One Word Kill - Orreadi

No cover — Matthew Frow, Mark Lawrence: One Word Kill (2019, Brilliance Audio)

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Published May 1, 2019 by Brilliance Audio.

ISBN:: 978-1-9786-3729-0

(3 reviews)

In January 1986, fifteen-year-old boy-genius Nick Hayes discovers he’s dying. And it isn’t even the strangest thing to happen to him that week.

Nick and his Dungeons & Dragons-playing friends are used to living in their imaginations. But when a new girl, Mia, joins the group and reality becomes weirder than the fantasy world they visit in their weekly games, none of them are prepared for what comes next. A strange—yet curiously familiar—man is following Nick, with abilities that just shouldn’t exist. And this man bears a cryptic message: Mia’s in grave danger, though she doesn’t know it yet. She needs Nick’s help—now.

He finds himself in a race against time to unravel an impossible mystery and save the girl. And all that stands in his way is a probably terminal disease, a knife-wielding maniac and the laws of physics.

Challenge accepted.

3 editions

ratfactor reviewed One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence (Impossible Times)

Review of 'One Word Kill' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Tough to rate! It's a compelling story that moves right along. It had some great ideas (some better than others). Two things against it: First, it was more somber than I was hoping (I was looking for a fun time) and Second, it did not tie up all of its threads - so I have to assume I'll need to read more books to get more of a conclusion.) (And by "threads", some of the threads aren't plot - they're unused ideas or abilities.) I'm on the fence about whether or not I'll pursue the rest of the series. It's pretty rare that sequels are more fun than the first book - but the ratings on Goodreads seem to suggest that this just might be the case!

[email protected] reviewed One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence (Impossible Times)

Easy reader, fast paced

3 stars

The blurb for this book includes a phrase like "Stranger Things meets Ready Player One", and it's hard to stop thinking all the way through, that is this exactly the target the author was aiming for.

Once upon a time, this would have been labeled a Boys' book. It's a silly label, but it does tell you what to expect. It's a well written book, with fast-paced action and it's very easy to read. The characters could stand a little more depth, but I understand from another review on Bookwyrm that it's the first of a trilogy, so I'm sure they will get further developed.

Mac

rated it

July 23, 2020