Wave of Terror

I just finished the new Luke Stone novel that was indeed the exact same plot. Luke always triumphs of course, he must because there’s always the next book. So I really wasn’t that impressed with this one. You know what’s going to happen, there’s no surprises. I’d rather read about an apocalyptic event.

Reads like a first novel. Protagonist acts like an idiot but is supposed to be a brilliant scientist/astronomer. You’ll lose patience with her as I did, but struggle through to the end of the tale. It somewhat redeems itself in the wrap-up.

Come on. A by the numbers little adventure that has been done a million times. A plot that is at best recycled at worst bland. Two characters out of center thriller casting. Boring. No character development. But here is the bigger problem.... there is a good book hidden here.

Why not let there be a wave of terror?

I chose to read this book because all the reviews were great and the summary sounded really good and captivating however, I don't think the story really became great until the 3rd part. I was a little disappointed by this book that's why I gave it a two star.

As mentioned in my title, this was a Hollywood movie type of book. I mean that in both the good and the bad. In the good, this was a fast-paced no-holds-barred type of a book that really went high-octane with the action. The bad was that there was a lot of typical “cutesy” stereotypes along with some of the typical action-movie “I fall in love with everyone I see”.

Wave of Terror follows an astronomer, Megan, who is searching for Planet 9 (not Pluto). She is given access to an incredibly accurate telescope in the Canary Island. When searching she realizes that things aren’t exactly as they seem. She happens to trip into a terrorist plot that no one in the United States seems to believe.

This was definitely a book that I would enjoy as a movie. I think that they could do a lot with this plot and it almost feels like Jefferson wrote it in a way that it could be easily turned into one. The dialogue is well thought out and funny (especially later in the book). The interaction between Megan and Chip was definitely memorable and full of movie quotes. Those parts definitely made me chuckle while reading.

The story itself felt… plausible. It didn’t seem super far-fetched but it wasn’t totally like “oh god this definitely could happen”. Though that being said – it was a unique and different approach to the terrorists trying to take down America. It was something that I didn’t think of before and it wasn’t as far-fetched as the movie “Geo-Storm” for example (which, I did enjoy more than most people).

The narration for Wave of Terror was done by Amy Landon – I’ve never listened to her narration before but she made this book a breeze to listen to. I thought she added some nice drama where needed without taking away from the storytelling aspect.

Overall, Wave of Terror was a fun “lose yourself” kind of book. It definitely was an easy read that was full of international intrigue and fun action.

I was actually pretty happy with this book right up to when the two protagonists meet. The book lost my interest after that since it dove into an unrealistic love-at-first sight tale. I was struggling to finish the book by the end. I felt the characters and overall plot were flat and a bit too on the obvious side of cliché. I think I was most disappointed that the story behind how, why, and who was behind the terrorism wasn't explored in more detail. I felt this would have been more interesting instead of the soft romance novel that it was. Might be good for people looking for that story of thing, but I think it should be listed more as a romance novel versus a terrorism novel.

Outstanding current events tale with good technical details that kept you with the basic premise. Good showing of the kingdom philosophy in so much of government and very good chase sequences in the end portion.