DNF Review – Ice Station (Shane Schofield, Book 1) by Matt Reilly (3/5 stars)

Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Length: 544 pages
Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks
Release Date: September 15, 2000
ISBN-13: 978-0312971236
Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Shane Schofield series
Source: Swapped through Paperbackswap.com
Rating: 3/5 stars

“Antarctica is the last unconquered continent, a murderous expanse of howling winds, blinding whiteouts and deadly crevasses. On one edge of Antarctica is Wilkes Station. Beneath Wilkes Station is the gate to hell itself…

A team of U.S. divers, exploring three thousand feet beneath the ice shelf has vanished. Sending out an SOS, Wilkes draws a rapid deployment team of Marines-and someone else…”

This is the first book in the Shane Schofield series. I picked this up because it was on some list about “books to read before you die”. I found the beginning of this book really intriguing. I don’t know much about Antarctic research facilities and this was really cool to read about. However, I quickly lost interest in the book when the plot veered to spend more time with conspiracies, politics, and then suddenly turned into a long gun fight. I ended up stopping this book around page 100 and decided it just wasn’t for me.

Yes, it was action packed but there was lots of “gunspeak” and military terms and I just didn’t care to read about all the politics and gun fighting. I am sure it’s fine for what it is; an action packed thriller that you shouldn’t think too much about.

Overall this wasn’t for me. I think it’s a great brainless action-packed thriller if that’s what you are going for. However, I just couldn’t handle 500+ pages of that.

This book goes towards the following reading challenges:
– Goodreads Reading Challenge
– Mount TBR Reading Challenge