3.5* The scientific evidence is conclusive: Giant monster sharks are awesome. So yeah, I'll be checking out book 2.

Violent!After reading this I never want to go on, or in, the sea again. Great characters and a fascinating, violent story. Yet another series from Mr Bible that I'm going to have to buy.

I have read all the Steve Alten books about Meg, the Megalodon shark from prehistoric times that stayed in the Mariana Trench. Those books are absolutely fantastic, and original and I am anxiously awaiting the fifth installment of the series. Nightstalkers will be out sometime this year hopefully. This book felt like it was a sad imitation of Steve Alten's original Meg series. Even the character, a washed out SEAL was reminiscent of Jonas Taylor from Meg.

Rarely mentions the MegsThis book is primarily about a pack of misfits (that) who swear incessantly, and (that) who were brought together by a corporation, presumably to seek out an extinct whale, also man-made. But wait! The company rep (that) who manages these losers really wants them to kill the man-made Megs (that) which are born pregnant, by the way. Oh, and snakes give birth to clutches, not sharks. Depending upon the type of shark, their offspring are born as eggs, (that) which drift off

Mega did not grab me. I can't put my finger on exactly why, as it had all the ingredients of a potentially entertaining read. I'd probably give it 2.5 stars, but I may be a bit harsh in my assessment judging from my comments below.Perhaps it was the rather poor execution of South African sayings and accents that left me feeling let down right from the start. Yes, I listened to the audiobook on Scribd, and while the narration was pretty good overall, the narrator was poor at producing South Afric...

Let’s be honest, the sea creature genre is a tough pool to jump into. As an author, you almost have to decide to go in one of two directions: try to live up to the tension and genuine fear of Peter Benchley’s Jaws or go for the pure unadulterated fun of Piranha 3D. Both are valid subsects of the genre, creating a different form of entertainment for the consumer.Jake Bible has expertly blended these two subgenres together into an exceptionally fun-loving, tension filled story, even borrowing a li...

Updated review (2021):This is my 2nd time reading this book. The very first time was in 2016. I had just as much fun this time around as I did the first time I read this book! I basically even wrote the same thoughts down in my 2016 and 2021 reading journals. 😀Mega is filled with action pretty much straight out of the gate. The opening chapter hooks you and never lets go. You get plenty of set up in the beginning without it ever taking too long. There is more action then you can even shake a sti...

Pirates and giant sharks. I enjoyed the shit out of this. Ridiculous, but so much fun.

Chompity chomping sharks? Fo' free?Sign me up.

Review to come.

I bought this book for the shark and what I got was a terrible, testosterone fulled nightmare. I think, a few times here and there, there may have been mention of a shark. I'm not sure if, by the end of the story, I could have cared any less about the characters in this book; they were nothing more than a rag tag group of cardboard cut outs and walking stereotypes. Gets two stars though, for the shark and the fact that reading reviews of this book introduced me to the Meg series by Steven Alten....

Mega (Boring) DNFed at 20%. The story is involving cargo pirates, ransom and a SEAL team. That isn't what I signed on for. Maybe the next one will be better. I want shark-loving gore.

The concept of a prehistoric-era shark in modern times isn't a new one, but Jake Bible's twist on the tale is a more modernized version of the classic tampering-with-nature theme that is so prevalent in supersized monster stories. Mega almost feels like two stories in one. The first is a story of a modern-day Captain Ahab trying ot find his literal elusive whale (a comparison to which he bristles in the story), who decides it is in his best interest (for a variety of reasons, not all of which ar...

Before reading this, I had read Jake's Z-Burbia and Blood Cruise, so I knew to expect a rollicking wild ride with quirky characters and some snark to offset the serious nature of the situation. This one doesn't disappoint. It has all the elements of a wild ride, with Giant sharks and whales, Somali Pirates, Ex-Navy SEALS, a Mysterious boss and his deadly, ex-Mossad assistant, and a boatload of corporate intrigue. Oh, did I mention GIANT SHARKS? A wild snarky ride, ably narrated by Lee Strayer, w...

Will this be as good as my beloved Meg? We will see...

I enjoyed this book and am torn between a 3 and a 4 star rating. It is an entertaining action thriller and although there are sharks in the story they aren't central to the plot in that if the sharks were substituted by something else it wouldn't have made a whole lot of difference to the story. This isn't a spin on Steve Alten's Meg series as some seem to think although it's not better (or for that matter, worse). If you enjoy rip roaring action yarns then this is for you. I will be in the queu...

Do not let the 3 star review fool you. I did like this book for what it is: a nice low budget Mega Shark action thriller. While not as sophisticated as Steve Alten's Meg stories , it does have a B movie thrill to it. Think "The A-Team vs Jaws"!I enjoyed the action and most of the characters. I plan to continue on and give the 2nd (of 4) books a read: .

ABR's full Mega audiobook review and many others can be found at Audiobook Reviewer.Murphy’s Law: If anything can go wrong, it will, at the most inconvinent time.That seems to be the theme of “Mega: Deep Sea Thriller. From the first page to nearly the last that is what happens.Ex-SEAL, Darren Chambers, hoped he had his financial problems in hand. OOPS, the bank repos his ship and leaves him and his crew high and dry.Here comes Mr. Balentine, corporate money man with his own agenda, and his bodyg...

MegaMega Series, Book 1By: Jake BibleNarrated by: Neil HellegersI read this before but forgot to write the review.( I often read/listen to a few then review them all at the same time.) I bought the audible thinking I hadn't read it yet. I enjoyed it again! 😁I liked the twists, action, suspense, and characters. The characters weren't as personable as other of his books.The narrator was not right for this book in my opinion. He was okay and I could hear him as a narrator for other books but just n...

I love, love, love giant sharks. The thing I love even more than that are stories that put a rag tag bunch against nearly unbeatable odds. This book is a bit light on the first, but it hits the second nail on the head. There are giant sea critters, make no mistake, but most of that action takes place later in the book. The focus is largely on the interpersonal relationships and some epic military action. I was a little disappointed that the book, billed as a "Deep Sea Thriller" with a picture of...