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A review by oscarlavista
Seven Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly
4.0
A really fun, all action adventure that feels like a take on good ol' globetrotting pulpy Adventure stories. I liked the focus on characters from countries that rarely appear in these types of stories and the team dynamic was fun even if most of the action focused on West.
There was some outdated language that was uncomfortable to read but may be attributed to the time of writing or the time the novel is set. These moments are not frequent but worth noting.
I avoided reading Rielly for a long time as I thought there would be a far greater military focus where the reader could get lost if they weren't intimately aware of the particular calibre of a specific bullet or the top speed of a tank manufactured in June 2012 in 32 degree Celcius weather with a NW headwind. I am happy to report that this is not the case. There is definitely heavy reliance on military factions as the antagonists but if you're "war-dumb" like me, you can get by just fine with just a basic understanding of "pull trigger, gun shoot"; any reference to specific weapons is just a little flair for those in the know.
There was some outdated language that was uncomfortable to read but may be attributed to the time of writing or the time the novel is set. These moments are not frequent but worth noting.
I avoided reading Rielly for a long time as I thought there would be a far greater military focus where the reader could get lost if they weren't intimately aware of the particular calibre of a specific bullet or the top speed of a tank manufactured in June 2012 in 32 degree Celcius weather with a NW headwind. I am happy to report that this is not the case. There is definitely heavy reliance on military factions as the antagonists but if you're "war-dumb" like me, you can get by just fine with just a basic understanding of "pull trigger, gun shoot"; any reference to specific weapons is just a little flair for those in the know.