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3✨This was a Hometown Bookclub pick. It gave me “The Mummy” vibes and the author seemed to be going for Indiana Jones too. We have a museum curator that is kidnapped to help with a lost/locked city. The kidnappers are up to no good in protecting their historical find so others are fighting to protect the history. While her friend and the adventurer that went with them try to get her back. There is a lot of action and I had trouble following.

Audio reading the tagged while making this cute picture for prompt “Sweater” #OminousOctober @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #Scarathon #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

This story was full of adventure and felt very much like reading an Indiana Jones movie. It‘s a long book at 699 pages, but I read it quickly because I found it entertaining. Also, this novel is the first in a series, but I think I read that only one character continues on to the next book.

After two days of thunderstorms and severe weather alerts, it‘s a beautiful day to read outside. ☀️

Well, I'm back. It's been a rough couple of years, making it hard to settle in to any books, and I tried.
I saw a description of this that said "Indiana Jones meets sci-fi" which sold me, for the fun of it. I'm definitely going to try to get here more often.

#20series20days Day 7
The Sigma Force series
In which a group of fearless operatives save the world time after time after time.

Enter SIGMA Force!
Sandstorm is a fun ride into the Arabian Peninsula to the lost city of Ubar where SIGMA Force is pursued by The Guild in a race to track down a deadly force. Taking mystery backed by scientific reasoning, the two blend so well. From static sandstorms, to antimatter, to people being burned alive in liquid glass, this book delivers with a punch. I even learned what a buckyball was! lol
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"She was wasting away inside..."
"... When did love become dust and sand?"

It‘s been a very long time since I last picked up a book by Rollins- but this month‘s #ReadAroundTheWorld challenge country is #Oman and I was delighted to see this title on a list of books set there since I had started collecting the Sigma Force series years earlier in preparation to binge it! So this fun thriller fulfills the challenge and marks my 40th #MtTBRChallenge read! It‘s a bit far-fetched, but exciting nonetheless!

This book is such a great start to an epic series! Very well done. Loved it. A definite stack add!

#getmovin #Sandstorm
Just has to be James Rollins‘ excellent book Sandstorm, which is the first book in the equally excellent Sigma Force Series. Sandstorms are an important and central feature of the book.

#GetMovin So in October 2015 I experienced my first legit #SandStorm and it‘s no joke. This photo is NOT filtered, the entire country was literally covered in a brown haze~ my neighborhood looked like a sepia photo. School was canceled for days, no birds could be seen or heard and the air quality was disastrous. For the first time I realized, Holy Crap....#ILiveInADesert 🌵photo from Google 🌵BTW; tagged book sounds awesome! Has anyone read it?

Great read.

Finished the first book in the Sigma Force Series, which was a #bigbook, taking me 12 hours and 18 minutes of reading time. This was a very enjoyable book but with it being the first in a series some time was taken to set the scene for the series. As with most James Rollins books there was a bit of science, history and possible a small element of the supernatural. Will hope to get to the second book in the series in the next few months.

“You‘re going to steal one?”
"Borrow. It is tradition among our desert tribes. A man may borrow what he needs. Stealing is a crime.”

Any thoughts?

Starting a Group Read of Sandstorm by James Rollins, which is the first book in the Sigma Force Series. I did read this many years ago but starting it as a Group Read of the entire Sigma Force Series, but likely to take us 4 - 5 years to read the entire series! Wow that's a long time but there are currently 13 books in the series with more being written! No problem with reading it again as cannot remember the plot!

Well, it kept me busy while I was putting up fall/Halloween decorations. But um yeah. This book jumped the shark sooooo far. 📚🦈

Soooooo I'm listening to this on audio. And I was fairly into it at first. It's like Dan Brown meets Tom Clancy. Aka fairly brainless, but action-packed, and fun on audio.

Buuuut it's getting *really* ridiculous. I'm already 11/15 done though. So I guess I'll finish it.

#Sandstorm #VoicesOnTheWind

Breakfast and a book. Hubby is at work and kids are asleep, so sadly I had to fix it myself. But, it's pretty easy. #24in48

I've been a fan of the Sigma series for years, but when I started the series I started with the fourth one. This year, with finishing and catching up on series as my reading goal, I'm finally going back to read the first book in the Sigma series. It is the weakest of the ones I have read, & the tie to the rest of the series rests on 1 character. I'm looking forward to reading/rereading the rest of the series, to see if they live up to my memory.

It was enjoyably fast-paced. I loved all of the scientific chatter, especially in regards to antimatter and the like. The environments were described with such detail, inc. smells and sounds, that I felt like I was adventuring with the characters. It's a nice introduction to the Sigma Force and what they're all about. I loved it (2nd read thru) & recommend to fans of action-adventure-follow-the-clue stories. 4.25/5

#sandstorm #jamesrollins

Some #weather options for you: sandstorm, wind, frost, and snow. #aprilbookshowers

With the start of the 2nd quarter of 2017 I decided to start on the second series that's on my Serials to Slay List for the year! #SigmaForce is a wonderful series that I've read a few books for. I'm hoping to read the whole series in its entirety over the next 3 months! If you like action-adventure-suspense then definitely check out the series!!

#jamesrollins #action #adventure #suspense #adultfiction

Calling it quits. I stalled out at around 40%. I was looking for a fun action/adventure/mystery series to dive into but this didn't work for me. I felt like I was reading a movie that I would rather be watching. What's a good addictive series to start?? I'm thinking maybe a DaVinci Code readalike. Whatcha got Litsy? #help #recommendme

This wasn't for me. It was too long. It had lots of action, but I found it did little to push the narrative along. I could see it being okay for TV or movie (which may be what the author was going for). Basically, it was like the DaVinci Code, Arabian edition. It didn't have enough of the history element I was hoping for. The entire book was Brain vs Brawn, trying to be the first through the goal post. It didn't lure me in, unfortunately.

It is so hard to focus on reading when my husband is watching something with Jason Momoa in it. I think he might be deliberately sabotaging my reading. 😄
#easilydistracted #heknowsmyweakness #needtofocus

The last couple of days have been so busy, I've only had time to read 75 pages. We're all feeling worn out, and hoping to get some lazy time soon. I'm kind of jealous of River's ability to nap amidst the chaos. #doggylife #sleepygirl #dogsoflitsy

Antimatter and Biblical figures...who would have guessed? Good sci fi.