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The Device
While the world is in the throes of a deadly pandemic a mysterious device is discovered deep in the Zimbabwean outback. A race to acquire and uncover the origin and secrets of the device pits two powerful forces against each other.
THE DEVICE is a fast-paced, suspenseful thriller with alluring characters, enrapturing plot, and exotic locations sure to keep the reader up well past their bedtime.
THE DEVICE is a fast-paced, suspenseful thriller with alluring characters, enrapturing plot, and exotic locations sure to keep the reader up well past their bedtime.
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Published January 4, 2017
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August 22, 2017
What an action packed beginning to reel the attention of the reader, I was intrigued to find out what happens next. I immediately grew a curiosity towards the book and its characters, as I was enjoying the beginning first impressions of the plot. In “Plague 13,” author Jeffery Scott Hansen, upkeeps his reader’s interest and hasn’t missed a beat when it came to his story telling. There is a level of complexity as each chapter seems like their own scenario, but it all compliments each other to form a wonderful reading experience. As you read each page, you’ll notice how detailed every part of sceneries is described, the reactions the characters make grants the visual as if you were right there with them, simply amazing.
The writing style of author Jeffery Scott Hansen convinces his readers through painting images in descriptive details that make the scenarios seem realistic. It leaves just enough room for the possibility of what if this actually happens in real life, how would the world react in situations as such. In the “Plague 13”, the readers learn that the government is claiming the children that turned the age 13, just dropped dead one day without explanation, is due to some sophisticated biological warfare. I’m sure parents of these poor children wouldn’t want to just accept that as a reason, but instead, demand answers. As you read you instantly develop a bond with many of the characters as the author portrays them in a way as someone who could very well be your neighbor. Their world only coming together through catastrophic events, keeping in tune with the news broadcasting any and all details allowed reducing public panic.
I honestly feel for these families losing their young loved ones without knowing the true cause. The experts knew scientists were doing the best they could at creating a cure to save as many turning 13-year-olds, even though the process took longer and many more lives later. So much more things take place even after this worldwide tragedy, as you continue reading. I recommend for everyone who enjoys some politics, some supernatural activities, some outlandish behavior not of the world and more imagery that this book would offer.
The writing style of author Jeffery Scott Hansen convinces his readers through painting images in descriptive details that make the scenarios seem realistic. It leaves just enough room for the possibility of what if this actually happens in real life, how would the world react in situations as such. In the “Plague 13”, the readers learn that the government is claiming the children that turned the age 13, just dropped dead one day without explanation, is due to some sophisticated biological warfare. I’m sure parents of these poor children wouldn’t want to just accept that as a reason, but instead, demand answers. As you read you instantly develop a bond with many of the characters as the author portrays them in a way as someone who could very well be your neighbor. Their world only coming together through catastrophic events, keeping in tune with the news broadcasting any and all details allowed reducing public panic.
I honestly feel for these families losing their young loved ones without knowing the true cause. The experts knew scientists were doing the best they could at creating a cure to save as many turning 13-year-olds, even though the process took longer and many more lives later. So much more things take place even after this worldwide tragedy, as you continue reading. I recommend for everyone who enjoys some politics, some supernatural activities, some outlandish behavior not of the world and more imagery that this book would offer.
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March 20, 2017
I hate giving bad reviews to books. I especially hate it when there are few or no existing reviews, as in this case. But this book is not great. I can see it being a good, fun book when in the planning stages and outlined on a whiteboard, but when it came time to put pen to paper, this book fails terribly. I don't want to disparage it too much, because honestly, this book is a great example of why *I* don't write a book--I'm pretty sure it would turn out much like this.
The writing is stilted, the characters severely one dimensional. Cliches abound. When introducing villians, the book all but says, "These are the bad guys. They are so mean, and so old, and they hate humanity, and they do terrible things to people they don't like, which is basically everyone. These are the villians of the story, and you should really not like them."
The opening of the book was a description of a woman giving birth to a child during a satanic ritual in which they were going to take her baby from her... Robed figures around the woman, chanting, blood, etc... So over the top and cartoony. I especially enjoyed "...Brittany's father was the sheriff of a mid-sized Central Texas town. He was also the head of the local Ku Klux Klan, as well as a high-ranking member of the Satanic Church of Consumtion... Most of the participants of that evening were prominent members of the community, and two were elected state officials." I would be interested to know if anyone previews this book and DOESN'T think that almost immediately you can tell this book is going to be a travesty.
Now, if you read books on a middle school level, you may be into this. Like I said, the story is kinda fun, but the botched execution--namely the one-dimensional characters, juvenile and underdeveloped plot elements, and the simplistic and juvenile writing style--makes this book a stinker, in my opinion.
Also, it appears that the same book is listed, on Goodreads at least, as both "Plague 13" and "The Device." I entered a giveaway for "The Device" but received "Plague 13," they appear to have the exact same description, same cover, just different titles. I'll be posting this review under both titles and hopefully at some point in the future they can be merged together.
**I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my clearly unbiased review.**
The writing is stilted, the characters severely one dimensional. Cliches abound. When introducing villians, the book all but says, "These are the bad guys. They are so mean, and so old, and they hate humanity, and they do terrible things to people they don't like, which is basically everyone. These are the villians of the story, and you should really not like them."
The opening of the book was a description of a woman giving birth to a child during a satanic ritual in which they were going to take her baby from her... Robed figures around the woman, chanting, blood, etc... So over the top and cartoony. I especially enjoyed "...Brittany's father was the sheriff of a mid-sized Central Texas town. He was also the head of the local Ku Klux Klan, as well as a high-ranking member of the Satanic Church of Consumtion... Most of the participants of that evening were prominent members of the community, and two were elected state officials." I would be interested to know if anyone previews this book and DOESN'T think that almost immediately you can tell this book is going to be a travesty.
Now, if you read books on a middle school level, you may be into this. Like I said, the story is kinda fun, but the botched execution--namely the one-dimensional characters, juvenile and underdeveloped plot elements, and the simplistic and juvenile writing style--makes this book a stinker, in my opinion.
Also, it appears that the same book is listed, on Goodreads at least, as both "Plague 13" and "The Device." I entered a giveaway for "The Device" but received "Plague 13," they appear to have the exact same description, same cover, just different titles. I'll be posting this review under both titles and hopefully at some point in the future they can be merged together.
**I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my clearly unbiased review.**
April 28, 2017
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
A left wing fever dream, about the discovery of a disc in Africa. A take on the Koch Brothers are purely evil businessmen corrupting an idealistic negotiator who they hire to get said disc.
Not great, completely lacking subtlety.
A left wing fever dream, about the discovery of a disc in Africa. A take on the Koch Brothers are purely evil businessmen corrupting an idealistic negotiator who they hire to get said disc.
Not great, completely lacking subtlety.
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