Promisingly Unbelievable
928734
After such a wonderful foundation was built ' into the novel, Grisham seemingly turned the book over to an intern who had seen too many Perry Mason episodes.  The closing parts of the trial were not just unbelievable, but laden with unconvincing character transfusions. Totally lacking in foreshadowing that would cause the protagonist (David) turn into a courtroom Goliath. Let down? Worse. More like baited and switched...apt grounds for a class action.
674274
All fiction requires you to suspend your disbelief somewhat, but this book requires a LOT of suspension. First, you're to believe the main character, a Private Investigator, has the ability to read minds. Next, his wife is a reformed thief/criminal from the past who hopped in a time machine and traveled into his life 20 yrs into her future. Did i mention he's a neuroscientist on the side? Oddly enough, it all seems to work. Even when you add the standard plot of him conning his way into an asylum as a crazy person to find one of his wife's long lost relatives and, of course, not being able to get out. That, too, worked. These things would ordinarily drive ME crazy and have me tossing the book in the nearest....um.....clicking the delete button. But for some reason, this book moved along so smoothly and quickly that i really didn't mind any of it. In fact, i'd read another, which it looks like is possible since i see this was #2 in a series. Cool
2981920
I enjoyed this story.  It's not real; it's not fantasy; it's both unbelievable and believable at the same time.  Things that seem illogical eventually make sense as the Divinity's history is revealed.  There is something about Timber that makes people want to help her.  It is for us to decide why.

I would rate this four stars if not for too many instances of improper punctuation, wrong pronouns, "it's" instead of "its", and wrong words (the very last word, for example.)
4150695
Although the plot is preposterous - at least I hope it is - it is so well done that you almost believe it.
2459428
As always, I'll start with the good: the introduction. The first few screens were reminiscent of Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush, instantly grabbing your attention by dropping you into the realm of the supernatural before turning you back over to modern-day America. There was brief mention of an orgasm that made me a bit wary, but I assumed it would be similar to Practical Magic, where sexual overtones are present without descending into smut. Seeing it listed on Amazon under "Literature and Fiction," I somehow missed the tag for "erotic fantasy". Whoops.

The author does an admirable job of helping the reader identify with Jen right from the first chapter. How could the imaginings of a little girl fail to tug at one's heartstrings? Each omen introduced had me wondering whether it was a sign of something light or evil, and I was eagerly anticipating the development of the heroine's superhuman powers.

Somewhere around the 30% mark on my e-reader, I started noticing the frequency of errors. Well, the first instance was "loosing" instead of losing - twice - as well as "thought" instead of "though" and the ever-present (and increasingly annoying) use of "cafe'" instead of "cafe" or "caf&eacute;," and yes, that extra apostrophe was intentional as far as I can tell. Still, I pushed through, despite the thinning of the plot that had held such promise. We're expected to believe Jen's sudden shift from novice to budding master, as well as her odd lack of wariness about her newly rediscovered talents after the one who sparked her interest in the occult turns out to be a fraud. Clearly, the author was trying to mask these deficiencies with frequent sex scenes. (I confess that I skipped those, expecting the storyline to be able to carry its own weight. It didn't.)

At 64% and fifteen errors later, I came across a misplaced period and couldn't move on. (It was used instead of a comma.) Perhaps this is being technical, but if one is expected to purchase a piece of literature, one ought to receive a product that isn't riddled with mistakes such as "site" for "sight," proof that it was not properly proofread prior to publication. A handful of these flubs are allowable, but I ran out of fingers and had to move on to my toes in order to keep track of them all.

After a hot shower and some freshly brushed teeth, I considered that my assessment may have been a bit harsh. I returned to the novel and worked my way through three screens of descriptions of a culinary nature before I hit a reference to "Billy Holiday," shortly after the description of a roux as a "rue." At that point, I had to shut the e-reader off. Perhaps the conclusion to the novel is fantastic, but the author lost me at sixty-four percent. If I'm feeling generous, I may finish the other thirty-six someday.

Stimulated Outlet Book Reviews
497326
I will start with the only problem I have with this new series: its premise. I find it implausible, partly because an alternative is very casually treated as impractical. This dismissive assessment may, however, turn out to be a purposely disseminated misconception, which would make matters more interesting.

The premise, the plot, the characters are all beautifully developed, which should be no surprise to those familiar with Shusterman's work. I gobbled the book down rapidly and am now left impatiently waiting for the next installment.
4962014
It took me a few cchapters
o warm up to this book, but then I was hooked. Grisham made something entirely implausible seem intetesting and possible. I found myself really footing for the characters.
3602000
There are few authors capable of writing a novel with utterly unbelievable characters living out a totally unrealistic plot. Jeff Abbott proves that he is one of these remarkable writers.

  "Panic" has Evan Casher, 24 year old Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker finding his mother murdered. He is rescued by a mysterious character, escapes from his would-be benefactor, is retaken and cast into a world of international intrigue and mystery.

  The plot has more twists and turns than the Gordian Knot. But Abbott handles them beautifully. I willingly cast aside disbelief simply because the action is furious. This is truly a page-turner.

  Anyone with a sophisticated knowledge of computer technology will laugh, as I did, at Abbott's uncountable gaffes in that area. But it's all forgivable because Abbott makes you want to get to the next page, the next twist, the next step in the adventure.

  This is definitely not great literature: it's just a fun thriller. A great thriller, in fact.

Jerry
2158166
Written with an energy and a pace that keeps drawing you to the next page. The characters are portrayed with flaws, which I appreciate as it makes them seem real. From a plot perspective, I found the flesh eating insects to be believable, however, I found it hard to believe that the characters went in search of these insects, without taking sufficient measures to protect themselves from attack. I would read another book from this author, but hope the next plot is more plausible.
4861191
The non-fiction account of a lost city in the Amazon seems like it could be so thrilling, but...could it really be? Sounds too good to be true? It probably is. This book is really two stories that are superbly intertwined. The first is the story of Percy Fawcett, a British explorer who plunged into the Amazon a century ago to find the lost city of Z. He never found it. A century later, a journalist who has never camped or hiked in extreme conditions decides he might try and finish the work of a great explorer. Right...that's a bit far-fetched. Even with GPS and satellite phones and modern medicine, the idea is ludicrous. But he kind of succeeds. In a sense. This might be too much of a spoiler, but if you're gullible enough to buy a book like this thinking that he really did discover a lost city, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I will say that there is a sense of what the lost city of Z might have actually been. So while the premise of the book might guarantee some disappointment among readers, Grann does a fantastic job of story-telling, in mixing his own experience with that of Fawcett. It's a great read.
4304918
She managed to make believable that which is quite unbelievable in this one. I was surprised at how much I liked it.
2048211
Truly enjoyed the whole silo trilogy (Wool, Shift, and Dust). Kept me turning pages deep into the night a few times, which is always a good sign that the plot, characters, and writing are pretty good.

One thing that hung in the background for me the whole time, though (and not in a good way) was the fundamental implausibility of the set-up. I kept waiting, and hoping, that the author would give some account of how the originators of the silo scheme could have marshaled the vast, Vast, mindbendingly VAST resources it would have taken to bring their imperfect vision of how to deal with the world's looming catastrophe into reality. Perhaps there's a prequel I'm unaware of that lays a more believable foundation. Or maybe there's one on the way.

Having accepted the silo milieu as a given, however, I found the story to be thrilling and enthralling.
2853552
To say this was prophetic is putting it mildly;  nobody had even conceived of anybody doing such a dreadful thing.  That's the reason there was so much confusion by our authorities immediately after the attach.  What a writer too.  Believable and yet, unbeleivable because it is so like you're picking up the morning paper as the people and characters unfold into a most exciting read.  I highly recommend it.
Ann
2412580
The characters are believable and like-able.  The premise is a bit unbelievable, but it contributes to a good read.  I njoy!
4186733
Ben Taylor came up with a great premise upon which to build this story: a deeply closeted cop is assigned to investigate a gay hustler bar where he unexpectedly starts a relationship with a young man who is eventually accused of murdering one of the patrons.  The cop decides to make himself the sole alibi for the young man and a precarious trust develops between these two very wary men.
This is a world Taylor apparently knows well, unfortunately he doesn't explore any of it deeply enough to make it particularly believable or compelling.  What there is of interest is in the growing relationship between the two central characters (played by Dane Ritter and Ed Corbin), an unlikely pair of actors who between them manage to elicit some nice moments out of a perfunctory script.  Too bad that so much of a compelling situation was left unexplored.  Still, the fact that the two main characters are falling in love rather than simply falling into bed with each other is very refreshing.
Don't be afraid to try it on. You may actually like it. With remote in hand you can skip the worst of it and stick with the main story.
591187
I bought the book on a whim (given that it's free, and why not?), and ended up devouring it. I was very pleasantly surprised.

This isn't a book for people who like instant gratification. The story unfolds gradually; each piece of the puzzle is deliberate. The characters are complex and have their own motivations. A lot of locations are backdrops you may never see again, but what occurs there is relevant later.

The Entire (or the "All") is an artificial construction, carefully shaped by its alien lords. It is pressed up against our universe, so close that they are able to peer in upon Earth, which they call the Rose. One man of Earth has visited the Entire, though few believed his tale, and fights desperately to return. The story picks up when he's granted his wish, and the consequences unfold from there.

Kenyon's vision is far reaching. Her pacing is steady, but if you can enjoy a good story for the sake of the story itself, you may very well find yourself reaching for the second book as soon as you finish this one.
1555064
I liked this book right off the bat, then about a quarter of the way through it I started thinking of it as something completely sacred.  Even though it's fiction, each page seemed to either reveal some sort of secret of the Universe or just straight up blow my mind with some fantastical possibility.  Looks like this is the authors first novel- I will be watching for his next one.