An example: At one point, Kate and Jack are in a computer store using a store model for access to the darknet so they can't be traced from their personal computers. At best, this comes off like a college lecture, with Jack being the kind of professor who speaks in monotone. And then Kate sums up what he said and regurgitates it back to him. Then he rearranges his words and explains again. They lack even the slightest spark of life.Most of the story is told through dialogue, which is largely one-sided, with Jack Raines expounding uninterrupted for pages at a time, as he explains every single nuance of every single research point, along with his subjective conclusions, to Kate. With the exception of Kate's brother John, whose part is quite small, the characters are flat, one-dimensional, and dull. But the story's execution winds up reading like his research notes, and the leaps Goodkind takes from conjecture to fact are troublesome. I've read a lot of nonfiction on these topics, and I could tell that Goodkind did his research.
The plot revolves around humanity's propensity toward violent crime, our evolution (or devolution), the darknet, and a unique ability to recognize a killer. This is more an exposition on society and killers. Travel with Goodkind on a dangerous journey to the back alleys of the darknet, to the darkest corners of our minds, and to the very origins of what it is to be human, a place few have ventured and fewer still have survived.Ī fascinating premise, a riveting opening, and then endless pages of monologue, explaining and re-explaining, over and over.This book is marketed as a thriller. Like Jack, they’ve realized just how special Kate is, and now she’s marked for death.Īn explosive mix of action and suspense, Nest is a landmark new novel from worldwide bestselling author Terry Goodkind, and a complete reinvention of the paranormal thriller. What's more, he suggests that Kate herself might be the solution.īut hot on their heels are a force of super-predators, vicious and bloodthirsty killers who will stop at nothing until Kate and Jack are eliminated. Suddenly exposed to a shadowy network of global evil, her life takes a dramatic turn with the arrival of Jack Raines, an author with a mysterious past, who says he has the answers to her questions.
In the wake of several inexplicable and brutal murders, Kate is thrust into a police inquiry that reveals shocking family secrets.