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tomasthanes's review against another edition
5.0
This is book #6 in the Joe Ledger series and a change up from the previous novels.
There's a new villainess, Mother Night, and the book does a good job of describing how she became the way she is. There's a new henchman, Ludo Monk, who is a twisted person in his own right.
Alexander ("Toys") Chismer seems to have turned over a new leaf and is working for the organization that Junie Flynn is leading. Will he stay on this side of the fence?
There's no new biochemical or genetically modified weapons (this time) but it won't make it any easier.
Vice President William Collins is back with his crooked Cybercrimes Task Force doing everything he can to undermine the DMS.
There's a new supercomputer, Haruspex, to compete with Mindreader and Pangaea.
Joe's Echo team, Top, Bunny, Lydia, Ivan, and Sam are back together with some new members and every time they engage a new baddie, you just hope that they all come through okay. Yes, a few new scars, but no mortal wounds.
Oh, and Violin. She's backed off from Joe because of Junie but has her own significant role to play.
It's a good read and I'm looking forward to the next novel because Jonathan Maberry keeps raising the stakes.
There's a new villainess, Mother Night, and the book does a good job of describing how she became the way she is. There's a new henchman, Ludo Monk, who is a twisted person in his own right.
Alexander ("Toys") Chismer seems to have turned over a new leaf and is working for the organization that Junie Flynn is leading. Will he stay on this side of the fence?
There's no new biochemical or genetically modified weapons (this time) but it won't make it any easier.
Vice President William Collins is back with his crooked Cybercrimes Task Force doing everything he can to undermine the DMS.
There's a new supercomputer, Haruspex, to compete with Mindreader and Pangaea.
Joe's Echo team, Top, Bunny, Lydia, Ivan, and Sam are back together with some new members and every time they engage a new baddie, you just hope that they all come through okay. Yes, a few new scars, but no mortal wounds.
Oh, and Violin. She's backed off from Joe because of Junie but has her own significant role to play.
It's a good read and I'm looking forward to the next novel because Jonathan Maberry keeps raising the stakes.
stepriot's review against another edition
4.0
I was stunned by the fact that this was a solid bit of pulp. The last one was abysmal. I only picked it up because The Deep Ones make an appearance later. The things I do for Lovecraft. When I read the first one I thought I was getting into something akin to Resident Evil: pharaoh company makes zombies and we follow the misadventures of the team playing whack-a-mole. The second book was stupid but they added monsters. So I've spent the entire series waiting for a monster / zombie outbreak. I'm not sure if I enjoyed this one so much because it was actually any good or if its because I waited so fucking long to get to the good shit!
The romance as cringey as it gets. I wish these spy thrillers would stop trying with those. If your character is a set piece she'll feel like a set piece. My biggest problem with Maberry is that he has "almost character" characters. I thoroughly enjoyed Toys in the first book, then for know obvious reasons Toys changes completely for the sake of a contrived redemption arch. That man was vicious in Patient Zero in all the right ways. The inconsistency in his character really shows how little Maberry knows his characters. A very similar thing happened with another character in this book. Their first appearance is strong and they clearly have a personality. The second appearance results in them being someone completely new for the sake of the plot in an equally contrived and cringeworthy way as the "redemption" of Toys. These inconsistencies in character are a huge factor in my disdain for spy thrillers which is frustrating because I love over the top and absurd adventures. But I cannot bring myself to give a shit about anyone involved because they are all "almost characters," and now I know they will be completely different the next time I see them.
The romance as cringey as it gets. I wish these spy thrillers would stop trying with those. If your character is a set piece she'll feel like a set piece. My biggest problem with Maberry is that he has "almost character" characters. I thoroughly enjoyed Toys in the first book, then for know obvious reasons Toys changes completely for the sake of a contrived redemption arch. That man was vicious in Patient Zero in all the right ways. The inconsistency in his character really shows how little Maberry knows his characters. A very similar thing happened with another character in this book. Their first appearance is strong and they clearly have a personality. The second appearance results in them being someone completely new for the sake of the plot in an equally contrived and cringeworthy way as the "redemption" of Toys. These inconsistencies in character are a huge factor in my disdain for spy thrillers which is frustrating because I love over the top and absurd adventures. But I cannot bring myself to give a shit about anyone involved because they are all "almost characters," and now I know they will be completely different the next time I see them.
kkomo's review against another edition
5.0
I feel like I really flew through this book because I couldn’t put it down. I listened to Ray Porter bring many characters (back) to life, because this is a direct sequel to the first book in the series. At first, I thought that would be a jarring sort of experience, considering how far the series has progressed, but it was done in an absolutely amazing way. That separation from a typical series timeline very much impressed me.
This is probably my second favorite, if not favorite, book in the series- topped only by the first one because obviously it introduces us to the craziness that is Joe Ledger.
10 out of 10 I absolutely love this book
This is probably my second favorite, if not favorite, book in the series- topped only by the first one because obviously it introduces us to the craziness that is Joe Ledger.
10 out of 10 I absolutely love this book
smiles11's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
badseedgirl's review against another edition
5.0
I can't even begin to explain what a rollercoaster of a book this was. My emotions were all over the place. This is also the first book in this series where I felt real emotions towards the "bad guy."
There were some scenes in this book where my emotion flip flopped at least 4 times in a couple minutes. I was so blissfully happy for about 1.67 minutes towards the end of this book before I had the rug pulled out on me by Mr. Maberry once again. Throughout this book, I was also very scared that I was going to lose some of the Echo team members I have grown to really care about.
As many have said, the narrator, Ray Porter, is Joe Ledger for me. Sometimes when I hear him narrate other books. I think, "Hey, that's Joe Ledger!"
All I can say is Best. Joe. Ledger. Book. So Far.
There were some scenes in this book where my emotion flip flopped at least 4 times in a couple minutes. I was so blissfully happy for about 1.67 minutes towards the end of this book before I had the rug pulled out on me by Mr. Maberry once again. Throughout this book, I was also very scared that I was going to lose some of the Echo team members I have grown to really care about.
As many have said, the narrator, Ray Porter, is Joe Ledger for me. Sometimes when I hear him narrate other books. I think, "Hey, that's Joe Ledger!"
All I can say is Best. Joe. Ledger. Book. So Far.
heylook's review against another edition
1.0
I hated every single word in this book, including "and" and "the".
birdloveranne's review against another edition
5.0
Another totally awesome Joe Ledger book. Can't wait for the next!
athenaevarinya's review against another edition
4.0
They should have just put a bullet in Artemisa's head once they found out she was stealing bad science tech. I mean it was clear even then she was a supergeek megalomaniac.
kellyb's review against another edition
5.0
This is the second most recent novel in the Joe Ledger Series. These are some of my most favorite books and I really can’t say anything more than they are so awesome! The series as a whole is action-packed, fast-paced, witty and generally bad-frickin-ass. [b:Code Zero|19433029|Code Zero (Joe Ledger, #6)|Jonathan Maberry|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386924358s/19433029.jpg|21397368] is the sequel to [b:Patient Zero|3993839|Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)|Jonathan Maberry|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430862493s/3993839.jpg|4039913], the first novel in [a:Jonathan Maberry|72451|Jonathan Maberry|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1275853898p2/72451.jpg]’s Joe Ledger series. With that being said, it picks up chronologically in time with where the series has left off, incorporating elements of the other books as well. It’s just phenomenal - the whole series is phenomenal. Anyone remotely interested in science fiction should read Joe Ledger. Anyone remotely interested in horror and/or science fiction and all things awesome should read anything written by [a:Jonathan Maberry|72451|Jonathan Maberry|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1275853898p2/72451.jpg].
stitchinthyme's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75