Dean Koontz novels are among my favorite, and I especially enjoy the Jane Hawk series, but I was a bit disappointed with this book. Koontz gives lots of descriptive details in his books, but this one seems to have too many, often distracting from the story itself. This will probably be my last Jane Hawk book read, and will just look forward to new characters and stories.

This series pulled me in with the very first book, and this latest installment only deepens the load. I've read that the series moving toward its endgame, so things are starting to come to a head for our characters, both the heroes and the villains. Just like the other books, this one immediately jumps into action and rarely slows down.

If you know how the last book ended, you'll know that in this book Jane is racing against time to rescue her son, whose location has been pinned down by the Arcadians. A few characters from the previous books finally return. We also meet some amazing new allies, such as the high-functioning autistic Cornell (who we briefly met in the last book) and a brave 12 year old girl who suddenly finds herself in a position where she must save her whole family. Some familiar villains finally meet their end in a most unexpected way.

The stakes become even higher when the plot takes a chilling, bloody twist that no one was expecting, not even the bad guys. Wherever Koontz is taking the next book in the series, it is sure to be a roller-coaster ride from Hades for everyone, including the readers. I can't wait!

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This is the fourth in the series and I really believe Koontz is back to the way he used to write.

Let me first say that you really need to read these in order. Yeah I guess you could read them out of order but I believe you will lose a bit of who Jane Hawk is.

The story is fast paced and makes you want to read it in one sitting. The suspense is infectious and heart pounding.

Koontz at his best… again.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

The Forbidden Door by Dean Koontz is the latest Jane Hawk Novel. Jane Hawk was a top agent for the FBI who has become the nation’s most wanted fugitive. The story is about an organization - Techno-Arcadians who attempt to control people with terrifying mind control technology. After her husband is affected by this terrible organization, Jane is threatened and becomes a target which spurs her to derail them before they get to her first. Jane is out for justice and she is someone who should never be taken lightly. Fast-paced, full of drama, a thriller to the end with some violence, but I couldn’t put the book down. Another great read for all Dean Koontz fans.

Everything you would expect from a Dean Koontz novel. Exciting and action packed with enough mystery to keep you guessing and enough suspense to keep you on edge until the very end.

I am a huge fan of Dean Koontz. This was not my favorite. I had a difficult time following the story. Waiting for his next book.

Predictable, and predictably action-packed and full of adventure. This is the fourth in a series and it is best if you read them in order. There were a few places that got a bit sluggish, and I found myself skimming through to get to the next bit of excitement. This is a solid day read or a few late nights after the kids go to bed. If you've liked Jane Hawk so far, you won't be disappointed.

I can see by the reviews that mine is worse than the others. I really disliked this book. I wanted to like it. I really did. Maybe it’s because I didn’t realize it was a series and I didn’t read the others.

I couldn’t wait to finish this book. I just couldn’t buy into a guy who thought nothing was real and everything was being written by an Unknown Playwright. I couldn’t get into people being injected so that they became adjusted slaves. And it was all over for me when the adjusted people became flesh eating zombies.

This book just wasn’t for me.

First, thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the Advance Readers Copy of THE FORBIDDEN DOOR. I apologize for the lateness of the review, but I had to catch up on the 2nd and 3rd books of the series before reading this one. Like many of you, I must read the books of a series in order. This fourth book in the Jane Hawk series did not disappoint, bringing back several characters that played featured roles in prior books. The nanobot conspiracy continues to move forward, although significantly weakened by Jane's crusade against them. As always with Dean Koontz, the book was exceptionally well written, and gets ever scarier as the series progresses, despite Jane's gains in combating the conspirators. Very satisfying read, and a protagonist worth rooting for.

This was definitely better than the last one. Lots of action centered around the rescue of Jane Hawk's son. Once I took the time to read it, it went fast, but it was hard to muster the will to read after slogging through The Crooked Staircase. I'm hoping the next one is even better and the actual end of the series.

Despite being a Dean Koontz fan, I find this latest series more difficult to get into than most of his books. It’s seems like more conspiracy than anything with his trademark touch of supernatural that I so enjoy. The characters are well written as always and fast paced, but the personal touch of fantasy just isn’t there to me. I miss the more quirky, delightful, lighthearted characters too.

I love a good Dean Koontz book and this was no different! The Jane Hawk series appears to be kicking up a notch and I hope Dean continues. Great read!

This is the worst book I ever read by Dean Koontz. I just have nothing to say but it bored me to death!

I received this book through NetGalley and its publisher, Bantam. This is the fourth novel in the Jane Hawk series.

The book continues with the pursuit of the FBI’s most wanted, Jane Hawks, while Jane attempts to retrieve her son from hiding. I enjoyed the book but it is beginning to feel like more of the same from the previous books in the series. That is why I dropped the rating from four stars to three. Hopefully the next book, The Night Window, has some new twists.

Was really looking forward to reading this, but it was archived before I could get to it. Will look for it in stores.

This can't really compare to other Koontz books and really other installments in this series, but it is remains good. I enjoy the character and the idea of the book. It is of course well written with fantastic visuals. I had read other books in the series, which was helpful, but if you haven't you might feel a little lost. Some of the story did feel labored at times and slow, but it still has interesting action and story.

Actual rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

The Forbidden Door is the 4rth book in the Jane Hawk series. You definitely need to read the books in order.

It feels like we take a pause in Jane's fight to bring down the Arcadians as she makes a detour to go save her son. There's a lot going on with many different storylines. However, the book was fast-paced and action-packed. The pages were just flying by.

I highly recommend this series if you are looking for an intense, edge-of-your-seat thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for a copy of Dean Koontz's "The Forbidden Door" in exchange for an honest review.

Bantam and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of The Forbidden Door. I was under no obligation to review this book and my opinion is freely given.

As if Jane Hawk's life was not destroyed enough, the enemies at her back are exploiting the tenuous connections she has with her loved ones, in order to bring her into the open. Will the safeguards that Jane has put in place be enough? Will her crumbling world eventually shatter into a million pieces?

Jane Hawk, former FBI agent turned most wanted fugitive is back in The Forbidden Door. With her mad skills, killer instincts, and razor-sharp reflexes, Jane is a force to be reckoned with. I did have some issues with certain plot points, especially in regards to Jane's supposed security measures. For someone so worried about staying off the grid and out of the authorities' hands, it does not seem likely that Jane would not have safety procedures in place that she must follow. Without spoiling the plot, all I can say is that the Jane readers have come to know throughout the series would be infinitely more careful than she is at the beginning of the book.

Despite topping out at nearly 500 pages, The Forbidden Door is engaging throughout, allowing the reader to go on Jane's quest with the help of her loved ones. I would definitely recommend the entire series to readers and I look forward to reading more by accomplished author Dean Koontz in the future.

I think this book would have been more enjoyable if I had read the entire series. I somehow felt I was missing out coming into this in book four. I didn't realize that each book relied so much on the previous books so I felt a little lost in this book. It did take a me a while to get warmed up this. I did pick it up and put it down several times because the beginning of the book had me a little confused.

This book was about the "Techno Arcadians", the bad guys who are a part of a elite secret society. Jane Hawke is a rogue FBI agent on the run with her 5 year old son. The book is very detailed and sometimes it felt drawn out in my opinion. It was a good conspiracy theory book and I have read Dean Koontz books in the past and loved them, this one just wasn't for me. I can normally read a book in a day or two max, and this one took me two weeks to get through. Not that is was a bad book, it was just a difficult book for me to get into.

Jane Hawk is relentless in her pursuit of her adversaries and determined to protect her young son. It doesn't matter that, once a top FBI agent, she is now the most-wanted criminal in America and a fugitive. She is determined to stop the powerful Arcardians, who have already infiltrated all branches of government and some of the nation's most critically needed agencies, from implementing their mind-control technology. Tragically, she didn't realize what was happening and was unable to save her husband. But she continues to employ her tactical skills to survive.

The character of Jane Hawk is universally empathetic because of her motives: the anger, outrage, a broken heart, and maternal instinct. She also has a deeply ingrained sense of right and wrong, a moral code from which she will not stray, that fuels her quest for justice. In Koontz's capable hands, Jane's internal emotional struggles are fully developed and explored, and keep readers cheering her on.

In the three previous installments in the series, The Silent Corner, The Whispering Room, and The Crooked Staircase, Jane eliminates some of her most powerful enemies, while her five-year-old son is safely tucked away with trusted friends. And her in-laws are also secure. But her enemies know that the way to bring Jane to submission is to strike those she loves and they are determined to use both her son and her in-laws as bait in order to do just that. And as The Forbidden Door opens, both her son and her in-laws are in grave peril. Jane must act quickly and stealthily if she is to save them.

As Jane battles her way across country to her son's side, she encounters growing numbers of victims of the evil mind-control technology, all programmed to wreak violence and stop her. Both Jane and her adversaries are in a fight for their lives. And the forbidden door unleashes unimaginable terror and mayhem.

The Forbidden Door is, like the first three installments, fast-paced and pulse-pounding. But it is even more terrifying because of the magnitude of the threats Jane faces, and the fact that Koontz has brought five-year-old Travis and Jane's in-laws to the forefront of the story. Jane's inventiveness, wit, and sheer will to save those she loves propel her to nerve-wracking confrontations with Arcadians that keep readers turning the pages until . . . alas, the story is not over and readers must wait for the next book in the series, The Night Window, to see what happens next.