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A review by vailynst
Written in Fire by Marcus Sakey
4.0
Mini-Review:
This book is how the whole series should have been. I wonder if there will be anymore stories written in this world because the most interesting parts are left as guesses for the future.
The brilliants are the 1% of people who are born with a knack or skill that seems like magic. The way they might easily learn languages, figure out behavioral patterns, predict other's actions or read emotions can seem to be effortless. A line between those who are brilliant and not are drawn. Various forces connive to fan the flames of distrust and fear until the whole of the US is caught up in a personal war.
Cooper is a brilliant. He's knack is a hyper intuition that allows him to read people and situations to figure out what may happen next. He had a rough childhood because he was different but he had a loving home. He grew up with a strong sense right & wrong and the drive to protect others from danger. It's the reason why he became a government agent and hunted down criminal brilliants. In this installment, Cooper is in a race against time to stop another civil war from wrecking the US.
Some of my issues with the series were addressed in this book. There's a lot of harsh sequences that hammer in the horrible violence that can be done by people who believe they are doing the right thing. This was a good action thriller that gave a hard look at what could happen when people give in their fears, let their actions be driven by hate and allow lies to form stabbing cocoons to hide beneath. I really liked the core ideas but feel that the overall effects were lost in trying to be too complex. Origin & answers felt too simplified in the way they were displayed and that made an awkward contrast. Still, the family & friendship bonds were great. The action felt personal and brutal. This was the best book of the saga.
This book is how the whole series should have been. I wonder if there will be anymore stories written in this world because the most interesting parts are left as guesses for the future.
The brilliants are the 1% of people who are born with a knack or skill that seems like magic. The way they might easily learn languages, figure out behavioral patterns, predict other's actions or read emotions can seem to be effortless. A line between those who are brilliant and not are drawn. Various forces connive to fan the flames of distrust and fear until the whole of the US is caught up in a personal war.
Cooper is a brilliant. He's knack is a hyper intuition that allows him to read people and situations to figure out what may happen next. He had a rough childhood because he was different but he had a loving home. He grew up with a strong sense right & wrong and the drive to protect others from danger. It's the reason why he became a government agent and hunted down criminal brilliants. In this installment, Cooper is in a race against time to stop another civil war from wrecking the US.
Some of my issues with the series were addressed in this book. There's a lot of harsh sequences that hammer in the horrible violence that can be done by people who believe they are doing the right thing. This was a good action thriller that gave a hard look at what could happen when people give in their fears, let their actions be driven by hate and allow lies to form stabbing cocoons to hide beneath. I really liked the core ideas but feel that the overall effects were lost in trying to be too complex. Origin & answers felt too simplified in the way they were displayed and that made an awkward contrast. Still, the family & friendship bonds were great. The action felt personal and brutal. This was the best book of the saga.