[trigger warnings are listed at the bottom of this review and may contain spoilers]★★★★THIS WAS SO FUN. Reading Ice Station: A Shane Schofield Novel is literally like watching an action movie, but BETTER.Also, Mother might be one of my new favorite characters of all time, apart from Wendy the seal of course xD. Matthew Reilly really knows how to write memorable characters!trigger warnings: literally everything you can think of. be warned. Gore, murder, death, blood, gun violence, killer whales l...

I don't usually write nor post reviews for thrillers, but Ice Station: A Shane Schofield Novel was way too entertaining and exhilarating for me not to put it out there.  I've been getting hooked on thrillers of late, and the Agent Pendergast series by Preston & Child is my current favourite of this genre.  They are the perfect morsel of a fast-paced and addictive read that I need when I need a break from heavier reads (which includes SFF given the worldbuilding that's typically involved). Tha...

Deep beneath the Antarctic ice, a monumental discovery awaits. Shane Schofield and his elite squad of US Marines are deployed to secure it, but rival nations are also vying for control, ready to ignite a global conflict.This is Matthew Reilly firing on all cylinders. Imagine a blockbuster Hollywood action flick, but it's relentless action sequence after relentless action sequence at a breakneck speed. From the moment the story kicks into gear, it rarely lets up, keeping you pinned to your seat u...

The Antarctic setting cranks the danger up to eleven. This is one of those relentlessly action-packed books that barely lets you breathe between the pulse-pounding scenes. If the idea of a UFO hidden deep beneath the ice isn't wild enough, throw in some shadowy government types who are hellbent on claiming it. Actually, make that several different secret governments. And expect a *lot* of deaths in a *lot* of inventive ways. If you're looking for a high-octane thriller, Matthew Reilly's *Ice Sta...

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Oh, you BET I'm writing a review for this...*****Sometimes you just have to say FUCK subtlety. Piss off nuance. I do not require you. What I need is ACTION. Something with non-stop combat, batshit crazy energy, and enough baddies that you're tripping over the little bastards every time you turn around. I'm not even going to tell you about the plot because IT DOESN'T MATTER. What's important is that Lieutenant Shane Schofield is ready to SORT IT. And he's going to do it in mirrored shades, no les...

WOW! WOW! WOW!THE PACE WAS FRANTIC! EDGE OF THE SEAT STUFF!A TOTALLY GRIPPING, ACTION PACKED THRILLER! What the hell just happened? I'm a member of the GR group A Good Thriller and in October this year they started a concept called "Book Pal". The key purpose of Book Pal is to help members attack that overwhelming "To Be Read (TBR)" shelf by assigning a random partner each month to choose a book for you to read from that shelf. This month I was teamed with Juliana from the UK who had just st...

Killer whales? Seriously? Even in a world desensitized by James Bond's adventures, that feels a bit much for an action thriller, though I gotta admit those scenes were pretty terrifying in a "Jaws" kinda way. Oh, and giant seals, naturally. Standard stuff for this genre, right? The book's pacing is absolutely frenetic, which works in its favor, because the less impressive bits whiz by so fast you almost don't even notice them. Just how over-the-top is "Ice Station: A Shane Schofield Novel" by Ma...

Antarctica. The now-abandoned Wilkes Ice Station, once an American settlement. Two U.S. scientists surface in an ice cave 3,000 feet below sea level, their last moments spent gasping for air. Other divers are sent in, never to be heard from again. American Marines arrive amidst rumors of an alien spaceship discovery – a silly notion, imagine such a thing actually happening! Lieutenant Shane Schofield, Recon Unit Commander (nickname: Scarecrow), has one great attribute: he never gives up. Mr. Sch...

I started reading this book! And then...I put it down!And then -- I. Picked. It. Back. Up.Again.Just to see how it ended!!!!I couldn't actually finish the book. Gave up on page 500. The beginning was great, but things rapidly dissolved into utter stupidity. This calls for more than suspension of disbelief. Maybe a pre-frontal lobotomy. Or maybe a time machine. I could travel back in time and give "Ice Station: A Shane Schofield Novel" by Matthew Reilly to my 14-year-old self, who would probably ...