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A review by bequibuho
Nest by Terry Goodkind
4.0
I want to give a big BIG thank you to @skyhorsepub for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is the first Terry Goodkind novel I have read and it is his first venture into thrillers. I know he is a very well known fantasy writer, so I was really excited to see how handles this new genre.
Now there is an element of fantasy in this book, it is just disguised by the words such as evolution and genetics. There are people in this world like Kate that can spot killers by looking into their eyes.
Kate and this ability were my favorite parts of this book. From the beginning, we knew that she was very capable of defending herself. She is a badass. She grew up being able to spot these bad people to some degree. She would get these really strong creepy vibes so from a young age she started taking self-defense classes.
She stumbles upon a crime scene and instead of freaking out she is able to compartmentalize. She is able to put her emotions on pause and focus on learning about her ability, how to use it to help others, or pick up new fighting skills.
I really hope that Goodkind continues to write about her and work within this genre. This is one of the few books that always kept me on my toes. This completely destroyed all my predictions and theories within the first half of the book. I absolutely loved that.
Now there were some elements of the story that I didn’t enjoy. This was very much a tell not show story. Everything Kate learned was because someone else explained it to her. Kate didn’t get to explore a lot on her own.
This story was also very hard to read at times. There were moments that featured extreme violence against women and children. If that is something you have a hard time reading about, this book might not be for you.
But overall, I really enjoyed this book. I give it a B.
This is the first Terry Goodkind novel I have read and it is his first venture into thrillers. I know he is a very well known fantasy writer, so I was really excited to see how handles this new genre.
Now there is an element of fantasy in this book, it is just disguised by the words such as evolution and genetics. There are people in this world like Kate that can spot killers by looking into their eyes.
Kate and this ability were my favorite parts of this book. From the beginning, we knew that she was very capable of defending herself. She is a badass. She grew up being able to spot these bad people to some degree. She would get these really strong creepy vibes so from a young age she started taking self-defense classes.
She stumbles upon a crime scene and instead of freaking out she is able to compartmentalize. She is able to put her emotions on pause and focus on learning about her ability, how to use it to help others, or pick up new fighting skills.
I really hope that Goodkind continues to write about her and work within this genre. This is one of the few books that always kept me on my toes. This completely destroyed all my predictions and theories within the first half of the book. I absolutely loved that.
Now there were some elements of the story that I didn’t enjoy. This was very much a tell not show story. Everything Kate learned was because someone else explained it to her. Kate didn’t get to explore a lot on her own.
This story was also very hard to read at times. There were moments that featured extreme violence against women and children. If that is something you have a hard time reading about, this book might not be for you.
But overall, I really enjoyed this book. I give it a B.