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alexandrabree's review against another edition
5.0
So I love that, Beck gives a nod to Jules Verne on the very first page, and somewhere at the end of the book, there is a direct mention of lovecraft.
It is Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jurassic Park, The Lost Island, Jason Bourne, and Captain America tossed in a blender. It's absolutely epic!!!
I started book six and got so drawn into Alex Hunter 'super Hawk' that I had to put it down and search out the first few books before resuming (or flat out rereading book 6)
Creepy monster vibes, action-packed super spy mission impossible, romantic ultra sexy mysterious soft hearted strong solider. Dinosaurs and a lost world, Atlantis theory that makes me think of Randall Carlson and Graham Hancock.
Completely recommend
It is Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jurassic Park, The Lost Island, Jason Bourne, and Captain America tossed in a blender. It's absolutely epic!!!
I started book six and got so drawn into Alex Hunter 'super Hawk' that I had to put it down and search out the first few books before resuming (or flat out rereading book 6)
Creepy monster vibes, action-packed super spy mission impossible, romantic ultra sexy mysterious soft hearted strong solider. Dinosaurs and a lost world, Atlantis theory that makes me think of Randall Carlson and Graham Hancock.
Completely recommend
jacqueshol's review against another edition
3.0
I read the prequel (0.5) to this series a while back, and while it was okay, it didn't grab me. After putting off reading the series for some time, I decided to give Beneath the Dark Ice (1.0) a try. It was a fun read, but it tended to drag on a bit in the final 20% of the book. It felt like scenes were repeating themselves, and I felt the book could have been a bit shorter.
Sure, all the cliches are there - the bad doctor scientist, the damsels in distress, the hero that makes Superman look like a wimp, and many characters introduced for the sole purpose of dying, etc. Apologies if the latter is a minor spoiler, but no one reads these books expecting the main characters to die. But still, it provided entertainment, and I will give Dark Rising (book 2 in the series) a chance. Reviewing the ratings for the other books in the series, it does seem that each book rates better than the previous one. It is worth noticing that Beneath the Dark Ice was written in 2009, and Greig Beck's writing has come a long way since then. I believe that Beneath the Dark Ice was his first book published as indicated at https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/greig-beck/. I am therefore confident the series will improve.
Sure, all the cliches are there - the bad doctor scientist, the damsels in distress, the hero that makes Superman look like a wimp, and many characters introduced for the sole purpose of dying, etc. Apologies if the latter is a minor spoiler, but no one reads these books expecting the main characters to die. But still, it provided entertainment, and I will give Dark Rising (book 2 in the series) a chance. Reviewing the ratings for the other books in the series, it does seem that each book rates better than the previous one. It is worth noticing that Beneath the Dark Ice was written in 2009, and Greig Beck's writing has come a long way since then. I believe that Beneath the Dark Ice was his first book published as indicated at https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/greig-beck/. I am therefore confident the series will improve.
guardtristan's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not going into detail, I will just list a few things that really drove me a bit mad while reading:
- repeating things to make it obvious just HOW important those details are: First a character thinks about something, then he repeats it out loud (in the next sentence) to another character.
- not sure if it's a translation error or a author mess-up but I'm pretty positive a anticoagulant won't make your situation any better when you put it on a bleeding wound (to make it stop bleeding...)
- time jumps, time jumps everywhere
- for 100 pages, the batteries in their lamps run out - I can't even remember how many hours that was supposed to cover...
- the unlogical details, the mentioning of things that didn't needed to be said out loud... I really don't want to go into detail too much but like I said, maybe it's just a translation thing...
(It still gets a 3 of 5 because I was happy to get to read ANYTHING that has to do with something not usual)
- repeating things to make it obvious just HOW important those details are: First a character thinks about something, then he repeats it out loud (in the next sentence) to another character.
- not sure if it's a translation error or a author mess-up but I'm pretty positive a anticoagulant won't make your situation any better when you put it on a bleeding wound (to make it stop bleeding...)
- time jumps, time jumps everywhere
- for 100 pages, the batteries in their lamps run out - I can't even remember how many hours that was supposed to cover...
- the unlogical details, the mentioning of things that didn't needed to be said out loud... I really don't want to go into detail too much but like I said, maybe it's just a translation thing...
(It still gets a 3 of 5 because I was happy to get to read ANYTHING that has to do with something not usual)
malreynolds111's review against another edition
4.0
Right up my alley. got a bit of a sci/fi adventure feel. I just wish Australian authors were easier to get in the US. This reminded me a lot of Matt Reilly's books.
ads_1985's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
cd287's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
gbdill's review against another edition
2.0
New rescue team and a group of scientists headed by Alex Hunter goes to the Antarctica to try and rescue the crew of a downed plane along with their subsequent failed rescue team. Alex Hunter's rescue team gets caught up in underground caves and tunnels eventually discovering a long hidden civilization that contains some unwelcomed guests. Will they all survive or perish?
This was definitely an over-the-top, suspend-all-reality type of book that reads very similar to a James Rollins or a Clive Cussler novel. At times a bit slow, and dragging on and on (I mean how much walking through tunnels and caves do we need to know), I did all I could to finish this book. But it was just good enough to keep on reading I suppose. Though I was glad to finally be done with it.
I likely don't recommend this book, especially since it felt so similar to other novels of the same vain. Though I will likely try to read other books by Greig Beck.
This was definitely an over-the-top, suspend-all-reality type of book that reads very similar to a James Rollins or a Clive Cussler novel. At times a bit slow, and dragging on and on (I mean how much walking through tunnels and caves do we need to know), I did all I could to finish this book. But it was just good enough to keep on reading I suppose. Though I was glad to finally be done with it.
I likely don't recommend this book, especially since it felt so similar to other novels of the same vain. Though I will likely try to read other books by Greig Beck.
dabrit's review against another edition
3.0
This wasn't bad and want to give it more stars. But let us drop the awful clichés and concentrate on the action which is where this book has its strengths. That said it was a pacey read that kept me interested despite the sometimes less than believable plot twists. I will read another book by the same author but won't rush