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A review by xkay_readsx
Amazonia by James Rollins
5.0
4.5⭐
I think I'm enjoying James Rollins standalone novels more than his hit series, Sigma Force.
I really dig this one and I'm not a fan of hot sweaty settings like the Amazon (prefer cold) but Wowza this one is a winner!
Remarkably an ex-special force/CIA guy makes his way to a remote village four years after he and the 30 research team went missing, but barely. He is skin on bones with flies on his oozing sores and maggots chowing his wounds. He doesn't have a tongue but somehow grew his amputated arm back. He's marked with a blue and red symbol of a ghost tribe on his body that a native tribe says signifies an evil spirit. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries and illness. His remains are returned to the US of A. Dun dun DUN!
Missing expedition... People keep going there and do not return. So what do you do? You send more people. This is such an exciting and scary adventure. It appears everything in the jungle is out to eat or kill you in the most horrifying way possible. Not for the faint of heart, and if you dislike the good guys dying in a novel, this is probably not for you.
I love Amazonia for blending action, mystery, botany, medicine, Amazonian tribe tradition, and rituals into this excellent read. Minus half a star for some parts that are a little out there. Love the ending!! Highly recommend it to James Rollins' fans and sci-fi thriller readers.
Buddy read with Jennifer!
I think I'm enjoying James Rollins standalone novels more than his hit series, Sigma Force.
I really dig this one and I'm not a fan of hot sweaty settings like the Amazon (prefer cold) but Wowza this one is a winner!
Remarkably an ex-special force/CIA guy makes his way to a remote village four years after he and the 30 research team went missing, but barely. He is skin on bones with flies on his oozing sores and maggots chowing his wounds. He doesn't have a tongue but somehow grew his amputated arm back. He's marked with a blue and red symbol of a ghost tribe on his body that a native tribe says signifies an evil spirit. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries and illness. His remains are returned to the US of A. Dun dun DUN!
Missing expedition... People keep going there and do not return. So what do you do? You send more people. This is such an exciting and scary adventure. It appears everything in the jungle is out to eat or kill you in the most horrifying way possible. Not for the faint of heart, and if you dislike the good guys dying in a novel, this is probably not for you.
I love Amazonia for blending action, mystery, botany, medicine, Amazonian tribe tradition, and rituals into this excellent read. Minus half a star for some parts that are a little out there. Love the ending!! Highly recommend it to James Rollins' fans and sci-fi thriller readers.
Buddy read with Jennifer!