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A review by pa11av
The Two Lost Mountains by Matthew Reilly
5.0
There are only three authors whose books I finish in record time from release date. Jim Butcher, Joe Abercrombie, and Matthew Reilly. Even with all the bullshit going around in 2020, all three released their books nearly in sync with each other. Hell, Butcher released two books this year and I have been happy as a sailor in a whorehouse.
That said, Two Lost Mountains is the penultimate book in Jack West Jr. series and it doesn't deviate from the formula of deep history, breakneck action, and impossible odds. Here's the thing about Matthew Reilly books. You don't go in to see the wonders of language or quick phrases, or even a complex story line, what you go in for is a Hollywood action blockbuster with impossible things happening on every page. That's what these books are and they make no apologies for them.
I, for one, loved the action in this one. And I loved how Reilly manages to weave ancient myths into the story while moving it ahead at a pace that is faster than a bullet train. The pages fly! The research he has done into these books is immense and it ties up really well with the narrative.
Satisfying story!
Now I want him to finish the Jack West books so we can have more Scarecrow books!!
That said, Two Lost Mountains is the penultimate book in Jack West Jr. series and it doesn't deviate from the formula of deep history, breakneck action, and impossible odds. Here's the thing about Matthew Reilly books. You don't go in to see the wonders of language or quick phrases, or even a complex story line, what you go in for is a Hollywood action blockbuster with impossible things happening on every page. That's what these books are and they make no apologies for them.
I, for one, loved the action in this one. And I loved how Reilly manages to weave ancient myths into the story while moving it ahead at a pace that is faster than a bullet train. The pages fly! The research he has done into these books is immense and it ties up really well with the narrative.
Satisfying story!
Now I want him to finish the Jack West books so we can have more Scarecrow books!!