James Rollins - Black Order

Pros: Beautifully-drawn characters; fascinating plot; complexity without unnecessary confusion
Cons: I could live without the word "mumbled" for a while now

I seem to have a weakness for techno-thrillers---those books that mix modern-day science with the thriller genre. Even when I don't necessarily understand all the science, which happens often, a good author can do a good enough job of explaining things ...

Pros: Exciting action adventure from start to finish.
Cons: Similar to many other novels in the genre.

Dr Lisa Cummings is in the Himalayas preparing to climb Everest when she is called away to assist with a mysterious outbreak in a Tibetan monastery. It is planned that she will tend the sick until more help arrives but when she gets there she and her ...

Pros: Good characters, good plot, interesting
Cons: No book is perfect

One thing I have noticed about thrillers, is that more often than not, they fail to really thrill. I don’t mean that they fail to elicit the occasional gasp due to a twist in the plot, or cause my heart to beat faster every now and then. What I mean is ...

Pros: Exciting, nice way of presenting it
Cons: quite confusing for yung readers

First of all, I want you to know that I bought this book out of need to read novels to improve my vocabulary. When I'm searching for possible candidates, I've picked this one because... of the cover. It has great cover, pretty unique actually since it is ...