Helpful Score: 2
Exciting read with an unusual ending.
Helpful Score: 1
This book was quite exciting - and definitely turned out to be quite different than I expected it to be. On the surface, it shared many of the similarities to Steve Alten's Meg books - Atticus and Jonas Taylor both can take a lot trauma! However, Robinson's book had more of a spiritual theme that took me by surprise. I think that Laurel was probably my favorite character - though her gender switch from beginning to ending was rather unsettling... Still, this book was a fun adventure and I am looking forward to reading his other books!
Helpful Score: 1
For creature feature fiction, this book has a bit more plot than most, but the author's repeated attempts to infuse faith into the story come off as ham-fisted and forced. When the book compares Kronos to the story of Jonah and the fish, it nearly loses all credibility and it didn't have much of that to begin with. For an ex-Navy SEAL, Atticus, the hero, is often caught off-guard when the fight begins. There's the villain of the story, an eccentric billionaire named Trevor, and his henchmen; a love interest in the form of bland USCG officer Andrea; and, of course, a giant marine reptile nicknamed Kronos.
It's not the best book I've ever read, nor is it the worst. But when your book and its bad editing (Atticus' novel is written "Ocean's in Peril" at one point--the misplaced apostrophe should have been caught by a good editor) nearly makes Steve Alten's "Meg" look like Melville's "Moby Dick" by comparison, then maybe a few revisions are in order.
It's not the best book I've ever read, nor is it the worst. But when your book and its bad editing (Atticus' novel is written "Ocean's in Peril" at one point--the misplaced apostrophe should have been caught by a good editor) nearly makes Steve Alten's "Meg" look like Melville's "Moby Dick" by comparison, then maybe a few revisions are in order.
Helpful Score: 1
Wow! I ordered this book on a whim. Am I glad I did! This is one of those stories that just keep the reader glued to the book. I am yet again amazed at the abilities these authors have to come up with such wonderful and detailed stories! This story was not exactly what I had envisioned when I placed my order, and I was very pleasantly surprised. A bit of a surprise ending, but in a way predictable; at least to someone who is sentimental. I give it a full 5 stars and highly recommend it!!
