Reviews

The Bone Labyrinth by James Rollins

mnakka9's review against another edition

4.0

4 stars.

Well loved the concept of Moon and 37. (Remembered hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy - 42)
Also Joe's character was written amazingly.

kaitlinjohnson's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

3.0

jaxboiler's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

3.0

I actually finished this book awhile ago and apparently I forgot to mark it as read.  This was a decent story in the Sigma Force Universe.  Some of these have been better than others this one is sort of in the middle.

leyaruth42's review against another edition

2.0

Decent book with some interesting ideas presented. I have some major issues with how the author ended the story. They build up a long and complicated story, and the ending just falls flat. It is like he ran out of time and just wrapped it up. I also don't like how he basically destroys the major discovery. I honestly don't think the people that built that place would trigger it to self-destruct for any reason. Why would they, what do they have to gain by destroying all their hard work? He doesn't explain anything. He doesn't explain who they really were, what their purposes were, and doesn't explain the whole 'moon' thing. I don't like authors that do that. It is sloppy and unprofessional. He did his research for the book but failed as an author in failing to provide a sufficiently decent ending to the story.

trsclee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

emmascc's review against another edition

3.0

i feel like that ending just punched me in the face!!! JOEEEEE. This has to be the most far-fetched one so far

Spoiler

ALL THAT STUFF ABOUT THE MOON???

but damn entertaining

maryleong's review against another edition

3.0

I'm in my Da Vinci Code era and cannot be stopped. Old-timey Jesuit priests, numerology, Atlantis, espionage, genetic modification – take your pick from a smorgasbord of conspiracy-adjacent topics.

I did learn one fun fact, which was Neil Armstrong's lesser-known expedition to investigate claims by Erich von Daniken (originator of the Ancient Aliens theory and all that nonsense) of otherworldly artifacts in the Ecuadorian Amazon. I guess the truth is just as strange as fiction.

icgerrard's review against another edition

3.0

Badly done for a Sigma Force book. Usually there’s a connection between the history and action teams - here they were completely unconnected. And the moon stuff and numerology? Way too psycho.

nicola1066's review against another edition

5.0

Great book. Difficult to listen at times and a wee happy cry at the end. Well worth reading.

sarahbellestones's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

one of my favorite series; the author is like Dan Brown, but more instense and elevated.