I was completely surprised by this book. I have never read a James Rollins book before, but I've seen his name a lot from working in a bookstore. As you can tell, in the picture of the book, it says "NONSTOP ACTION ADVENTURE" They were not joking. There are 4 parts in the book which is broken down into chapters which is broken down into times. This book goes by days and hours and sometimes even minutes. *spoiler* The only complaint I have about this book is none of the main characters die. This has happened in 3 books now and really it just makes it unrealistic in any world/fantasy. *spoiler*
But the action takes off right away with a huge explosion and every chapter is just so jam packed that I had a hard time putting it down. Another thing that I liked is that you knew what everyone was thinking. You knew what the bad guys were doing and then what the good guys were doing. That being said, if the good guys were falling into a trap that the bad guys set up, you already knew about it. I was literally talking back to the book. "No! Don't do that! It's a trap!" I have never done that before and now am a little embarrassed confessing that.
You like a thriller that has nonstop action adventure? This one is really good. 4 stars
My question for you is why does the fact that none of the main characters die make this book unrealistic?
ReplyDeleteYes, death is a reality we all have to face but do all or some main characters have to die in order to contribute to the reality of a novel?