Scott

I really liked this book. If you're looking for a traditional story, this is not the book for you. However, if you're interested in reading a book that's written very originally as a fictional history as told through the words of many people (to a reporter that's interviewing them), then it's a very fun read.

I can't emphasize enough how much I enjoyed this book. The writing is excellent. The pace is an unwavering, captivating slow burn, punctuated only by moments of revelation and sheer dread. It's downright creepy right up until the very end!

I highly recommend it.

Thank you, NetGalley, Poisoned Pen Press, and William Friend for the opportunity to read and review the advanced reader copy of this book.

The story was fun, but the writing isn't very good.

I loved it; couldn't put it down. Very exciting with just the right amount of twists and turns. I can't wait to read the next book in the Sam Capra series!

I do a lot of driving so I listened to the unabridged audiobook.

I found myself completely sucked in from the very first chapter. It was great! Can't wait to explore more of Joe Hill's work.

Holy Crap! That was a good book, but seriously messed up.

I keep hearing good things about Bentley Little's books, but this is the second one that I've read now that I really had a low opinion of. I will admit that the pacing is great and keeps you turning pages, but overall, the story really fails.

If you enjoyed the Hunger Games series, you should enjoy this.

Sets up nicely for the last book.

Sad to see the series end, but it ended in the best possible way.

Having BBS's start to come online during my childhood and then seeing the movie Wargames when it first came out, I've always been fascinated by the possibility of Artificial Intelligence becoming a reality. Wargames posed the question of what could happen if the government ever handed the keys over to such an intelligence or what could happen if such an intelligence grew smart enough to take those keys away from the government on its own. While fascinating, it was also frightening.

Over the years, we've seen advances in data transfer speeds (no more dial up, pokey modems), worldwide connectivity (hello, internet of all things), hacking (in all of its glorious forms), the mapping of the human brain, neural networks, nanotechnology, quantum computing, and certainly not least–Artificial Intelligence (Google, NSA, CIA, other Alphabet Soup organizations run by Uncle Sam).

This book poses the question of what happens then you combine all of these advances into one system with the initial purpose of protecting the US, but not being able to remove the one human trait of ego. The result is truly terrifying.

If you enjoy science fiction that has its roots planted in reality (a future and hopefully impossible reality), then this is definitely a great book for you to read. It doesn't waste too much time pandering to those that have no knowledge of modern technology. There's plenty of suspense, intrigue, and action. And it was very well written. It truly grabbed my attention right from the first page and I had a difficult time putting it down when I had to.

Chuck Wendig did a great job here and I hope that he writes more books in the same genre.

UPDATE: I just discovered that Chuck Wendig has released book #2 in this series less than a week ago. It's called “Invasive”. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27213152-invasive

I liked it. It wrapped up the series nicely.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a fun sci-fi read that grabbed me from the instant I started reading it.

Cool book. Already have the sequel on hold at the library.

Great read!

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

A Lovecraftian sci-fi/supernatural horror set in space. While some might say that it's reminiscent of the movie Event Horizon, I found it to be an original premise and a whole new take on the universe that was created by HPL. Actually, I think he would have appreciated it.

It's a quick read and definitely worth your time if you're a fan of supernatural horror.

Liked it. Looking forward to the last book in the series now.

Awesome book! Joe Hill continues to entertain the “hell” out of me!

Liked it. Would love to see a sequel.

Kind of boring and uneventful for SK. I wouldn't recommend it to SK's readers that enjoy the scary stuff.

Had I known anything about Darcy Coates prior to this, I would have held off starting the book until I had more free time. Instead, I got completely sucked in and sacrificed sleep because I constantly needed to know what would happen next. It may be a tiny bit predictable, but everything about Dead of Winter is entertaining.

This is the best mystery I've read so far this year and it'll be extremely hard for anyone to top it.

Thank you, NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the opportunity to review this advanced reader copy of the book.

I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Prior to reading Ghosts of Punktown, I had never read any of Jeffrey Thomas' work. This book is a collection of several short stories that all take place in the world he has created on a distant planet in the city of Paxton, more commonly known to its residents as “Punktown”. His stories were as diverse as the population of this city and I had to appreciate the time and thought that he's put into creating this world. If I didn't know better, I'd say he was a resident.

While the title may make this sound like something in the horror genre, it's strictly science fiction. The ghosts are metaphorical and symbolic. Ghosts from a person's past. Being haunted by knowing your true nature. Etc.

The stories are fairly short, so to go into any more detail than has already been mentioned would only serve to give away details that are far more fun to experience for yourself if you choose to take a tour of Punktown on your own. Though I will say that I think the highlight of this collection is Life Work.

I had to read this one because I was intrigued and it had been out of print for so long before being re-released. I even purchased it the day it the same day it started being sold again.

Not his best book... Nazi U-Boat Zombies... A little out there even for Mr McCammon. The pacing was a little slow. The scares weren't really that scary. The twist was pretty obvious. And the ending was predictable and seemed to be clipped short.

That being said, I still love Robert McCammon's books and could only wish to have a small fraction of his tallent. Also, I can't wait to read some of his other books that have been out of circulation and are now being re-released in eBook format.

Of course, I'm also biased. I think Swan Song was his best work ever and that nothing will ever come anywhere close to that again. I'd love to be wrong though. Hopefully he has more great books on the horizon.

It was a little darker than than the first book and definitely ended in a way that left me eager to start reading the third book. It's been a fun series so far.

Having read the Child 44 Trilogy, this wasn't quite what I expected from Tom Rob Smith... which made it an even more entertaining read.

The plot sucks you in right away and never lets up. The primary characters are well-developed and relatable. Smith does a nice job of depicting a new society that has come to understand it can only survive by embracing its humanity and humanity's best qualities. Unfortunately, there are some holdouts from the old world that believe they alone know what's best for humankind, and having been left unchecked for too long, they may bring about its extinction.

My only negative feedback is that I was hoping the story would wrap up nicely at the end of the book rather than being met with an open end that makes this look like it may be the first book in a series.

Thank you Netgalley and Scribner for the opportunity to review this advanced copy of the book.