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I can fully get behind stories that go to crazy places, and I liked what this one was about. I also love horror in caves, and general stories of survival. I will eat up anything about content creators going on a mission and discovering more than they expected.
But this book is way too long, and way too stuffed with extras to be enjoyed much. Half the length, and it would have been a great horror novella about an over eager team uncovering ancient secrets.

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You could cut out everything about the evil corporation and it would make no difference. What does it matter that Feather was working for Big Corp? Wouldn't things have happened the exact same way regardless?

Also, a boring side story about the main guy and his ex-wife. All the characters are one dimensional, but that wouldn't matter if the book was tighter on the tension. The story takes ages to get started, with lots of "witty banter" between the team

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It didn't help that, when things finally picked up, everyone who was left for dead (with one exception) came back alive anyway

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The concept that is revealed in the story is very interesting - full on B-Movie nonsense, but a lot of fun. Just a shame the book it's in was such a drag.

hgatfield's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

risaxu's review against another edition

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4.0

At the start of reading this, I thought it was a BOTM dud. Didn’t feel like my type of genre and felt more like my husband’s. I am SO glad I stuck with it and kept going! This needs to be a movie!

blutangclan's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

karter's review against another edition

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4.0

For an audio book it surprisingly kept me engaged throughout so kudos to that. Good tension and spooky in places. Bit convenient tie up at the end especially regarding Jemma but it's fiction lol

mshultz89's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I really liked the writing of this book. It definitely flowed well and had just enough going on to keep me intrigued. However, I was never scared at all. I felt like it took a long time to get to anything really happening. So it ended up being very mid for me personally.

ultramarine316's review against another edition

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4.0

I don't usually like to describe a book as "A meets B" because that formulation get applied to things with only a very shallow similarity to either A or B, but I definitely would say this book is X-files meet Indiana Jones.

I enjoyed it and will probably read the next one; you do have to be ready to suspend all the disbelief though and just treat it as a fun thrill ride.

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