Review: A Solid 4-Star Action Adventure (from a reviewer who pretty much never gives out 5 stars.)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 27, 2013
Invisible, unknown monsters fascinate me. The author of this story does a good job of building up the suspense, then revealing the monsters (before it grows tedious.) It slightly reminded me of Predator and LOST in that regard. I also could draw a few parallels between this and Michael Crichton's "Congo." And I mean that in a good way.I had never heard of the author. No big deal, that's fairly common with kindle books. Well, this Shane Brown guy writes in a way that I found enjoyable, and considering its just his second book, impressive. The characters are well fleshed out, the plot moves along briskly, the archaeological mystery is engaging and the ending left me feeling satisfied. All in all, a damn good read. Also, I should mention that typos and errors were minimal. I did find a few, missing quotation marks and whatnot, but the overall editing is quite good and above average for the kindle market. Overall, this book is on par (quality wise) with most major paperbacks on the market.If I have one complaint it's that the action is a little too over the top for my liking. When a reader is presented with one crazy escape after another, they start to blend together and they eventually lose their impact. Although its the type of story that benefits from its balls to the wall pacing, I would have preferred if things built up a little more gradually. Also, I found the beginning rather dark, with a gruesome death scene occurring right in the opening chapters of the book. For me this was redeemed by the later scenes in the gallery, which reminded me of a live action video game (told through a detailed plot.)If you've ever been a fan of the Uncharted series of games; novels by authors such as Michael Crichton, Clive Cussler or Matt Reilly; movies like Predator or Indiana Jones; Or if you just enjoy a good archaeological action adventure, this book is highly recommended.