Tether

I love most books by Jeremy Robinson, but I struggled to finish this one. I am not a big fan of Kaiju themed books, and I didn't know this one was about that subject. Otherwise, it was action packed and writing was good, just don't care much for the subject matter.

The Modern Day Master of Science Fiction Yet Again Breaks New Ground. I've been calling Robinson "The Modern Day Master of Science Fiction" for at least 5 yrs now due to the fact that there are few if any areas of science fiction that he hasn't touched in some way. He's done monsters (of all kinds). He's done zombies. He's done time travel. He's done space opera. He's done kaiju. Etc etc etc etc<br /><br />And now he's done ghosts. Robinson style.<br /><br />Yet another wild ride that will make you question just how close to the brink of insanity this man's mind gets, this book opens up with a giant explosion that someone leaves one survivor at its very epicenter... and doesn't slow down from there. Seemingly set up for a potential short series, this one could just as easily play into an Avengers Level Event 2 that Robinson seems to maybe be building to - that will be far wilder than even his first such event, just given the nature of the characters he has created of late, including here.<br /><br />Very much recommended, I can't wait to see what this man comes up with next!

This is a very good novel. Ghost Kaiju. Yeah, I didn’t see that one coming. And this is everything you want in a Jeremy Robinson book. I do wish, however, he would go back to writing in third person. I had a lot of questions about things in this novel. Not about the story itself so much, but I just would have loved to know more about the experiments before hand. Don’t get me wrong, I love Jeremy Robison and will continue to eagerly read him. I just wish he would mix it up a bit between third and first person.

Sci-fi meets ghost story... with monsters! All of the fast-paced adventure one comes to expect from a Robinson thriller, plus humor and heart. But my favorite part of the book was the ending. I'm always happy when I can finish a book feeling like a story ended exactly how it needed to. The book ended and I was smiling.

I picked this audio book up to listen to while knitting, but when Jeremy Robinson cranked up the emotion, it made it difficult. Jeffrey Kafer did a great job narrating the book and drawing out the emotional feelings. Tether takes the action to a new level with creatures you would never expect, and bonds that last longer than death.

This book hits the ground running and does not stop, and goes places I was not suspecting. Great plot and full of well written action, although for me it became a bit repetitive. For the first time for me and Robinson I did not care for the characters right away, I finally warmed up to them but it took some time. Could be he tried to hard too give them some depth too early on, but I did not care for most of them at first.

This is the 23rd book I’ve read by dear Jeremy. I love this man’s imagination. But this... was not my cup of tea, whiskey, or milk. Way too many movie references, using pop culture to paint a picture. The Walking Dead, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Thelma and Louise, Lord of the Rings, Back to the Future, Monty Python, and the list goes on. At times the story seemed confusing and things just happened to propel the plot with no clear reasoning. I hate how the antagonist’s demise was handled, very anticlimactic. But Jeremy infuses humor into every book and this one has several moments of levity to lighten the concept. Overall entertaining, just not his best work.

This review is for the audiobook version of Tether by Jeremy Robinson and narrated by Jeffrey Kafer. First of all, I have to tip my hat to Robinson and/or his audiobook publisher. In most audiobook covers, the narrator's name is usually considerably smaller than the author's. Here, however, they share equal billing and are touted as "The #1 Audible Bestselling Duo". I love that the narrator, in this case, is getting respect and acknowledgment for their contribution.<br /><br />Now to the review ...<br /><br />Each time I read a new book by Jeremy Robinson I'm amazed at how unique each is from the others. There are still elements of humor and geeky references sprinkled throughout, but each is creative in its own way.<br /><br />Saul's inability to sleep has wreaked havoc on his career and is taking its toll on his marriage. One sleepless night he receives a late-night FaceTime call from his research scientist wife, Morgan, and he witnesses a fatal catastrophe at her lab.<br /><br />Racing to the scene of the incident Saul is quickly caught up in a web of government and corporate conspiracy and the very real existence of the afterlife. Along for the ride are Rain, a woman with a Jason Bourne-style set of skills and no memory of how she acquired them. Oh, and she turns blue when ghosts are near. <br /><br />Tether is my favorite of Robinson's books to date, besting my previous favorite, Alter, by a narrow margin. Tether combines elements of the Sixth Sense, Ghost, Godzilla, the Bourne Identity, and probably a half-dozen other. <br /><br />It kept me guessing, with more twists and turns than a goat's intestines. I was genuinely surprised and caught off guard several times throughout the story. <br /><br />Over the course of the last few years, Jeffrey Kafer has become one of my most reliable narrators. His work on Tether further strengthens this position. He is capable of performing a wide range of characters and conveying the proper emotion in each scene. <br /><br />***Full Disclosure: I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Tether is mind-blowin' adventure from beginning to end! I absolutely loved every bit of it! It starts out with Saul receiving a phone call from his wife who works with secret squirrel mysterious scientific think-tank. They have developed something that literally blows a huge hole in the middle of Cambridge, Massachusets! <br /><br />Saul hauls arse to his wife's lab... despite seeing the explosion with his own eyes. Hoping against hope that somehow he will be able to find her alive. As he's one of the first upon the scene... he can only find one woman... and it's not his wife. But, she has glowing eyes... and has no idea who she is... or what happened. <br /><br />Naturally, the government shows up and begins doing the unthinkable... they shoot a gawker who was one of the first on the scene... but wasn't brave enough to follow Saul down into the rubble. Saul witnesses the murder and knows he has to get Rain and himself as far away as possible... and hopefully find out what happened to his wife.<br /><br />Y'all are going to love TETHER!! Robinson really outdid himself this time!! He keeps getting better and better!

With Tether, Jeremy Robinson introduced me to a whole new world in the Kaiju universe, that of the "reisergeist", or ghost Kaiju.<br />Saul is home alone while his wife is at work at Spec Trek, when he awakes from an Ambien induced sleep to tremors shaking the floor. It takes him a minute to realize that it is real and not a hallucination. He looks outside to find a blazing blue column of light right at the core of Spec Trek. As he picks up the phone to call his wife, she calls him on FaceTime. He sees the lab disintegrating behind her as she leaves him her final message. Thus starts Saul's journey into a secret world involving his wife Morgan.<br />This book grabbed me from the start and didn't let go until the final sentence. It is full of suspense, action, betrayal, and most of all, love. The characters and the relationships they form are amazing and I didn't want the story to end.