The Noise
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Summary
If you hear it， it’s too late。 Can two sisters save us all？
In the shadow of Mount Hood， sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest， building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams。 From out of nowhere， their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar。 But the sound only gets worse 。 。 。
“This is a really entertaining thriller; the authors pull the reader in with a series of intriguing questions， and， as they answer one of them， they pose new ones。 The pacing is very good， too: like Michael Crichton （who might have written something very like this）， Patterson and Barker keep ratcheting up the suspense and the sense of impending doom， until， by the end， we wish we could read faster just so we can find out what happens next。” –Booklist
In the shadow of Mount Hood， sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest， building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams。 From out of nowhere， their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar。 But the sound only gets worse 。 。 。
“This is a really entertaining thriller; the authors pull the reader in with a series of intriguing questions， and， as they answer one of them， they pose new ones。 The pacing is very good， too: like Michael Crichton （who might have written something very like this）， Patterson and Barker keep ratcheting up the suspense and the sense of impending doom， until， by the end， we wish we could read faster just so we can find out what happens next。” –Booklist
Reviews
Nicholas Masters
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After thoroughly enjoying “The Coast-to-Coast Murders” I was very intrigued with the latest collaboration between James Patterson and J。D。 Barker。“The Noise” really came as a surprise to me。 This was not what I expected， and let me tell you， I couldn’t be happier。 I haven’t read as an enjoyable suspense/horror story in quite some time。 I was hooked from the beginning and enjoyed every minute of the journey。Thank you NetGalley and Random House UK for a Review Copy
Debra
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Review to follow…。 I’m circling 3 to 3。5 star territory
The Cats’ Mother
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The Noise is the latest collaboration between ubiquitous thriller manufacturer James Patterson and cult nightmare craftsman JD Barker， a stand-alone which mashes up sci-fi， technothriller and horror genres to produce a story strongly reminiscent of 1990s era Stephen King。 Whether or not you will enjoy this depends on how strongly you value pace， action， visceral shocks and grand-scale threat， over character depth and likeability， plausibility and a rewarding ending。 I’m in between both and have The Noise is the latest collaboration between ubiquitous thriller manufacturer James Patterson and cult nightmare craftsman JD Barker， a stand-alone which mashes up sci-fi， technothriller and horror genres to produce a story strongly reminiscent of 1990s era Stephen King。 Whether or not you will enjoy this depends on how strongly you value pace， action， visceral shocks and grand-scale threat， over character depth and likeability， plausibility and a rewarding ending。 I’m in between both and have yet to decide whether I’m rounding my 3。5 up or down - writing this will hopefully help clarify my thoughts and feelings。Two sisters from an isolated Oregon survivalist community are out checking their traps in the woods， when they are overcome by an excruciating sound that appears out of nowhere。 Thrown into an underground bunker by their parents， they emerge once it’s over to find their village destroyed and everyone gone。 Tennant， sixteen， is powerless to stop the force which overtakes eight year old Sophie， compelling her to run mindlessly at impossible speed。 Captured by the army， they become the subjects of a team of diverse scientists brought in to analyse the anomaly， but it soon becomes clear that the devastation is only just beginning。。。This starts with a bang， and then keeps going。 Told from the perspective of various key characters， we’re drawn into the confusion and fear they experience as they witness literally unbelievable events unfold in front of them。 I personally struggle with books where you have no idea what’s going on - you’re half way through before much is revealed - I always wonder what I missed。 Having said that， do try to avoid spoilers to get the full impact。 Is it a supernatural force， or an alien phenomenon， a vengeful deity or a human conspiracy？ I was shocked but not surprised by the final reveal。 The second half has some cinematic action scenes which are just crying out to be made into a movie with lots of CGI。The biggest weakness here was the characters， and if Mr Barker （and no mistake， that’s who wrote this book， and should gain the praise for all the positives - JP just puts his name on the cover to guarantee sales） wants to follow in King’s footsteps， this is the area that needs work。 They are poorly fleshed out， and hard to empathise with or relate too。 Tennant earns some sympathy for her loyal defence of her sister， while Sophie is whiny and annoying from the start。Martha has some kind of oppositional-defiant disorder that I would’ve thought would be incompatible with a medical career， let alone working with the military。 Fraser is rigid and humourless and Harbin has no discernible personality at all。 As for the scientists， a whole bunch are introduced， and I expected them to be killed off one at a time in interesting ways “Alien” style， but most serve little purpose in the plot， so don’t bother trying to remember who’s who。A scenario like this was always going to be difficult to create a satisfying - let alone happy - ending for。 I’m prepared to suspend disbelief in these circumstances and am not even sure what wanted to happen。 While it feels incomplete， I’m not sure that a sequel could add anything worthwhile and I’m not invested enough in these characters to care about what happens next。So would I recommend this book？ Yes， with reservations。 Most of my GR buddies who have read it have rated it 4 or 5 stars， and I think it depends what you’re in the mood for - I’m not a big horror fan。 The premise is original， the action propulsive， the gore factor high and the denouement unpredictable， but for me personally it was less enjoyable than I had hoped， so after careful consideration I’m rounding down to 3 stars。Thanks to NetGalley and Little， Brown & Co for the ARC。 I am posting this honest review voluntarily。 The Noise is published on August 16th。 。。。more
donna
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Thank you Hatchette for the free arc via Netgalley。 This was a very suspenseful book。 I was engaged the whole time and could not wait to find out what was really going on。 The answer was a little complicated and over my head but I still enjoyed getting there。 My favorite characters were the two young girls we meet early in the story。
Kat Dietrich
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The Noise by James Patterson and J。D。 Barker is a psychological thriller。 It is also part science fiction， and a little bit horror。First， let me thank NetGalley， the publisher Little， Brown and Company and of course the author， for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 A Special thanks to J。D。 Barker for sending me a widget。 All opinions are my own。My Synopsis: （No major reveals， but if concerned， skip to My Opinions）Dr。 Martha Chan and Sanford Harbin are tw The Noise by James Patterson and J。D。 Barker is a psychological thriller。 It is also part science fiction， and a little bit horror。First， let me thank NetGalley， the publisher Little， Brown and Company and of course the author， for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 A Special thanks to J。D。 Barker for sending me a widget。 All opinions are my own。My Synopsis: （No major reveals， but if concerned， skip to My Opinions）Dr。 Martha Chan and Sanford Harbin are two of the many scientific professionals who gather， along with military personnel， to study what is being called "an anomaly"。 The team does not know where the noise is coming from， only that it is deadly。They are tasked with finding the cause and solution as to why a horde of people have started running。 The horde gathers more participants with every stride。 They are running at unbelievable speed， and if a member falls， they are simply trampled。 They stop for nothing。 Some are young， some are old， many have broken limbs， but still they run。 Pain has no place for the runners。 They have a hive mind， and it is telling them to run。There are two survivors from where the scientists believe it started， in Mount Hood Washington。 8 year old Sophie， and her 16 year old sister Tennant。 These two had been taken to the relative safety of a storm cellar by their parents， who apparently joined the runners。 At the time， Tennant had wax in her ears to stop the sounds of rabbits dying in her traps， and this prevented the worst of the noise from being heard。 Sophie did not。The noise is taking over Sophie's mind。My Opinions: These two authors were meant to collaborate。 What they produce is simply amazing。 The story line， the characters， the atmosphere， all combine to create a deep， compelling， read。 Patterson， although prolific， often writes short， light stories， that are very entertaining， but usually forgettable。 But with Barker， the books are longer， deeper， and a little more off-beat。 You never know where the plot will take you。 Together， you get excellent writing and a heart-stopping story。The story is told from a number of perspectives， and in short chapters。 This creates a very fast pace， with a lot of action， something Patterson is known for。The plot is rather dark， a little scary， and "almost" believable。 It leaves you wondering what would happen next。 It also makes you question what experiments are going on in the world right now？ JD Barker is known for this type of story。This book mesmerized me， and I didn't want to put it down。 It left me thinking。。。。which is always good if a book can do that。。。。although you don't want to know where my mind went。It was very descriptive， and I could see a movie in the near future。 I can't wait until their next collaboration！For a more complete review of this book and others （including the reason I chose to read/review this book， author information and a favorite quotation or two from the book）， please visit my blog: http://katlovesbooksblog。wordpress。com/ 。。。more
Db2567
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A decent book。Starts with two sisters who live with their family in a small village that live off the grid 。They are hit by a disaster that involves wiping out the entire village except for the two girls。Next a bunch of specialists in their field crew are dropped into the area to work out what happened。Has a paranormal feel about it novel in the Stephen King style。Kept you interested until the last few pages where the book ends abruptly 。Definitely worth the read despite the quickly tied up endi A decent book。Starts with two sisters who live with their family in a small village that live off the grid 。They are hit by a disaster that involves wiping out the entire village except for the two girls。Next a bunch of specialists in their field crew are dropped into the area to work out what happened。Has a paranormal feel about it novel in the Stephen King style。Kept you interested until the last few pages where the book ends abruptly 。Definitely worth the read despite the quickly tied up ending 。 。。。more
Lidia
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I liked this book much because the plot is interesting and the reading is easy and intriguing。
Danny Tyran
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I think that Mr。 Patterson was inspired a little too heavily by the many zombie movies and series。 He added a dose of science fiction by imagining a way to connect human brains with the Internet via wi-fi。 Despite the above comment about zombies， the novel keeps the reader interested until the end。So I give it 3 stars and recommend it to fans of zombie stories。
Piepie
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I wasn't impressed with this novel。 This was my 2nd Patterson/Barker book， and I enjoyed The Coast to Coast Murders much better。 In this book， I grew tired of reading about the "zombies。" （That's what I thought of them。） I would have appreciated a better ending， and more ends to be tied up so that more conflicts could be resolved。 I grew bored with this sort， and I wouldn't have picked it up if I'd known what this was going to be about。 I felt like really nothing was resolved by the end。 I'm a b I wasn't impressed with this novel。 This was my 2nd Patterson/Barker book， and I enjoyed The Coast to Coast Murders much better。 In this book， I grew tired of reading about the "zombies。" （That's what I thought of them。） I would have appreciated a better ending， and more ends to be tied up so that more conflicts could be resolved。 I grew bored with this sort， and I wouldn't have picked it up if I'd known what this was going to be about。 I felt like really nothing was resolved by the end。 I'm a big fan of JD Barker， but maybe three stars is too generous。 Thanks， Netgalley， for this arc。 。。。more
Julie Lacey
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3。5 starsThis book was a bit of a surprise for me as I was expecting a crime thriller but got a sci fi thriller。 The blurb doesn’t give much away and having loved Patterson and Barker’s last book， I was keen to read this one。 It’s a good read but sci fi isn’t really my cup of tea， however the thriller element kept my interest。 The book is about a noise that has wiped out entire villages and a range of experts are brought in to try and stop it。 Sophie and her sister Tennant hide in a storm shelte 3。5 starsThis book was a bit of a surprise for me as I was expecting a crime thriller but got a sci fi thriller。 The blurb doesn’t give much away and having loved Patterson and Barker’s last book， I was keen to read this one。 It’s a good read but sci fi isn’t really my cup of tea， however the thriller element kept my interest。 The book is about a noise that has wiped out entire villages and a range of experts are brought in to try and stop it。 Sophie and her sister Tennant hide in a storm shelter and while Tennant isn’t affected， Sophie is really changing。 They are both taken to the military base but things soon spiral out of control。 Thanks to Little， Brown Book Group and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more
Beth Rosser
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Not my usual type of book - more on the science fiction side than fantasy， but I found this to be a really enjoyable read that I couldn't put down。I liked the different character POVs。 Beginning with Tennant and then moving to the doctor was a good segue as Tennant would have been too naive as to how the world works to explain what was happening。I wasn't as keen on the ending。 It wasn't what I was expecting， to be honest。 And maybe that was the point， but that's probably my only real complaint a Not my usual type of book - more on the science fiction side than fantasy， but I found this to be a really enjoyable read that I couldn't put down。I liked the different character POVs。 Beginning with Tennant and then moving to the doctor was a good segue as Tennant would have been too naive as to how the world works to explain what was happening。I wasn't as keen on the ending。 It wasn't what I was expecting， to be honest。 And maybe that was the point， but that's probably my only real complaint about the book。 。。。more
Diane Hernandez
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It started with The Noise。 “A ringing。 First faint， barely audible， but steadily growing。 A single tone gaining strength， joined by others， shrill， louder。 Hungry。 Ugly。 There was a pressure， too。 As if her head were filling with water and didn’t have enough room。 Cold sweat trickled down the back of her neck。 The world swooned， her vision clouded， and Tennant felt like she might pass out。 The sound grew louder。 Deafening。 A crescendo of screams。 As if every human， animal， and creature of Mother It started with The Noise。 “A ringing。 First faint， barely audible， but steadily growing。 A single tone gaining strength， joined by others， shrill， louder。 Hungry。 Ugly。 There was a pressure， too。 As if her head were filling with water and didn’t have enough room。 Cold sweat trickled down the back of her neck。 The world swooned， her vision clouded， and Tennant felt like she might pass out。 The sound grew louder。 Deafening。 A crescendo of screams。 As if every human， animal， and creature of Mother Earth all cried together in fevered pain。“An entire Oregon mountain town is obliterated。 Cracks in the Earth are found nearby。 The US government activates the military。 Then， it brings in top American scientists to try to explain what happened。 Is it a natural phenomena？ A terrorist act？ Some new type of military weapon by China or Russia？ More importantly， will it happen again？I love science-y thrillers。 This one pulls out all the stops。 Theories abound。 Could it be God’s retribution for our climate fiasco？ Or a demon awakening from the center of the Earth？ The problem with most of these types of books is the conclusion is disappointing。 That definitely didn’t happen with The Noise。 This book was exciting and compelling throughout。 It may be my number one thriller this year！ 5 stars and a favorite！ Thanks to Little， Brown & Company and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Vivienne
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My thanks to Random House U。K。 Cornerstone for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘The Noise’ by James Patterson & J。 D。 Barker in exchange for an honest review。James Patterson is well known for his thrillers and often collaborates with other writers。 This apparently is his second novel with J。D。 Barker。 In 2019， I had read J。 D。 Barker’s ‘Dracul’， written with Darce Stoker and was very impressed。 As a result I quickly said ‘yes’ to this novel and read it without any prior plot information。 ‘The Noise’ op My thanks to Random House U。K。 Cornerstone for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘The Noise’ by James Patterson & J。 D。 Barker in exchange for an honest review。James Patterson is well known for his thrillers and often collaborates with other writers。 This apparently is his second novel with J。D。 Barker。 In 2019， I had read J。 D。 Barker’s ‘Dracul’， written with Darce Stoker and was very impressed。 As a result I quickly said ‘yes’ to this novel and read it without any prior plot information。 ‘The Noise’ opens with two young sisters， Sophie and Tennant Riggin， eight and sixteen respectively。 They are the only people to survive a mysterious event that destroys their small survivalist community， located in the shadow of Oregon's Mt。 Hood。 A devastating noise had heralded the event。 Suddenly there are government types swarming all over the place investigating what had happened。 Unpleasant things occur including some featuring body horror。 A key question is why did only these girls survive？ Yet it quickly emerges that this isn’t the only disturbance。 No further details to avoid spoilers。 Wow！ Talk about a rollercoaster。 This is the kind of eco-techno horror/thriller reminiscent of the works of the late Michael Crichton and Robin Cook。 The story is told from a number of perspectives: principally Tennant and Dr Martha Chan， a psychologist who analyses large-scale medical emergencies。 There’s also some chapters focused on Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Fraser， a career military man with an inherent mistrust of civilians。 This proved fast-paced and very scary！ I will admit that some of the events were pretty gory but that’s an integral part of the apocalyptic sub-genre。 I seriously couldn’t put it down。 Also， some of the wider issues raised within ‘The Noise’， such as humankind’s impact on the Earth， were thought provoking。 It wasn’t all melting body parts。 Patterson and Barker clearly work well together and following this positive experience I will be looking out for their previous joint novel as well as their future collaborations。 。。。more
Lavender
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If you are looking for entertainment and a fast paced story， then this book will not fail you。 This is the equivalent to a popcorn movie。 The story is way over the top but the pace is so fast that you can race through it and have a good time。Tennant and her sister Sophie are living with their parents in a remote area in the USA。 Their family lives of the grid and the girls are checking traps for rabbits。 Suddenly they hear a deafening and absolutely disturbing noise。 Their parents manage to put If you are looking for entertainment and a fast paced story， then this book will not fail you。 This is the equivalent to a popcorn movie。 The story is way over the top but the pace is so fast that you can race through it and have a good time。Tennant and her sister Sophie are living with their parents in a remote area in the USA。 Their family lives of the grid and the girls are checking traps for rabbits。 Suddenly they hear a deafening and absolutely disturbing noise。 Their parents manage to put them into a storm cellar。 When it finally stopped Tennant finds herself bleeding but otherwise unharmed。 But something happened to Sophie。Meanwhile a group of specialists is gathered together to examine this abnormality。 The area where Tennant and her family lived is destroyed beyond imagination。 What happened here and what is the cause？The book captured me right from the beginning。 It is literally popcorn， written to entertain。 The characters all fell flat， there is no real depth to them。 I did not feel for them。 I especially found Martha， the doctor， annoying。 She thinks she is always the smartest person in the room and therefor rules do not apply to her。 But this is also the case in most of the action movies I have seen。 The explanation of this phenomenon was a bit over the top for me。 I expected it to be some kind of supernatural thing。 I am not sure if I am happy with the ending and what this thing was。 It was also a bit rushed。 I would have loved some more information about the motivation that was behind it。 But overall it was entertaining and if you a fan of this kind of story then this book checks all the boxes。I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Suzi McGhie
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Wow！ What a story！ A dark and creepy tale with edge of your seat suspense throughout！ I’ve enjoyed J。D。 Barker’s books and it definitely feels that he had a strong voice in this one。 The imagery was fantastic and the storyline far out there 。 。 。 as to be expected from Mr。 Barker。 This is a successful collaboration between the two authors and I will now be reading their other work together。 I’m still pondering the ending， which was a bit of a let down for me at first。 I thought I wanted somethin Wow！ What a story！ A dark and creepy tale with edge of your seat suspense throughout！ I’ve enjoyed J。D。 Barker’s books and it definitely feels that he had a strong voice in this one。 The imagery was fantastic and the storyline far out there 。 。 。 as to be expected from Mr。 Barker。 This is a successful collaboration between the two authors and I will now be reading their other work together。 I’m still pondering the ending， which was a bit of a let down for me at first。 I thought I wanted something more substantial to sum it all up; but the more I think about it， the conclusion is an intriguing concept。 Let’s keep on running！ 。。。more
Dawn
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I chose to read this book after receiving a free e-copy from J。D。 Barker and Netgalley。 All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased。J。D。 Barker is one of my favorite authors。 I’ve read most of his books， and when I have the chance to read another one， I get so excited！ The last book I read that he co-authored with James Patterson was very good so I couldn’t wait to see what they had in store this time。 I wasn’t disappointed。You never know what you’re going to get when these tw I chose to read this book after receiving a free e-copy from J。D。 Barker and Netgalley。 All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased。J。D。 Barker is one of my favorite authors。 I’ve read most of his books， and when I have the chance to read another one， I get so excited！ The last book I read that he co-authored with James Patterson was very good so I couldn’t wait to see what they had in store this time。 I wasn’t disappointed。You never know what you’re going to get when these two authors team up。 The one thing you can count on is that you’re not going to be able to put the book down。 The Noise began with Tennant and Sophie checking rabbit traps on a normal day and that’s the only “normal” in the book。 The noise， the vibrations， changed their lives forever。 Not only were they the only survivors in their community， but the noise changed them。 I kept wondering why they weren’t affected like the others and I did find out…eventually。The team that was put together by the government consisted of civilians and Fraser， a military officer。 It was frustrating for the members of the team （and me） because it was apparent that they weren’t given all of the information about what was going on。 And teams of soldiers kept disappearing when they went to the area of what was named the “anomaly。”The action was nonstop as was my anxiety。 It’s been a long time since I read a book that made me feel so stressed！ It reminds me of early Stephen King， where regular people end up in weird situations。 Only this situation is feasible， I think？ That makes it that much scarier。I definitely recommend The Noise。 I can’t wait for their next collaboration！ 。。。more
Connie
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This was a fantastic read！ As I’m a huge fan already of James Patterson， I knew this would be good and this did not disappoint。 I would say this is a thriller with a sci fi feel which I didn’t expect， thoroughly enjoyable。 Must say I did find some parts a bit horrifyingly scary， I did have to check to see if this was classified as a horror。 The story is about two sisters who are the only survivors of a village that was decimated and a team of experts are trying to find out what happened。 Highly This was a fantastic read！ As I’m a huge fan already of James Patterson， I knew this would be good and this did not disappoint。 I would say this is a thriller with a sci fi feel which I didn’t expect， thoroughly enjoyable。 Must say I did find some parts a bit horrifyingly scary， I did have to check to see if this was classified as a horror。 The story is about two sisters who are the only survivors of a village that was decimated and a team of experts are trying to find out what happened。 Highly recommend for a gripping read。 Many thanks to the author， the publisher and NetGalley for my advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice*
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EXCERPT: The sound grew louder。 Tennant had no idea she was screaming， too， until she ran out of breath and choked on the air - dirt， dust， flour - all filling her lungs at once。 She coughed it back out， forced herself to stand， clawed at the cellar door。 Why had Poppa locked them in？They'd die down here。 And Momma and Poppa out there？On the ground at her feet， Sophie's hands and arms wrapped around her head， her knees pulled close against her chest。 Blood dripped from the corners of her eyes， f EXCERPT: The sound grew louder。 Tennant had no idea she was screaming， too， until she ran out of breath and choked on the air - dirt， dust， flour - all filling her lungs at once。 She coughed it back out， forced herself to stand， clawed at the cellar door。 Why had Poppa locked them in？They'd die down here。 And Momma and Poppa out there？On the ground at her feet， Sophie's hands and arms wrapped around her head， her knees pulled close against her chest。 Blood dripped from the corners of her eyes， from her button nose， seeped out from between her fingers over her ears。 Thick， congealed blood， dark red， nearly black。 One of her hands shot out and wrapped around Tennant's ankles and squeezed so tight the pain brought her back down to the floor。 The sound grew louder。 Tennant wanted to hold her sister， but her arms and legs no longer obeyed her。 Her heart drummed against her ribs， threatened to burst。 She couldn't get air， each gasp no better than breathing water。 Her eyes rolled back into her head， her vision first went white， then dark， as the walls closed in。 The cellar no better than a grave。 ABOUT 'THE NOISE': Young sisters， Sophie and Tennant Riggin， are the only two people to withstand a massive explosion that destroys their community， located in the shadow of Oregon's Mt。 Hood。A team of elite government investigators are sent to research the fallout and the girls - why did only they survive？ - but with conflicting objectives。 For Dr Martha Chan， a psychologist who analyses large-scale medical emergencies: study them。 For Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Fraser， a career military leader with an inherent mistrust of civilians: contain them。But as the disturbance replicates across the Pacific Northwest， it threatens to topple the chain of command。 Dr Chan and Lieutenant Colonel Fraser are caught between the perpetrators of the threat - and those who have the power to resist。MY THOUGHTS: What the hell did I just read？ I didn't read the publicity blurb prior to requesting this， and I never read the publicity blurb before starting reading。 The fact that J。D。 Barker is co-author was good enough for me。 And I hit the jackpot！ I am so pleased I never read the blurb; I would never have requested this and I would have missed out on a spectacular read。 The story is told from the points of view of Tennant， the girl whose sister Sophie is affected by The Noise; Martha a psychologist who deals with large scale medical emergencies， and who is called on to study both this emergency and the sisters; Fraser， a career military officer who dislikes and distrusts civilians， and whose job it is to contain both the sisters and those brought in to examine them and the site; and briefly， the President of the United States， who faces a decision that no other president in history has ever faced。 If you are going to pick The Noise up， and I strongly recommend you do， set a day aside with no distractions or interruptions to read it。 It's not a long read， but it is action packed。 This is no runaway train。 There is no slow start， no build up。 This is a bullet train - it starts fast and just gets faster， more suspenseful， more thrilling， and scarier。 Personally， I find the scariest things are those that are possible。 The Noise falls into this category。 It scared the living bejesus out of me。 And I loved it。 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐#TheNoise #NetGalley #RandomHouse I: @jamespattersonbooks @jdbarker_author @randomhouse T: @JP_Books @jdbarker @randomhouse THE AUTHORS: James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author and most trusted storyteller。 He has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today。 J。D。 Barker is a New York Times and international bestselling American author of suspense thrillers， often incorporating elements of horror， crime， mystery， science fiction， and the supernatural。DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Random House UK， Cornerstone， Century via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of The Noise by James Patterson and J。D。 Barker for review。 All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions。 For an explanation of my rating system please refer to my Goodreads。com profile page or the about page on sandysbookaday。wordpress。com This review will also be published on Twitter， Amazon， Instagram and my webpage https://sandysbookaday。wordpress。com/。。。 。。。more
Bam cooks the books ;-）
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*3。5 stars rounded up。 This was pure escapism; definitely action movie material。 The plot was a bit of a hash with thin characterizations but I gobbled it up and thoroughly enjoyed the ending。 I received an arc from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Many thanks for the opportunity to read the latest thriller from two of the best in the business！
Karen
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If you hear it， it’s too late。 Can two sisters save us all？In the shadow of Mount Hood， sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest， building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams。 From out of nowhere， their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar。 But the sound only gets worse 。 。 。Yet another James Patt If you hear it， it’s too late。 Can two sisters save us all？In the shadow of Mount Hood， sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest， building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams。 From out of nowhere， their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar。 But the sound only gets worse 。 。 。Yet another James Patterson book that doesn't disappoint。 A suspenseful， thrilling roller coaster ride of twists and turns， that just as you think you have worked it out， you are thrown into turmoil once again。 The characters were all interlinked well。 It was a page turner and the ending was a surprise that you didn't expect。 。。。more
Heather Barnes
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James Patterson and J。 D。 Barker's 'The Noise' centres around a catastrophic event in North Western USA which baffles scientists， politicians， even the president - where did it come from？ What caused it？ Is it a natural disaster， or something more sinister。。。？ For whatever reason it seemed to take me a while to properly get into this book。 I was intrigued by the blurb and the concept of the book， but it took me until about a third of the way through until I felt engaged with the characters and t James Patterson and J。 D。 Barker's 'The Noise' centres around a catastrophic event in North Western USA which baffles scientists， politicians， even the president - where did it come from？ What caused it？ Is it a natural disaster， or something more sinister。。。？ For whatever reason it seemed to take me a while to properly get into this book。 I was intrigued by the blurb and the concept of the book， but it took me until about a third of the way through until I felt engaged with the characters and the story。 There were some great action-filled chapters and plenty of twists and turns which I found exciting as they took the book in a direction I hadn't expected。 However， personally I found the ending slightly disappointing as I still had plenty of unanswered questions， which left me feeling a bit dissatisfied rather than wanting more。 Nonetheless， I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys an acton thriller with a bit of a sci-fi twist。 。。。more
Karen Barber
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Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for allowing me to read this in advance of publication。We begin with Tennant and her sister， Sophie， hunting in the woods。 They are disturbed by a strange noise and then their father picks them up and pushes them into an underground bunker。 As they cower underground， desperate for their parents to join them， the girls hear what they think is a tornado…when they head back above ground they are met with a scene of devastation。With no idea what’s happening， of Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for allowing me to read this in advance of publication。We begin with Tennant and her sister， Sophie， hunting in the woods。 They are disturbed by a strange noise and then their father picks them up and pushes them into an underground bunker。 As they cower underground， desperate for their parents to join them， the girls hear what they think is a tornado…when they head back above ground they are met with a scene of devastation。With no idea what’s happening， of course we have questions。 We know Sophie is affected in some way， and there’s a strange Exorcist-vibe when Sophie starts swearing in a low voice and trying to attack her sister。 When they are， eventually， picked up by military personnel there was a little sense of relief that we might get some answers。We didn’t。What we got was a shift in focus to a mixed group of civilians - experts in their respective fields - who are drafted in to investigate this incident。Over the course of the book we learn that there is a noise which causes internal bleeding， organs to heat up and for people to want to run towards something。 They stop for nothing。 The running people gather in number and we soon realise we’re dealing with a very real threat。 So it then becomes a case of can they be stopped？ If not， can they be contained？About halfway through the book I did find myself thinking the premise had become somewhat bizarre。 No reasons for these events were given， and it was hard to get beneath the surface of the characters which meant I wasn’t unduly invested in learning what happened to them。 Towards the final ten chapters there was a ratcheting up of events/pace， which could have been exhilarating but which actually felt as if the writers were running out of time and felt a quick burst would get them to the end quicker， even if it made little sense。The book was easy to read and I liked the idea。 Unfortunately， I just felt rather too removed from it all to find myself that engaged in things by the closing stages。 。。。more
Ophelia Sings
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This is sooo out of my comfort zone but I decided to give it a go because， well， a change is as good as a rest， no？ And y'know what， in a daft Hollywood disaster thriller horror blockbuster which may or may not have lots of CGI of stuff blowing up and The Rock saving everyone kind of a way， I really rather enjoyed it。 It is， broadly， a tale of disaster and carnage sweeping the globe， survival， and trying to find out why it's all gone pear shaped。 Now， if that sounds a little close to home right This is sooo out of my comfort zone but I decided to give it a go because， well， a change is as good as a rest， no？ And y'know what， in a daft Hollywood disaster thriller horror blockbuster which may or may not have lots of CGI of stuff blowing up and The Rock saving everyone kind of a way， I really rather enjoyed it。 It is， broadly， a tale of disaster and carnage sweeping the globe， survival， and trying to find out why it's all gone pear shaped。 Now， if that sounds a little close to home right now， fear not; while there are some parallels with the current， ahem， situation to be found here， it's all far more entertaining than the realities of self isolating and trying to find pasta and toilet roll circa March 2020。 Characters are likeable and well drawn， the plot's gripping and it's all quite scary。 All in all， I'm glad I stepped out of my comfort zone and may do so again in the future， because a girl can't live on historical dramas about Richard III and Victorian novels alone。My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Troie Dixon
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Not his best work。 He writes for pay these days and it shows。 I've read every word he's put out and the best one is The Jester。 Weird ass story but it's fun。 Not his best work。 He writes for pay these days and it shows。 I've read every word he's put out and the best one is The Jester。 Weird ass story but it's fun。 。。。more
Eric Cousineau
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Another outstanding collaboration between these two authors！ The story is exciting， frightening， dark， twisted， tragic， and utterly gripping。 A unique story; with a premise that is definitely “out there”。 The fast-moving story line leaves you breathless and at the edge of your seat and makes this a riveting read。Thank you to NetGalley and Little， Brown and Company who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。
philippa
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Patterson and barkers bestWow！！！this book is great ， full， of action， suspense， horror and I too would think this would make a great film。。。so watch out patterson /barker the phones won't stop ringing once Hollywood hears about this new type of horror （easy to shoot as involves people running， clutching ears， screaming etc so not too expensive to turn into a great film which I would deffo pay to see ！！）。It's set firstly in a wilderness village retreat where people live off the grid but after an Patterson and barkers bestWow！！！this book is great ， full， of action， suspense， horror and I too would think this would make a great film。。。so watch out patterson /barker the phones won't stop ringing once Hollywood hears about this new type of horror （easy to shoot as involves people running， clutching ears， screaming etc so not too expensive to turn into a great film which I would deffo pay to see ！！）。It's set firstly in a wilderness village retreat where people live off the grid but after an event happens that leaves only 2 young girls unscathed the action moves to a army base and from there to several more locations。 I would compare this book to the film the" happening"but in my opinion it's so much better ， more action， excitement， and like with most of Patterson's/Barker books the pace of the book is well thought out though at times I too had to stop and take a breath as I felt I couldn't take the excitement。 If you've never read any of Patterson/Barker collaboration then I would highly recommend reading this as I'm sure that like me you will enjoy it too。 。。。more
Kim Chapman
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A wonderfully thrilling eerie read。 It had me gripped from the beginning。 The suspense continues throughout this book as you try to figure out what is happening。 The characters are likeable。 The writing is chilling and realistic。 Plus the ending is pretty good。 Thank you to Random House UK for this advanced copy。
Sue Plant
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Would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this amazing book Omg what did I just read。。。。。this could be a reality or at the very least an episode from Star Trek in the not to distant futureA noise begins and Life for tennant and her sister will never be the same again as their father saves the by throwing them down a cellar 。。。。。but are they safe。。。。As a group of people are take by the military to a remote location they are given 2 hours to form opinions about the phenom Would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this amazing book Omg what did I just read。。。。。this could be a reality or at the very least an episode from Star Trek in the not to distant futureA noise begins and Life for tennant and her sister will never be the same again as their father saves the by throwing them down a cellar 。。。。。but are they safe。。。。As a group of people are take by the military to a remote location they are given 2 hours to form opinions about the phenomenon but they are under military rule Wow this story is frightening but on some level could very well happen Brilliant characters and loved the shock ending 。。。more
Nickie Sale
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Wow this is way different from what you expect of James Patterson。 The book dives almost straight in with the sisters Sophie and Tennant somehow surviving a cataclysmic event。 Now， the question is how did they survive？ But， also how do they stop it？ Was this a force of nature or something else？ The noise spreads， infecting all who come anywhere close to it。 People running， trampling those who fall。 People dying， their bodies going up in flames。 Who will survive？ This book will keep you guessing Wow this is way different from what you expect of James Patterson。 The book dives almost straight in with the sisters Sophie and Tennant somehow surviving a cataclysmic event。 Now， the question is how did they survive？ But， also how do they stop it？ Was this a force of nature or something else？ The noise spreads， infecting all who come anywhere close to it。 People running， trampling those who fall。 People dying， their bodies going up in flames。 Who will survive？ This book will keep you guessing right to the very end。 。。。more
Sarah
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Another great book by Patterson and a great partnership with Barker。 I have read practically all of Patterson’s books and this one is completely different to anything I have ever read by him。I loved the change of genre， the horror was scary enough to make my mind wander when it’s quite but not enough to stop me sleeping。Great likeable characters who were honest and believable。Authentic and believable plot， told really well。 In summary a tale to keep you awake at night， to invade your dreams and Another great book by Patterson and a great partnership with Barker。 I have read practically all of Patterson’s books and this one is completely different to anything I have ever read by him。I loved the change of genre， the horror was scary enough to make my mind wander when it’s quite but not enough to stop me sleeping。Great likeable characters who were honest and believable。Authentic and believable plot， told really well。 In summary a tale to keep you awake at night， to invade your dreams and question what is real。Recommended 4 stars from me。 。。。more
Reference
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