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The Watchers - Wissen kann tödlich sein by John Marrs

10 reviews

molls's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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effy's review against another edition

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3.75

I was somewhat disappointed by this book. I think it was possibly off to a rocky start as it answered some of the questions left from The One which I had liked were left open to reader interpretation. I also would have liked some acknowledgement of the backtracking of the ending of The One. I suspect I would have appreciated this book more if I had re-read The Passengers prior to picking this book up as it chronologically occurs between The One and this book.

Overall I don't think that it was a bad book, it just didn't quite deliver to the same standard of Marr's other books. Overall most of the characters I didn't really care for so following their stories was less compelling.

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rinku's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I’m so divided when it comes to The Minders. On the one hand, the main idea was so intriguing, and all the characters were interesting but on the other hand, it lacked some depth and didn’t always make sense.

Five people are chosen for a special program where they are trained to become minders. This means that a piece of DNA is hidden inside their head which has all the secrets in this world kept. This premise was so good, and I love how we as the reader also don’t get to know the secrets but only some fragmented pieces that the characters make reference to. I can’t talk too much about the rest of the plot without spoilers, but it shows us how differently the people deal with the situation – and most of this is quite dark and sad. But what I can tell is that my least favorite story line was the one around Bruno since it was so weird how he

becomes a serial killer and starts to imagine people. Yes, it is explained why this happened, but I still didn’t like it. It was also so sad how he had to abandon his autistic son for the program

The first half of the book was not as good, since it’s quite slow and even boring in some parts. For example, the training for becoming a minder is not shown which would be so interesting. In general, the book dealt in a provocative way with contemporary topics, but some plot points were a bit cliché and predictable. Also, can we talk about the book page called Readwell were the main characters communicated with each other? I loved it lmao.

After the first half, the book became better and even more disturbing with

all the deaths, like Sinead’s (I felt so sorry for her how no one was listening to her), Bruno’s (I felt sorrier for his son Louie than for him tbh), and Charlie’s

. Sadly, the ending itself didn’t make so much sense and was not satisfying:

Apparently, Emilia was the killer and everything else was just her imagination. She also was the creator of the program and killed herself in the end. I just don’t know which message The Minders wanted to send with this ending since it means that all the deaths were basically pointless

The Minders made me interested in what other books Marrs has written since they take place in the same universe but this one just lacked some things for me to be more than a good read.

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unablelemon's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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bjm462's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book started really well and I was hooked in to the story very quickly but unfortunately the book fell flat for me with too much character building and not enough focus on the main aspect of the story.

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jule23's review

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dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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whatsjessreading's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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candority's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

Unfortunately, The Minders is my least favourite John Marrs book so far, but he is still the king of unique concepts and I love that he is creating this little universe for his sci-fi/techno-thrillers! You should definitely read The One and The Passengers before picking this one up, as there are major spoilers for both of those books in this one. I felt like there was a lack of tension in this book, as compared to the other two. It became pretty clear early on where the story was going and although there were several twists along the way, I wasn’t nearly as shocked or engaged as I normally am with Marrs’s books. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed The Minders but it wasn’t quite as good as the first two in this world/series.

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thecatladybooknook_penny's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Before you read this book, I HIGHLY encourage you to read The Passengers and The One first. There are spoilers in the first few pages of this book for those books AND the characters in this book are living their lives based upon actions that have happen in The Passengers and The One.

Four people are chosen based on their answers to a puzzle to be The Minders, people who have governmental data embedded in their bodies in order to protect the data and classified information from hackers until the government can make their systems hack-proof. I FLEW through this book just as I did the previously mentioned books. The chapters are super short which lends to fast reading and the story is very engaging. Twists and turns pop up where you least expect which adds to wanting to read this book in a sitting or two.

Fans of Blake Crouch would appreciate these 3 books. I highly recommend!

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