Reviews

Reliquary, by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

marco5599's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Such energy, so much fun. Takes off immediately takes and simply never runs out of steam. Never feels hasty either. These guys really have a knack for pacing. And characters. I'm sure I'm not the only one who forgets who they are every now and then, but not in the world of Preston & Child. Somehow they all have something that sticks. There's stuff going on that would probably aggravate me in other books (the bozos who are running the police for instance); here it just adds to the fun. Gusto on every page, drive from start to finish and horror action aplenty. I could smell the tunnels. The people that live there. And those that turn human beings into shish kebab and spare ribs. I'm going to avoid anything goat for a while.

mizfitz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

ellieeeeeee's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

did not see that ending coming at all 

rclz's review against another edition

4.0

This is the second book in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Pendergast series. It's a real twist on most of my reading. Supernatural mysteries that are very good reads. I'm glad there are several of these. This one was in part a continuation of the first one, same monsters that were all taken care of the first time. I'm interested to see what other types of monsters the authors come up with after this.

jbojkov's review against another edition

4.0

Fun, fast-paced read.

I enjoyed this second book of the Pendergast series. Took my mind off of reality for a while. I’ll probably continue.

innae's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I read this book ages ago..and wasn’t sure I would remember enough to continue on with the series…turns out I remembered the major plot twist.  Still a really good novel with lots of adventure and intrigue.   

dogearedbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, and Police brutality

spinebrreaker's review against another edition

4.0

reread 6/22
didn't enjoy this one the second time around as much as I remembered but still a fun read and i did not, in fact, remember the most important twist


original

What can I say? It kept me entertained and interested and I wonder if the future books will go deeper into oddities or step back into a more traditional detective-thriller form. Time will tell (or has already told, but I'm late to the party)

historybooksandtea's review against another edition

5.0

Super compelling page turner - really loving this series! Not as much history as the first book in the series, but still highly enjoyable.

badwolfbae's review against another edition

5.0

A strong sequel. I love the way the way they have designed the Kathoga. It was also fascinating to see the way they utilized the underground individuals and their society. This is also the book that introduces Laura Hayward!