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Blackquest 40 by Jeff Bond was an interesting book and I loved that the main character is female.  I always love when books like this one have the main characters as females because it isn’t something that happens a lot in the thriller genre.  I was a huge fan of all of the gadgets that Deb had with her at work and I loved that she made them all herself.  I do wish that more authors would write books like this because I think it would make more women want to go into the tech industries.  I really wasn’t the biggest fan of any of the guys that were there running Blackquest and I am sure that is what the author was going for.  I didn’t find that this book was super suspenseful for me and from time to time I did put it down because I would lose interest in it.  I do think that this book would make a good movie because as I was reading this book, I just kept thinking that it reminded me of movies that most people enjoy.  I just keep thinking that it reminded me of “Mission Impossible” but I never did see any of those movies, so I am not sure if that is the best comparison to make. I am pretty sure that if you love action novels with strong female characters that you would enjoy this book.

About The Book

Genre: Thriller Published by: Jeff Bond books Publication Date: May 15th, 2019 Number of Pages: 348 ISBN:9781732255227 Deb Bollinger has no time for corporate training. Her company’s top engineer at just twenty-seven, Deb has blocked off her day for the one project she truly cares about: the launch of Carebnb, an app that finds spare beds for the homeless. When she’s told all employees must drop everything for some busywork exercise called Blackquest 40, it’s an easy no. Trouble is, her bosses aren’t really asking. Blackquest 40 is the mother of all corporate trainings. A near-impossible project to be completed in forty straight hours. No phones. No internet. Sleeping on cots. Nobody in, nobody out. Deb finds the whole setup creepy and authoritarian. When a Carebnb issue necessitates her leaving the office, she heads for the door. What’s the worst that could happen? Armed commandos, HVAC-duct chases, a catastrophic master plan that gets darker by the hour – Blackquest 40 is a fresh take on the Die Hard formula, layering smart-drones and a modern heroine onto the classic action tale.

About The Author

Jeff Bond is a Kansas native and graduate of Yale University. He lives in Michigan with his wife and two daughters, and belongs to the International Thriller Writers association.

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Praise for Blackquest 40:

“Deb’s first-person narrative is brisk, gleefully snarky, and filled with indelible metaphors… A clever, spirited tale with a brainy, nimble heroine at the helm.” ~ Kirkus Review

“Bond weaves an entertaining story filled with deceit, robots, Russians, and tech entrepreneurs that all combine to give the reader a reason to flip pages furiously to find out what might happen next… BLACKQUEST 40 sparkles with imagination. Code flies from keyboards, setting off ingenious flying devices, hatching plots and subplots and, ultimately, giving heroes the chance to help the good guys win. This book is a delight, and one readers should download right away.” ~ IndieReader’s 5 star review

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