The Phoenix Project Paperback – March 8, 2013

This book was awesome on so many levels. Excellent story plot, amazing characters, and absolutely addictive. The idea for the story is a great one, interesting and thought provoking. The characters are realistic, you feel like you know them and want to know more about them!On a personal note, I love that the dog is included - I know I wouldn't leave my pet behind either :) Sometimes when I read books I "zone" or skip over sections that are "too wordy". Not the case with this book. Perfect amount of description so you know what is going on, but doesn't ramble on to bore you. The sense of humor, wit, sarcasm is phenomenal. Not many authors can pull that off so well. There is adventure, intellegince, action, family, and just enough romance to make it interesting and believable - but not so much that I want to puke, blush or roll my eyes. It is clear that the author definitely has talent and I look forward to reading more.

I was skeptical when I downloaded this book because the first six reviews were all written with almost the same words. I thought the author's friends were padding the stats. But I was wrong.The good news:I really enjoyed this book. It was written very well and in an interesting fashion and the story line was easy to follow but kept me interested.What do we have here? Andie is a geneticist turned nurse who must make her way home after a terrible incident affects the town she's in. She meets Adam along the way and together they find unexpectedly bad things have happened in her home town. She is trapped there and forced to work to create...well, you'll have to read it to find out. We have mystery, villains with agendas, world domination and mind controlling drugs. What's not to like?Congratulations on writing this novel. It's just about the best story that I've read since I started downloading free books for my Kindle. And for a first work, I'd say it's exemplary.The bad news:OK, so I didn't give it five stars. I had to get used to not seeing "I thought" when she was using internal dialogue. And no offense to your editor and grammar friend but there are over 50 spelling and punctuation mistakes, specifically with the use of commas. The words are often spelled correctly, they're just the wrong words. Me instead of my, the dog wines instead of whines, etc. That shouldn't happen if you have an editor. That might not seem like much for a book of this length but it's noticeable.I could point out what I consider to be a few plot flaws but they would be just my opinion and wouldn't affect the story. I'm not an author so I don't see it my place to change things.I liked it and I think it's worth buying and I'd encourage you to shop it around and have it printed in hardcover or paperback. It's that good. It just needs some tweaking.

Andie Somers is a brilliant genetic scientist who turned neonatal nurse working the night shift in the small town of Phoenix in upstate New York. Towards the end of her fairly uneventful shift, it’s reported that an earthquake has knocked out power and everyone must stay at their assigned units.Driven by a need to get home to her husband and toddler daughter, she sneaks out of the hospital realizing that she will probably lose her nursing license for abandoning her patients. But that is the least of her worries as the stark reality of what is going on outside grips her.Not only is all the power out but so are all electronic devices, cellphones, and vehicles. This is no earthquake. She is forty miles from home and makes the journey on foot, meeting Adam along the way.This is an absolutely amazing book and written by an author with degrees in both biochemistry and nursing, so her science is sound. The characters are well written, the storyline is fresh and given our current political climate and global unrest is completely plausible. I found it to be fast-paced, and difficult to put down. I rarely commit to a series that is longer than three books but given the nature of this one it is on my list of strong buys!

Remarkable for a first book. The Phoenix Project is original, not much like anything else I have read. The character development is excellent and the scenarios quite realistic. There are a couple surprising twists at the end that I found quite unexpected; I imagine there will be another book in this series to address unanswered questions.It's curious how the literature follows the mood of our culture - in the 60's and '70's sci-fi was all about a future of limitless exploration of the galaxy. In the 90's there was a sense of a developing internet and artificial intelligence that would change everything. Today there's an apocalyptic undercurrent - we all know deep in our bones that water, oil, arable land are running out and there will be big changes coming to the world. This book explores one possible reaction to these changes.

Really, really, really good story. A great read that doesn't give itself away. Even the end leaves you wondering and wanting more.

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I picked up this ebook when it was on promotion in UK Kindle free chart. I'm not sure what attracted me - probably it was the sample of the first chapter. The writing is succinct, powerful and given an interesting edge, because - unusually, alas - this is a SF novel written by a woman and featuring sympathetic, well-described female protagonist. There isn't much out there with this kind of characterisation quality. The main character has her foibles and her limitations. She's motivated as a mother and as a scientist.I found the earlier scenes - i.e. those prior to the 'reveal' - to comprise the most engaging part of the novel. The pace slows up somewhat in later chapters but it's still, overall, an impressive debut novel. A few typos (which I've noted and will tell the author about; these might well be gone by the time you read it), and I would probably give the book 4 stars if I weren't the first person in the UK to write a review - but I figured what the hell.Overall, then, compelling book with a cracking first third, slightly less interesting middle, and a great ending. It's quite clear that this author is very talented. I'd bet subsequent books will be very good indeed.

Since this was online (Kindle) and free, I haven't read it yet, but it came over instantaneously and I've heard good things; so, no complaints.

Effective little tale, which manages to be both exciting and measured in its execution. Definitely interested enough to try the next few books in the series. I'd recommend this book without hesitation.