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Triumph and tragedy

Reviewed in Australia on 12 October 2021

Matthew Reilly's epic journey culminates in the most spectacular fashion. With epic battles, truly evil villains, complex challenges, this is a dangerous and deadly race to stop the end of the world. Jack West and his team, utilise their training, historical knowledge, strength and reliance on each other to fight the evil that is destroying the world. Fast-paced, filled with explanatory diagrams and amazingly detailed historical insights from the map on the skull of Imhotep to the new theory on the Trojan horse, this book was an amazing read. Matthew Reilly thank you, I had to read this in one day! Thoroughly recommend this novel.

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Ian Crane

More restraint than the last one

Reviewed in Australia on 20 October 2021

After almost 20 years Matthew Reilly concludes the Jack West Jnr saga with one last run through the wringer. Oddly for the grand finale, The One Impossible Labyrinth is the most constrained, linear and somewhat rushed book of the seven that is tightly written well edited but seems to lack the scope of the previous novels.

The story bounces from one maze to the next and... That's it. Basically one long conclusion that ties up all the loose ends it's a satisfying enough ending if not somewhat predictable.

The deaths in the book are earnt given the length of the series, however Reilly almost revels in the torture porn at odds with the general humour and light action in the rest of the story.

As someone who really did not like the last book after returning to the series after a long break, TOIL is less aggregious with toned down commentary on the church and modern politics and pop culture references.

On the one hand Reilly explains everything on the other any science behind the final revelation is cursary at best and the story would have benefited from even more time at the end explaining how Earth ( and the moon ) came to be, who the civilisation actually was that actually seeded everything and some of the science behind the magic.

Reilly knows what he likes and writes for people who like it. He can describe his own images as long as you don't overthink the science behind it all.

The author smartly avoids bashing Jesus/Christianity and the Church in this one without his own opinions coming through for a change.

A great series, but I'm glad it's over.

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Triumph and tragedy

Reviewed in Australia on 12 October 2021

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Kelly

A heartstopping finale to an epic series

Reviewed in Australia on 18 October 2021

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‘This is all coming together . . .’ he breathed. ‘Here. Now. In this place.’

4.5 stars
A heartstopping finale to an epic series.

The One Impossible Labyrinth is the 7th and final novel in the series featuring our hero, Jack West Junior. The book immediately opens where the previous book left off diving straight into the action. I'd recommend starting from book 1 if you're new to the series.

The Jack West Jnr series is an exhilarating packed adventure series and this latest entry is n exception. Knowing this was the last one, I wanted to savor it but once I started I couldn't put it down devouring page after page as the story raced towards the grand finale.

For Jack and the team the stakes are the highest so far as the fate of the world hangs on their completion of this last Impossible challenge. Each obstacle they have to overcome is more complex, obscure and challenging than the last. Just when you think things couldn't possibly get any more hopeless, thr author pulls.put another gut wrenching twist.

The settings are detailed, intricate and well developed. The pictures help to visualize the locations and puzzles.

The series and this book feels like Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones crossed with a Tom Cruise action movie. While the book focuses heavy on plot and action, the characters are well developed, realistic and each lovable in their own way so its hard to pick a favorite. The alternate and different take on many real historical and mythological events and locations are well done and thought provoking.

Overall, I'd highly recommend this book and series. It's sad to say goodbye to a beloved series after 16 years and 7 books but overall the ending was satisfying and wrapped everything up well.

Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Stefan Redford

Jack West -no spoilers

Reviewed in Australia on 5 November 2021

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I have yet to experience the perfect book so I can't give this 5-stars but....damn what a rollicking read. MR delivers again. His imagination runs wild as he puts the protagonist into seemingly inescapable situations.
Jack and his friends face some ridiculous trials, unimaginable tests and some not very nice opponents.....will they save the DAY?
I'm not telling but I was exhausted when I closed the book.
UNPUTDOWNABLE.

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Kylie

A beautiful ending to a fantastic series

Reviewed in Australia on 12 October 2021

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I can't believe after all these years it's finally over!!! 😭😭😭
I feel like I have just said goodbye to my best friend that I'll never see again.

This was such a great ending to a brilliant series.

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Mareezy

Amazing Finale

Reviewed in Australia on 28 October 2021

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If you haven’t read the first 6 books in this incredible series, don’t delay. You certainly won’t be sorry. This final book is definitely worthy of the 5 stars I’ve given it. Thank you Matthew Reilly, thank you for Jack West Jr & his amazingly loyal & loving circle of friends & family. I’m going to miss them.

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Brilliant send off to this series

Reviewed in Australia on 13 October 2021

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Iv been reading the Jack West junior novels since 6SS released. It's been one hell of a ride, lots of action, lots of character development, new and exciting characters and the loss of some of them. This book finished the series off perfectly with more action, history, puzzles and adventure.

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MAC

7th Jack West Adventure

Reviewed in Australia on 11 November 2021

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Love Matthew Reilly's Jack West adventures and No 7 is no different it brings the series to a satisfactory end. Most series tend to not quite finish off properly but this does. But it is best to read the series from No 1 through to No 7 as each adventure leads into the next and if read individually you would not see the overall picture.

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Elly Hurley

Fantastic Read as always

Reviewed in Australia on 29 December 2021

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WOW! I just love the Jack West Jr series, there are twists and turns all the way through.
A highlight for me is how Matthew Reilly brings all of the characters to life, revealing different things along the way, often to do with how they react to or interpret something that happens.
The storytelling speckled with bits of history allow your mind to wander and think about what’s real and what’s not - I kinda like the idea of these hidden places.

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First three in the series were the best.

Reviewed in Australia on 17 October 2021

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book, despite believing the first three in the series were better than the rest. I busted out laughing when Jack walked into the first Maze Cavern and said, he hadn't seen anything like it...Massive scope as usual, Thoroughly entertaining, I just can't help but think the writing is somehow not as good as his previous books. Describing everything as superlong was repetitive. Obviously a must read if you've read this far!

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Sydney_Minx

Thanks for a brilliant 7 series ride! Loved every minute!

Reviewed in Australia on 17 October 2021

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I don’t want to give anything away so I’ll just say thanks for giving us readers the opportunity to indulge in this world and, enabling us to follow in the footsteps of our favorite hero Jack and his awesome Teammates: Zoe, Lily, Alby, Easton, Stretch, Sister Lynda Fadel, Dr Tracy Smith, Poohbear, Io, Nobody, Skymonster, Bertie, Rufus, and Aloysius Knight; on their final ride!

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