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Compared to [b:Pines|15034320|Pines (Wayward Pines, #1)|Blake Crouch|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1350740525l/15034320._SY75_.jpg|20688937], the first book in the trilogy, this second offering, Wayward, is a very different experience, but I guess it had to be really.
Wayward doesn't have the frantic tension of the first book, and for the most part, we have a far better idea as to what's going on while reading. The first half or two-thirds of the book feels quite slow but I think that's simply because the speedy pace of the first book is still fresh in the mind. The last third of the book is where things get really interesting and intriguing and really start to make it hard to put the book down.
For once I don't have any big gripes about this Crouch offering. Yes, there are a few little niggles that caused me to question a few whys and hows, but can't you say that about every book? But there were also a number of points that made me smile with a mental thought of 'oo, nice touch.' Not wanting to give any real spoilers but the 'God complex' was so fitting and absolutely believable of that character.
Unfortunately, the closer we get to the end the more predictable the ending became, but really it was the only ending that would have worked and it presents such a big hook to ensure you read book 3 [b:The Last Town|20423680|The Last Town (Wayward Pines, #3)|Blake Crouch|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1399508172l/20423680._SX50_.jpg|29915182]. There is obviously a solution to the problem of overall survival for the townsfolk, enter Tobias and the knowledge he has, but I for one can't comprehend what the next instalment might give us.
Even though this second book wasn't as much of an exciting read as the first, I did still thoroughly enjoy it. In fact I think I enjoyed the overall content and plot more than I did with Pines, but for edge of your seat reading Pines still holds the mantle.
Wayward doesn't have the frantic tension of the first book, and for the most part, we have a far better idea as to what's going on while reading. The first half or two-thirds of the book feels quite slow but I think that's simply because the speedy pace of the first book is still fresh in the mind. The last third of the book is where things get really interesting and intriguing and really start to make it hard to put the book down.
For once I don't have any big gripes about this Crouch offering. Yes, there are a few little niggles that caused me to question a few whys and hows, but can't you say that about every book? But there were also a number of points that made me smile with a mental thought of 'oo, nice touch.' Not wanting to give any real spoilers but the 'God complex' was so fitting and absolutely believable of that character.
Unfortunately, the closer we get to the end the more predictable the ending became, but really it was the only ending that would have worked and it presents such a big hook to ensure you read book 3 [b:The Last Town|20423680|The Last Town (Wayward Pines, #3)|Blake Crouch|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1399508172l/20423680._SX50_.jpg|29915182]. There is obviously a solution to the problem of overall survival for the townsfolk, enter Tobias and the knowledge he has, but I for one can't comprehend what the next instalment might give us.
Even though this second book wasn't as much of an exciting read as the first, I did still thoroughly enjoy it. In fact I think I enjoyed the overall content and plot more than I did with Pines, but for edge of your seat reading Pines still holds the mantle.