Reviews

Chrysalis by Lincoln Child

cook_memorial_public_library's review

4.0

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aetataureate's review

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

loopyjazz's review against another edition

2.0

I was disappointed in this book. There isn't anything major that is wrong for what it is, which is a fun thriller, a beach read, an afterwork snack of a book. The author is clearly good at what he does, all the elements are there. He creates the mystery, he creates urgency and tension, and he wraps things up with a competent ending. And I did like the technical and medical jargon sprinkled in like paprika to spice it up. I mean, it did get a little over the top, but I dunno, I still thought it was fun.

What bothered me was the setting of the torus, a super secret technology hq where a majority of the book takes place. It doesn't feel exotic or interesting. It feels clean and sterile and boring, like walking down some white hallways where people are doing science stuff that I don't understand. The other thing is the use of technology as magic. I know just about everyone does this, hackers are pretty much modern day magicians in movies or some sort of safe cracker for all things technological, but I find it bothersome because then the ending can just be magically solved. Books with actual magic have to set up rules to follow so the reader can participate in ruminating on how things will be solved. If you break those rules, then the ending is unsatisfying. The future tech in this book felt like magic with poorly defined rules, so the ending did not really make sense, it was just, poof problem solved.

This was the first Jeremy Logan book that I read and it is the 6th and current latest in the series, I do want to go back and read some of the earlier ones because Logan seems like a fun protagonist.

trooper37101's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

wanderingdogfarm's review

adventurous challenging informative tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

usbsticky's review against another edition

2.0

I enjoyed about half the Jeremy Logan series so I wasn't actively looking for this book. But it came up during a search so I decided to read it. Unfortunately I dnf'd this book. Spoilers ahead.

The reason why I dnf'd it was because it was slow going and lacked excitement. Tech advances quickly and if you write anything about tech, it either has to be very advanced or very retro. The tech written here just seems awkward. That's part of it. The other part was that the prose just dragged on and on and didn't want me to read further.

gracenow's review against another edition

3.0

Ending was excellent but first 200 plus pages were not to my liking, felt frustrated for much of it, and a little confused.

prairie_fairie's review against another edition

3.0

While the writing was fine, for me, personally, this wasn't the most exciting of reads.  It's about a company who comes up with a virtual reality type of device that allows you to experience many things from the comfort of your own home, including shopping, up to the point you can get the tailoring experience of trying things on to see if they fit, order and have them shipped to your door. The idea is kind of new, but someone's probably thought of it.  

Anyway, some unusual deaths related to the company developing the device bring Jeremy Logan in 

I just found the story didn't really draw me in and this is more a reminder of what I just read as I remember fiction way less than I do true story

leirben's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

readingdoll's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

3.0