instead of 2 entire books.
By the end here we were in full fantasy mode, albeit in a modern earth setting. Much like the second book there isn’t a whole lot of plot, just a bit of exposition to get you to the next big gun fight or magic filled chase. Kinda like a videogame. It pops along at a good pace and it’s fun in spots, but there are just a little better thriller series to spend a trilogy reading. It’s pretty clear he had a great idea for the first book and struggled at how to turn it into an epic trilogy. It would have been better to add 50 pages to the first book to close it out instead of 2 entire books.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes