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Matt Miksa

Autor de 13 Days to Die: A Novel

2 Obras 30 Miembros 6 Reseñas

Obras de Matt Miksa

13 Days to Die: A Novel (2021) 17 copias
Don't Get Close (2022) 13 copias

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Pretty decent spy/deadly virus/ action thriller. This is the author’s first book and his previous work gives him a high degree of knowledge for this book
 
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Mantra | Jun 14, 2023 |
Whoa what a book with such a unique premise. I enjoyed every second as it also made me wonder if reincarnation was a possibility. The question remains how we might have these memories from our prior souls lives lived thousands and thousands of years before…there isn’t any factual evidence proving this theory so many people in the US do not believe.
A physiological the FBI has been watching that puts his patients under hypnosis explains how he unlocks these past thought to be lost memories. Is he a fraud and a leader many suicide bombers killing many people?
Very thrilling read.
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GeauxGetLit | 4 reseñas más. | May 27, 2023 |
This is not your typical FBI thriller. Newly graduated FSI Special Agent Vera Taggert led the efforts to determine whether a dormant doomsday cult is reemerging and planning another mass casualty event. She became obsessed with a psychiatrist claiming that he could help patients tap into their past lives, and she volunteered to be hypnotized herself. The rest of the book explored reality vs imagination as the plot progressed. A mysterious capstone appeared throughout the story and was captivating. While the premise was fascinating and the plot was delightfully twisty, the execution failed to deliver the punch.

There’s too much exposition. Each vision session went on far too long and in such minute detail that the overall plot became lost. I skimmed over many of the visions because of the length and repetition.

I struggled to follow some plot holes. The author would bring up a previous conversation between two characters, but it sounded new to me. He suggested that Tag was in closer contact with her FBI team, but those interactions weren’t more prominent in the plot.

I also had problems with some of the characterizations of the male FBI agents on the case. Their dialogue was over the top and full of cliches. They’re reduced to crude pigs with their traces of competence hidden behind crass words and actions. I get it - they’re jerks - but they spend so much time dumping crass references to genitalia that I ignored the characters.

One strength was the resolution of the capstone. It had been referenced throughout the novel as a great treasure, and that could have led to a big letdown once its nature was revealed. It ended up being a well-defined solution that explained why it had been so valuable to so many people.

Another strength was that it kept me guessing until the last page. What was real? What was contrived? Was justice served? These questions were answered in a way that kept me thinking through them well after I had finished the novel. I had been tempted to put it aside, but the end was a satisfying reader payoff.

I wish the novel had been tighter, with shorter vision sequences and better characterizations. While I enjoyed the resolution, I questioned whether it had been worth it to stick around to the end.

Thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for providing me with a review copy.
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life2reinvent | 4 reseñas más. | Jun 9, 2022 |
FBI Agent Vera Taggert is on the trail of a domestic terrorist group called the Sons of Elijah. The investigation leads her to a famous psychiatrist, Seth Jacobson. She is intrigued in more ways than one. She decides to let him hypnotize her. What she discovers is not exactly what she expected.

Being a person who very seldom reads a blurb, I am a judge a book by it’s cover girl, this story took me by surprise. I expected more of an FBI thriller/mystery tale. And, it is that…but, it is a bit more complicated. This novel delves into the supernatural/reincarnation arena. So…SURPRISE! At first, I was like…hmmm, what have I gotten myself into. But, the story continued to capture my imagination and attention, especially the historical flashbacks. I loved the Montségur sections. Very well researched!

Now, it did get a little “out there” toward the end, especially the part about the way the FBI recruited Vera But, that is the genre. So, I was pleasantly surprised by this novel. It is definitely unique and entertaining.

Kristin Price is the narrator and she is perfect for this book!

Need a good, unique thriller…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today!

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.
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fredreeca | 4 reseñas más. | May 7, 2022 |

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Obras
2
Miembros
30
Popularidad
#449,942
Valoración
4.1
Reseñas
6
ISBNs
5