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wietse111's review against another edition
4.0
Hier komen Preston en Child echt een beetje op gang. Prima boek. Zoals je verwacht een heerlijk overdreven detective/thriller. Uiteraard gruwelijke moorden, en dit keer medische experimenten. Leest fijn weg. Geen literair meesterwerk uiteraard, maar wel gewoon dom genieten
lakatpet's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
lauracooleyjohnson's review against another edition
4.0
It has been years and years since I read Relic and Reliquary. I loved the former and really didn’t much care for the latter, which might have been the reason for my hiatus. But I found this a delightful distraction, and Agent Pendergast is an intriguing detective lead. The story was a page turner, the setting in NYC and the Museum of Natural history provided and interesting backdrop, and it was a whodunnit that I didn’t quite get right. I’ll probably seek out a few more of these down the line when the mood hits. Recommend.
gossamerwingedgazelle's review
4.0
Quite good. Some of the plot devices used here usually bug the crap out of me, but I thought that they were inoffensive in this book. As with other stories by these authors, the book is a mix of mystery and horror.
andmingmingtoo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The hold this book has on me is unhealthy. I'm by no means a mystery snob so take this as you will, but I'm a big fan of the flavor of mystery with fantasy elements that Preston & Child create. This book specifically has an interesting historical background and atmosphere, as well as a fun and at times extremely tense mystery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Stalking, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Child death, Chronic illness, and Death of parent
Minor: War
The murders in this book use a lot of medical terminology and in-depth descriptions. This is especially prominent in a scene where a charactergcanton's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
emmalea's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
gvandewalle's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
jsdrown's review
2.0
Each book in this series has been worse than the one before. Relic is a suspense novel that respected the bounderies within suspension of disbelief. Reliquary was a natural progression that felt uninspired. Now this book...this book. Oh boy.
All attempts of natural progression within the series established universe has been tossed out the window. The suspension of disbelief is snapped. Pendergast has went from the series Sherlock Holmes stand in to a literal practitioner of sorcery. Through meditation he can now TIME TRAVEL. The time travel aspect is thrown in with such abandon that you would assume that the authors just figured time traveling was a standard occurance in everyday life. "Oh time travel? Don't we all meditate our way back in time."
Let's get to the villain. In the previous two novels our antagonist/antagonists weren't entirely out of the realms of impossibility. Hey, who's to say what beasts lurk in the depths of the rainforest. It's not implausible to imagine some undiscovered predator out there. But this book? Oh we're dealing with eternal life baby! That's right. Count em. TWO absurd concepts jammed into the series within the same book.
The craziest part? Judging by the site people were just totally chill about this. "Time travel? Alright. Immortality? Sure." Almost none of the reviews I've seen on here bother to bring it up. I'm going to assume this is because, as far as airport thrillers go, this book is pretty old. So what we have here is reviews of long time fans of the series.
That said I didn't hate the book. It had it's fun moments, even if it treaded into the cliche a lot. I think if I read another book in the series the supernatural elements may feel less jarring. I think it was those elements being so obviously shoehorned in that gave me literary whiplash.
2/5
All attempts of natural progression within the series established universe has been tossed out the window. The suspension of disbelief is snapped. Pendergast has went from the series Sherlock Holmes stand in to a literal practitioner of sorcery. Through meditation he can now TIME TRAVEL. The time travel aspect is thrown in with such abandon that you would assume that the authors just figured time traveling was a standard occurance in everyday life. "Oh time travel? Don't we all meditate our way back in time."
Let's get to the villain. In the previous two novels our antagonist/antagonists weren't entirely out of the realms of impossibility. Hey, who's to say what beasts lurk in the depths of the rainforest. It's not implausible to imagine some undiscovered predator out there. But this book? Oh we're dealing with eternal life baby! That's right. Count em. TWO absurd concepts jammed into the series within the same book.
The craziest part? Judging by the site people were just totally chill about this. "Time travel? Alright. Immortality? Sure." Almost none of the reviews I've seen on here bother to bring it up. I'm going to assume this is because, as far as airport thrillers go, this book is pretty old. So what we have here is reviews of long time fans of the series.
That said I didn't hate the book. It had it's fun moments, even if it treaded into the cliche a lot. I think if I read another book in the series the supernatural elements may feel less jarring. I think it was those elements being so obviously shoehorned in that gave me literary whiplash.
2/5