lunasea0526's review against another edition
5.0
A great beach read and another roller coaster ride of a book from Preston & Child.
georgann's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
rwarner's review against another edition
3.0
A thriller that takes an unexpected plot twist . . . that's pretty much out there and weird. Still, it was entertaining and fits the genre.
masn's review against another edition
3.0
The stilted dialogue and the way the main protagonist reacted to the side-kick were really strange.
jbrito's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
lisaeirene's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable, fast read, adventure book. Story far-fetched but still liked it.
usbsticky's review against another edition
5.0
I read Gideon Crew #1 years ago and hated it, and I've never tried another Gideon Crew again until now. As usual I perused the 1* reviews first and they were not good but I decided to give it a try anyway because I was out of other books to read.
Surprisingly, I really liked it. First of all, it was easy to read and follow. I could get into it right away despite the fact it's part of a series. Some books in a series are unreadable unless you start from the beginning and know the characters. Not this one.
Summary: Gideon Crew is given a partly deciphered treasure map and told to find the treasure at the end. He is paired with Amiko, a partner who apparently can do anything from captaining a boat to fighting.
A lot of people hated the book because it requires you to suspend credulity... a lot. But that's fine with me. You either accept the story or not and I chose to accept it. It's kind of a fantastical adventure yarn but that's ok even though I was just expecting a find-the-treasure adventure type book. (A little off topic but the first European explorer to S. America did say that he encountered a race of giants.)
Overall, I really enjoyed it. There was less treasure hunting than I expected and I thought the end was a bit overdone. I'm definitely going to try the other Gideon Crew stories and maybe even read #1 again.
Surprisingly, I really liked it. First of all, it was easy to read and follow. I could get into it right away despite the fact it's part of a series. Some books in a series are unreadable unless you start from the beginning and know the characters. Not this one.
Summary: Gideon Crew is given a partly deciphered treasure map and told to find the treasure at the end. He is paired with Amiko, a partner who apparently can do anything from captaining a boat to fighting.
A lot of people hated the book because it requires you to suspend credulity... a lot. But that's fine with me. You either accept the story or not and I chose to accept it. It's kind of a fantastical adventure yarn but that's ok even though I was just expecting a find-the-treasure adventure type book. (A little off topic but the first European explorer to S. America did say that he encountered a race of giants.)
Overall, I really enjoyed it. There was less treasure hunting than I expected and I thought the end was a bit overdone. I'm definitely going to try the other Gideon Crew stories and maybe even read #1 again.
erindigsegypt's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.5
reillykid7's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
2.0