Nest

The story, like many, started out with a good pace. But then it ramped up to a gallop.The story is so believable it made me wonder if it was based on reality or just a great storyline.I have read Mr. Good mind's stories before but none ever made me not want the story to end.

Terry Goodkind is my favorite author and I would recommend this book and any of Terry Goodkind’s books to everyone if you want a good read that you don’t want to put down!

I loved this book. Finished in two days. Hope to read more by this author.…………crazy to have to make up words to finish a review.

Liked the book concept a lot. Author has been a favorite for years when I discovered his book Through a mirror darkly and it’s follow up a man rides through.

Another great book from Terry Good kind. I could barely put it down. Fast paced and kept me on my toes from the beginning to the end. I even had to do a little searching to see if these places truly exist. It gave me chills!

A solid read. A girl has the ability to look into the eyes of a killer and know exactly what he is.

Terry Goodkind wrote the "Sword of Truth" series chronicling the exploits of Richard Cypher and Kahlan Amnell in world where wizards and magic prevail. I plowed through those as fast as he could write them, and then I picked up another of his books. But largely the name Goodkind faded from my book purchases. And I went heavily into straight science fiction, murder mystery or intrigue thriller. Until now. "Nest" is unlike anything I expected of a guy who created an entire world of wizards. The story starts with a man who believes he's got the devil chained in his basement. In typical Goodkind fashion, this appears normal, at least in context. Goodkind weaves a believable tale no matter what he says happens. Unfortunately, the devil escapes and murders his jailer. That's where Kate Bishop enters. Her brother is the hapless man, a high functioning autistic, who tried to chain the killer and keep him from doing harm. Bishop is horrified. She had been on a trip and wasn't there when her brother needed her. Their parents had died some years before, and she was his safety net. Kate discovers her brother had been working with a police detective to find murderers. Turns out he had this innate ability to read evil from photographic images, not the digital variety, but from film. He could pick out a killer at random. The detective used him clandestinely to do this since her cases would be ripped to shreds had any discovered her methods. Kate soon discovers that she, too, has the ability to see evil. And she learns that she's in trouble. That she's been targeted by some shadowy organization. Into the picture jumps a guy named Jack Raines, who not only believes that people like Kate exist but can spot them. He's written a book about the concept and has been in touch with the detective. However, he tells Kate she must be careful, that evil is on the rise and that her kind is a target of this element. The book speeds along rapidly as Kate's life goes from corporate comfortable to not being able to trust her next move. Upon completion, I wanted more. About like the Sword of Truth saga that went through many novels. It's another great read.

The book drags at times, but can your interest most of the time. I was not exactly impressed.

Been reading Terry's books since i was 15, love his style of writing and the suspense he creates.

I found the fundamental concept, and its exploration, fascinating: that murder is endemic in human beings (that's a gross over-simplification). How he elaborates that concept I also found absorbing.The drawback, for me, is that the identification and elaboration of the concept are largely presented in what I'd call essay format. So much of the language of discussion is almost research-like.But if you can get through that, IMO, it's not an outstanding read, but did make me think about things from a different angle.I should say as preface that I spent years, slowly disentangling for myself the concepts of mental illness, and evil--because the concept of evil has fallen out of fashion, and out of use.Mental illness is not something that anyone chooses. It IS illness. It CAN be prevented, if we want to, and it can be treated, with varying degrees of success.Evil, on the other hand, is a willing, and avoidable, behaviour that discounts others' humanity, and consciously--and often repeatedly--harms them--sometimes to the point of death.IMO, DJT may be mentally ill--there have been a gazillion diagnoses proposed, but he is not treatable. He CHOOSES his actions. He is evil.He's not alone, of course.Anyway, that's probably one reason that I found the Goodkind book a worthwhile read.

I found this book incredibly slow to start. 14 chapters in and they are still just sitting around a table talking. Nothing happened to really hook me, I didn't finish it so maybe it picks up but I just found it way too boring. This is a genre I do enjoy so maybe I had too high of expectations.

Not my usual read but glad I took a chance on this one. Gives you something to think about both as you read and after you’ve finished it. Story well written, characters are believable, lots of action too. Recommended!

Good quality writing but just didn't grab me. While it started out with a fair bit of action towards the middle there were very long passages explaining things. I didn't finish the book. To be fair, I was travelling and only reading in short bits of time so that may have been an attention span factor.