leahrosereads
Written on Mar 19, 2014
Before reading Extinction Machine by Jonathan Maberry, my favorite book in the Joe Ledger series was Patient Zero. I felt like it had the right amount of intrigue, it had the perfect bad guys, it had just enough action to keep me on the edge of my seat, and the story, the characters (both Main and Secondary) held my attention from start to finish. It was a book that I COULDN'T put down. I didn't WANT to for a second. I finished Patient Zero hours upon getting it.
And it was the same for Extinction Machine. I COULD NOT quit reading this book. Although I wish I got more of the story in Joe's POV, I wasn't put off by all of the third person POVs that were in Extinction Machine.
Prior to reading it, Patient Zero was my favorite in the series, but Extinction Machine has since surpassed Patient Zero to me. While I love zombie books, I feel like the topics in Extinction Machine hit all the right notes while I was reading. Aliens? Check. Conspiracy Theories/Nuts/etc.? Check. Suspense? Check. Big bads? Check.
And then, there were the emotions that were constants as I was reading. Depending on the POV, I was either annoyed, in tears, happy, nervous, etc. This book really did put my emotions through the ringer. Maybe I get too involved in the story...but let's face it, who doesn't?
I just loved the story. Every part of it, and I can't wait for the next Ledger story to come out. I can't wait to see where the characters go from here, because it was so intense that the characters have changed or will be changed from the experiences they encountered in Extinction Machine.