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A review by skippen
Beneath the Dark Ice by Greig Beck
2.0
Beneath the Dark Ice is one of the most ridiculous books I have ever read with the most predictable plot with the cardboard cut-out characters and standard plot I have read in years. Yet, I did finish it.
Meet our protagonist Alex Hunter. Alex was shot in the head with a bullet. He did not die. No, it unlocked the abelites of his brain, and now he is faster, stronger, has enhanced senses and reflexes, and is now a better person. His only weakness? Anger. What does anger do? Well, it makes him stronger. After that introduction, I probably should have stopped, but I didn't because he is tasked with taking a team of the Hawks (SEALs basically) to rescue a team of scientist who disappeared after a crash in Antarctica that has exposed a cave under the ice. It got me at cave.
Captain America, aka, Alex, leads his team into the cave with a team of his men, and a handful of scientists. Two women, two men. The women are smart and beautiful, the men have one kind fella that is innocent, and of course our self-centered scientist our for themself. They make there way to the cave and find no evidence of of the previous expedition, but find signs (and smells) of a predator.
I will say no more of the plot. With that, you can guess every beat. Oh, wait, there is also a rival Russian team sent after them (and Alex's nemesis who only wants to kill him as he was the one who put that bullet in his head in the first place).
This book is clearly a first novel. The writing goes from ok to atrocious, and frankly, I am surprised it was published in this state. A solid editor and some effort could have made this much better without much work. The plot is predictable, and like all books and movies likes this, every scientist on the team knows everything about every discipline that is called to be explained or know at all times.
This book is not good. But, I read it all because it was set in a cave, and it was just good enough to keep going, but, truly, it is terrible, badly plotted, logic fails it (they all really should have just died in the cave as caves that are unexplored with everyone not a caver but one).
Should you read it? Not really, but if the back of the book intrigues you, and you have nothing better to do, maybe? I have read worse books in my life. This one amused me enough to finish it. I will not be following Alex Hunters other adventures at this time.
Meet our protagonist Alex Hunter. Alex was shot in the head with a bullet. He did not die. No, it unlocked the abelites of his brain, and now he is faster, stronger, has enhanced senses and reflexes, and is now a better person. His only weakness? Anger. What does anger do? Well, it makes him stronger. After that introduction, I probably should have stopped, but I didn't because he is tasked with taking a team of the Hawks (SEALs basically) to rescue a team of scientist who disappeared after a crash in Antarctica that has exposed a cave under the ice. It got me at cave.
Captain America, aka, Alex, leads his team into the cave with a team of his men, and a handful of scientists. Two women, two men. The women are smart and beautiful, the men have one kind fella that is innocent, and of course our self-centered scientist our for themself. They make there way to the cave and find no evidence of of the previous expedition, but find signs (and smells) of a predator.
I will say no more of the plot. With that, you can guess every beat. Oh, wait, there is also a rival Russian team sent after them (and Alex's nemesis who only wants to kill him as he was the one who put that bullet in his head in the first place).
This book is clearly a first novel. The writing goes from ok to atrocious, and frankly, I am surprised it was published in this state. A solid editor and some effort could have made this much better without much work. The plot is predictable, and like all books and movies likes this, every scientist on the team knows everything about every discipline that is called to be explained or know at all times.
This book is not good. But, I read it all because it was set in a cave, and it was just good enough to keep going, but, truly, it is terrible, badly plotted, logic fails it (they all really should have just died in the cave as caves that are unexplored with everyone not a caver but one).
Should you read it? Not really, but if the back of the book intrigues you, and you have nothing better to do, maybe? I have read worse books in my life. This one amused me enough to finish it. I will not be following Alex Hunters other adventures at this time.