Loved it more than the first! Love a great female lead? Do you like action? This book is for you!
I watched the news a few days ago and, as with every time I watch the news, I wonder how so much tragedy can occur in day to day life. How can people do these kind of things to each other? What if all of these attacks was caused not by the explanations that the news gives us - but by another inexplicable force?
Jane Hawk continues her battle a few days after the events in The Silent Corner, and it seems certain that she will fall in this book. There are so many bends and turns in this novel, and it feels like there is no way that she will escape survival by the end of the series. However, my love for Jane has grown since the first novel, and Koontz has added a few characters that will make the third in the series even more interesting.
As with the first book, I was very happy that the action is pretty much constant. The short chapters remained, and Koontz is amazing in both his imagery and keeping secrets away from the reader to build suspense. Although I preferred the writing style in The Silent Corner a bit better, the buildup, especially in the first 10 chapters, is amazing. Just the first 10 chapters made me realize that I would like this book more than the first. Koontz did not disappoint with this.
Although this novel feels like an extended action movie, to the point where you can easily visualize the scenes, this is better than a movie. The reasoning I have for this is due to Koontz' ability to have a valid explanation for everything Jane does. In an action movie, you see the character do some act, with no reasoning to explain why. I don't know why I do not get it, but it probably has to do with the fact I am not a trained FBI agent. However, every move in a fight scene, every strategy that Jane does, is explained. This explains why I love Jane so much.
If you do not know me yet, I also need to love the main character. If I dislike the main character, I have a very difficult time enjoying the novel. And I loved Jane Hawk in this novel. You really want her to succeed. You want her to face no harm. You want to tell her that everything will be okay, and share a vodka and coke with her. And, unlike the first novel, you start to get attached to Jane and feel like you know her. It is very clever of Dean Koontz. The slow character development reflects Jane's nature: she doesn't let anyone in. In this series, she is definitely making you work to get to know her. And I do. I really do.
Overall, Koontz shows a very scary world - one that, part way through the book, made me wonder if I wanted to keep living it by continuing to read. Then I realized - maybe I am living in this world, and I just don't know it. Koontz makes us question the reality that is our world, whether the reality we see is really true, and what type of secrets do the people who have power over us have that we don't know about.
While reading, I thought of the best song that could accompany this book: Old Devils by William Elliott Whitmore. I would check it out if you like the questions and the darkness that this world portrays.
Who Should Read This Book:
If you loved The Silent Corner.
If you thought The Silent Corner was only okay.
You like continuous action in a novel.
You like strong female leads
You like good character development
If you like short chapters.
You question the world and everything in it.
You don't question the world and everything in it (maybe you should :P)
Jane Hawk continues her battle a few days after the events in The Silent Corner, and it seems certain that she will fall in this book. There are so many bends and turns in this novel, and it feels like there is no way that she will escape survival by the end of the series. However, my love for Jane has grown since the first novel, and Koontz has added a few characters that will make the third in the series even more interesting.
As with the first book, I was very happy that the action is pretty much constant. The short chapters remained, and Koontz is amazing in both his imagery and keeping secrets away from the reader to build suspense. Although I preferred the writing style in The Silent Corner a bit better, the buildup, especially in the first 10 chapters, is amazing. Just the first 10 chapters made me realize that I would like this book more than the first. Koontz did not disappoint with this.
Although this novel feels like an extended action movie, to the point where you can easily visualize the scenes, this is better than a movie. The reasoning I have for this is due to Koontz' ability to have a valid explanation for everything Jane does. In an action movie, you see the character do some act, with no reasoning to explain why. I don't know why I do not get it, but it probably has to do with the fact I am not a trained FBI agent. However, every move in a fight scene, every strategy that Jane does, is explained. This explains why I love Jane so much.
If you do not know me yet, I also need to love the main character. If I dislike the main character, I have a very difficult time enjoying the novel. And I loved Jane Hawk in this novel. You really want her to succeed. You want her to face no harm. You want to tell her that everything will be okay, and share a vodka and coke with her. And, unlike the first novel, you start to get attached to Jane and feel like you know her. It is very clever of Dean Koontz. The slow character development reflects Jane's nature: she doesn't let anyone in. In this series, she is definitely making you work to get to know her. And I do. I really do.
Overall, Koontz shows a very scary world - one that, part way through the book, made me wonder if I wanted to keep living it by continuing to read. Then I realized - maybe I am living in this world, and I just don't know it. Koontz makes us question the reality that is our world, whether the reality we see is really true, and what type of secrets do the people who have power over us have that we don't know about.
While reading, I thought of the best song that could accompany this book: Old Devils by William Elliott Whitmore. I would check it out if you like the questions and the darkness that this world portrays.
Who Should Read This Book:
If you loved The Silent Corner.
If you thought The Silent Corner was only okay.
You like continuous action in a novel.
You like strong female leads
You like good character development
If you like short chapters.
You question the world and everything in it.
You don't question the world and everything in it (maybe you should :P)