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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
This reads like a totally bonkers popcorn movie that you mostly forget once it's over, but it's a fun ride while you're in it.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This...genuinely surprised me. I did not expect it to take the turn it took. If for nothing else, well done on that account. I wasn’t really scared, but damn was I sympathetically thirsty by the end.
I think the writing shows its author’s background as a screenwriter in places, with the pacing of the action. Not throughout the book, but sentence to sentence; thoughts and actions sometimes felt very abrupt. Other than that, fine work.
I think the writing shows its author’s background as a screenwriter in places, with the pacing of the action. Not throughout the book, but sentence to sentence; thoughts and actions sometimes felt very abrupt. Other than that, fine work.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Adventure books aren't my normal style, though this was advertised as something else, that's what it was at its core. But - and this is a big but - it had so many things which I loved: suspense, horror, a fast pace, some wicked dialogue, and sci-fi level crazy stuff that was (if not perfectly explained) explained enough so that the narrator could put a satisfactory I-don't-know on it.
The main five characters were well developed and had believable reactions to the situation they were presented with. There were great one-on-one moments where the narrator (and, by extension, the reader) was able to really get to know the people he was with in very realistic ways.
The only things that were kind of disappointing: the wind-down at the end (but that's so hard to get right when the climax is so crazy and intense) was a little underwhelming, and the narrator knew a lot of things offhand that he probably wouldn't believably know at instant recall (though I can let that slide for suspension of disbelief).
Overview: this book was a wild ride and not for any of the reasons I expected. I would definitely recommend it to fans of adventure games, apocalyptic fiction, or sci-fi/horror
The main five characters were well developed and had believable reactions to the situation they were presented with. There were great one-on-one moments where the narrator (and, by extension, the reader) was able to really get to know the people he was with in very realistic ways.
The only things that were kind of disappointing: the wind-down at the end (but that's so hard to get right when the climax is so crazy and intense) was a little underwhelming, and the narrator knew a lot of things offhand that he probably wouldn't believably know at instant recall (though I can let that slide for suspension of disbelief).
Overview: this book was a wild ride and not for any of the reasons I expected. I would definitely recommend it to fans of adventure games, apocalyptic fiction, or sci-fi/horror
Entertaining when it isn't trying to tell a story.
There are some nice bits in it, some bits that even made me chuckle, others that made me cringe (which isn't all together a bad thing) but when it comes down to the core plot and the twist that comes in around at 70% of the novel's completion, it just doesn't work.
It doesn't track logically, but the characters all pretend it does just because they can't think of anything better. Sure the main character is a conspiracy theorist, but I got the sense from the first act that we were going to see him through a new lens as he breaks down the scene in a professional way - but no he goes full screwball. If the author wasn't actively on his side, i feel like everyone would have laughed him off or thought he was deluded.
I just couldn't read past the That's just too much. To go from a simple caving expedition, to that, with zero buildup.
Honestly, if it had just been about them trapped in a cave, i think the book would have been better.
There are some nice bits in it, some bits that even made me chuckle, others that made me cringe (which isn't all together a bad thing) but when it comes down to the core plot and the twist that comes in around at 70% of the novel's completion, it just doesn't work.
It doesn't track logically, but the characters all pretend it does just because they can't think of anything better. Sure the main character is a conspiracy theorist, but I got the sense from the first act that we were going to see him through a new lens as he breaks down the scene in a professional way - but no he goes full screwball. If the author wasn't actively on his side, i feel like everyone would have laughed him off or thought he was deluded.
I just couldn't read past the
Spoiler
Pterodactyl coming out of that girl's stomach, and the MC going on to conclude they were inside a giant machine that created life using blocks of stone made out of periodic elementsHonestly, if it had just been about them trapped in a cave, i think the book would have been better.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was so fast paced. I immersive read this with the audio. It was super entertaining and felt like a movie.
At first I thought it was going one way and then went another. It reminded me a bit of the book Below by Laurel Hightower (not exactly the same, but the vibe was similar). If you loved this, give that one a read. It’s a short book.
At first I thought it was going one way and then went another. It reminded me a bit of the book Below by Laurel Hightower (not exactly the same, but the vibe was similar). If you loved this, give that one a read. It’s a short book.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced