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stepriot's review against another edition
4.0
I was stunned by the fact that this was a solid bit of pulp. The last one was abysmal. I only picked it up because The Deep Ones make an appearance later. The things I do for Lovecraft. When I read the first one I thought I was getting into something akin to Resident Evil: pharaoh company makes zombies and we follow the misadventures of the team playing whack-a-mole. The second book was stupid but they added monsters. So I've spent the entire series waiting for a monster / zombie outbreak. I'm not sure if I enjoyed this one so much because it was actually any good or if its because I waited so fucking long to get to the good shit!
The romance as cringey as it gets. I wish these spy thrillers would stop trying with those. If your character is a set piece she'll feel like a set piece. My biggest problem with Maberry is that he has "almost character" characters. I thoroughly enjoyed Toys in the first book, then for know obvious reasons Toys changes completely for the sake of a contrived redemption arch. That man was vicious in Patient Zero in all the right ways. The inconsistency in his character really shows how little Maberry knows his characters. A very similar thing happened with another character in this book. Their first appearance is strong and they clearly have a personality. The second appearance results in them being someone completely new for the sake of the plot in an equally contrived and cringeworthy way as the "redemption" of Toys. These inconsistencies in character are a huge factor in my disdain for spy thrillers which is frustrating because I love over the top and absurd adventures. But I cannot bring myself to give a shit about anyone involved because they are all "almost characters," and now I know they will be completely different the next time I see them.
The romance as cringey as it gets. I wish these spy thrillers would stop trying with those. If your character is a set piece she'll feel like a set piece. My biggest problem with Maberry is that he has "almost character" characters. I thoroughly enjoyed Toys in the first book, then for know obvious reasons Toys changes completely for the sake of a contrived redemption arch. That man was vicious in Patient Zero in all the right ways. The inconsistency in his character really shows how little Maberry knows his characters. A very similar thing happened with another character in this book. Their first appearance is strong and they clearly have a personality. The second appearance results in them being someone completely new for the sake of the plot in an equally contrived and cringeworthy way as the "redemption" of Toys. These inconsistencies in character are a huge factor in my disdain for spy thrillers which is frustrating because I love over the top and absurd adventures. But I cannot bring myself to give a shit about anyone involved because they are all "almost characters," and now I know they will be completely different the next time I see them.
kkomo's review against another edition
5.0
I feel like I really flew through this book because I couldn’t put it down. I listened to Ray Porter bring many characters (back) to life, because this is a direct sequel to the first book in the series. At first, I thought that would be a jarring sort of experience, considering how far the series has progressed, but it was done in an absolutely amazing way. That separation from a typical series timeline very much impressed me.
This is probably my second favorite, if not favorite, book in the series- topped only by the first one because obviously it introduces us to the craziness that is Joe Ledger.
10 out of 10 I absolutely love this book
This is probably my second favorite, if not favorite, book in the series- topped only by the first one because obviously it introduces us to the craziness that is Joe Ledger.
10 out of 10 I absolutely love this book
smiles11's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
badseedgirl's review against another edition
5.0
I can't even begin to explain what a rollercoaster of a book this was. My emotions were all over the place. This is also the first book in this series where I felt real emotions towards the "bad guy."
There were some scenes in this book where my emotion flip flopped at least 4 times in a couple minutes. I was so blissfully happy for about 1.67 minutes towards the end of this book before I had the rug pulled out on me by Mr. Maberry once again. Throughout this book, I was also very scared that I was going to lose some of the Echo team members I have grown to really care about.
As many have said, the narrator, Ray Porter, is Joe Ledger for me. Sometimes when I hear him narrate other books. I think, "Hey, that's Joe Ledger!"
All I can say is Best. Joe. Ledger. Book. So Far.
There were some scenes in this book where my emotion flip flopped at least 4 times in a couple minutes. I was so blissfully happy for about 1.67 minutes towards the end of this book before I had the rug pulled out on me by Mr. Maberry once again. Throughout this book, I was also very scared that I was going to lose some of the Echo team members I have grown to really care about.
As many have said, the narrator, Ray Porter, is Joe Ledger for me. Sometimes when I hear him narrate other books. I think, "Hey, that's Joe Ledger!"
All I can say is Best. Joe. Ledger. Book. So Far.
heylook's review against another edition
1.0
I hated every single word in this book, including "and" and "the".
athenaevarinya's review
4.0
They should have just put a bullet in Artemisa's head once they found out she was stealing bad science tech. I mean it was clear even then she was a supergeek megalomaniac.
kellyb's review against another edition
5.0
This is the second most recent novel in the Joe Ledger Series. These are some of my most favorite books and I really can’t say anything more than they are so awesome! The series as a whole is action-packed, fast-paced, witty and generally bad-frickin-ass. [b:Code Zero|19433029|Code Zero (Joe Ledger, #6)|Jonathan Maberry|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386924358s/19433029.jpg|21397368] is the sequel to [b:Patient Zero|3993839|Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)|Jonathan Maberry|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430862493s/3993839.jpg|4039913], the first novel in [a:Jonathan Maberry|72451|Jonathan Maberry|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1275853898p2/72451.jpg]’s Joe Ledger series. With that being said, it picks up chronologically in time with where the series has left off, incorporating elements of the other books as well. It’s just phenomenal - the whole series is phenomenal. Anyone remotely interested in science fiction should read Joe Ledger. Anyone remotely interested in horror and/or science fiction and all things awesome should read anything written by [a:Jonathan Maberry|72451|Jonathan Maberry|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1275853898p2/72451.jpg].
stitchinthyme's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-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
3.75
hlizmarie's review
4.0
The adrenaline rush this series creates is just off the charts. I tried to describe the genre of this series to my husband last night and I said it's action. Then I paused and said well it's kind of horror too. At that point I got caught up in my own head trying to figure out how to really describe it. I ended up throwing my hands up and saying it's a whole bunch of things but basically it's amazing. Seeing all of the pathogens and the history of the DMS come back to bite it in the ass was revisiting a horrible, painful past. I thought the plot of this one forced me to suspend disbelief a bit more than usual but I gamely went along. I think the inherent terror I get with this series is the possibility, the plausibility, of "what if". What if someone did these things? It's far too easy to believe there's a disenfranchised part of the population who would be easy to manipulate into acting in depraved ways under the right circumstances and leadership. It's far too easy to imagine corruption at the top levels of government. It's far too easy to imagine organizations and governments working to create pathogens and financing scientific feats of genius and evil which could take out millions in the wrong hands. This may not be my favorite book in the series, Patient Zero holds that title, but it never disappointed. At times I wanted to put it down to take a breath but still kept turning pages as fast as I could read. This is a series where I buy and read each new book the week it comes out. Wouldn't miss it!