Started reading it and thought it was fairly interesting, but once the character's last name was revealed, the story became much more predictable and the book really lost my interest. If you've read any of Terry Goodkind's work before, you'll likely be familiar with some of his themes, and as in many of his other books, he has some characters go off on tangents that sound very "preachy" just to fill in the gaps in the reader's knowledge, which also has the added effect of seeming like the author just cheated the reader by spoon-feeding them information in the form of a soliloquy.
Overall, it was not a terrible book, but I had much higher hopes for this book when I first picked it up in an airport book shop. The back cover blurbs seem to imply that this book is a thriller, which would be a departure for Goodkind from his other titles. But make no mistake, despite the "thriller"-ish blurbs on the back cover and the fact that it was reviewed by USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, and Midwest Book Review, this book is firmly entrenched in Goodkind's fantasy genre. I don't want to give away more than that with this review, but suffice it to say that if you're looking for the thriller that the first few chapters seem to promise, you'll probably be disappointed once you figure out what's really going on.
Overall, it was not a terrible book, but I had much higher hopes for this book when I first picked it up in an airport book shop. The back cover blurbs seem to imply that this book is a thriller, which would be a departure for Goodkind from his other titles. But make no mistake, despite the "thriller"-ish blurbs on the back cover and the fact that it was reviewed by USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, and Midwest Book Review, this book is firmly entrenched in Goodkind's fantasy genre. I don't want to give away more than that with this review, but suffice it to say that if you're looking for the thriller that the first few chapters seem to promise, you'll probably be disappointed once you figure out what's really going on.
This is a great book, and even though it happens in 20th century USA, it ties into the sword of truth series. It is a must read for those who enjoyed the Sword of Truth series. Spoiler Alert: The ending leaves you hanging on for another book!
pretty good book, sort of like "The Traveler". For most of the book I was really drawn in but the ending seemed a little rushed. I'd look forward to future volumes, seems like its going to be a series
This is an absolutely fantastic book! I read it one weekend, I couldn't put it down! Some of the fight scenes are a little gruesome and explicit and the female characters seemed a little underdeveloped, but other than that I would recommend it in a heartbeat :)
So hard to like this book.....heaven knows I tried!!!
Kind of another take off on the Lord Rahl/Mother Confessor except in our world. At least it ended with the first and hopefully only book.
I didn't read this, I started it and the first 30 pages were boring, it is a very long book over 550 pages and I realized I didn't want to wasted my time trying to get into a book that doesn't even start out interesting, I scanned pages through the book to the end and couldn't see anything that made me want to continue so I am just passing it along to others that might like it or likes this author.
