Dexter's Debut by Jeff Lindsay Coming Soon

I have read and enjoyed all the books in the Dexter series so far. I have also watched the Dexter TV series, through which I found out that there were Dexter novels. I can't wait for this one to come out so I can read it as well. The expected publication date is early March this year.

Here's the short description of the book.

Cop shows are bringing revenue to Miami and Dexter Morgan is asked to be an advisor for the filming of a new show on top of his regular job as Miami PD's blood-spatter analyst. But things take a distinctly dark turn when the leading actress on the show keels over from a very real bullet on set in front of him. With the press going crazy that the murder took place under the very nose of Miami's finest, Dexter and Debs are under pressure to wrap the case. When their lead suspect turns up dead, and then Rita and Cody are found bound, gagged and barely alive, Dexter knows he's well and truly met his match...

Are you also a Dexter fan and waiting for this book?

Hack by Peter Wrenshall

Hack by Peter Wrenshall

Genres: Computers, Hacking

I found this while searching for some novels about hacking.

Here's the brief summary of the story:

The story is about a hacker, Karl Ripley, who is turned in by his friend when Karl hacks into in the Pentagon's computer. After being arrested and sent to jail, the FBI offers him a job to get a terrorist hacker, Malik. Karl is given new a identity, new parents and is back to high school so that he can get to Malik. He also has plans to get even with Knight, who turned him in.

I was highly disappointed by this book. I thought that this would be an exciting read, but I found the story kinda boring because I felt it dragged too much.

Even though I finished the book as it was quite a small one, I really didn't find any suspense that compelled me to finish it. The ending was a bit unexpected and not that good, in my opinion. [It turned out that the guys who offered the job to Malik were not the real FBI. So Karl was once again caught and there was nothing done about Malik and the fake FBI. i didn't even understand why the guys faking as the FBI even offered the job to Karl. Then after some small talk, Karl is set free. (hide spoiler)]

I see some good rating and reviews by the others, but honestly, I didn't find it that good.

My rating: 1 of 5 stars

How would you rate this book? Are your thoughts on the story the same as me or different? Your comments are most welcome.

Zero Day by David Baldacci.

Zero Day by David Baldacci

Genres: Thriller, mystery, crime, action.

Sometimes after you read a book, you instantly want to check more books from that author. That's exactly how I found Zero Day. I read Absolute Power  also by David Baldacci (which I will talk about it in a later post since I read it some time back) and loved it so much that I decided to check out more books from him.

So here's a very brief summary of the story:

John Puller, top investigator in the US Army’s CID is assigned to investigate a homicide involving Reynolds, who was about to retire from DIA, in Drake West Virginia. He teams up with a local cop, Samantha Cole. After some investigation, they realise that nothing is what it seems and the homicide is related to something far worse that they can imagine.

I found the story enjoyable to read. It was also full of suspense. Once you start reading it, you can't stop. Whenever I got free time, I picked up that book to continue reading it.

The other good thing about the story was that it wasn't too slow. The moment you start having the feeling that you are going to get bored, something new turns up.

There was also good character development by giving background information and relations between other minor and major characters. There was background story for almost each of the character in the story.

To reduce the tension while reading, there was also a bit of humor in the story. Not something that will make you laugh so hard that your stomach starts hurting, but enough to make you smile even in the midst of so much tension from the climax of the story.

There was only one minor downside I found in the story. I felt it was giving too much unnecessary information I some parts. For example there is a dream which Puller has. It gives so much detail that I sometimes just skim through it so that I can finish reading that part quickly. There were also descriptions of some of the weapons he uses. I felt that those were not really necessary and I just skimmed through it. However it still didn't affect my views towards the general story.

The ending of the story was also awesome. I didn't except anything like it. There were also other unexpected twists.

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

How would you rate this book? Are your thoughts on the story the same as me or different? If you liked this, which other similar book would you recommend? Your comments are most welcome.

Introduction

Hello everyone.

First of all, thanks for visiting my blog.

In this blog, I will write my thoughts about the books I have read. I will also include a brief plot summary so that you can know more about the book and judge whether you want to read it or not. Of course, no spoilers will be included in the posts. I wouldn't like to make you not want to read the book before you haven't even started it.

That brings me to my next major point. All the reviews I post are entirely what I think about the book. There may be times I found the book not interesting. It doesn't mean that you will also find it the same. It might even turn out to be your favourite book. So it's always better to judge the book by its plot summary rather than my reviews. Then, after reading, you can agree or disagree with me through the comments.

Most of the books I read are usually fiction, and my favourite genre is thrillers, especially crime thrillers. I also like horror stories. (Thanks to Stephen King!) However that doesn't mean that I don't read other genres or non-fiction books.

Occasionally, I will also be adding posts about other news related to books. For example, if I find an upcoming book that interests me, then I will post about it. You will also come across some lists, for example, Top 10 Thrillers I Read this Month. You will also find a lot more stuff!

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