A review by liseyp
The Collapsing Wave by Doug Johnstone

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

After helping an alien octopus (Sandy) flee across Scotland Ava, Heather and Lennox are trapped. The US Army has taken charge of investigating the aquatic alien lifeforms and are using Heather and Lennox’s connection to the creatures to perform inhumane testing.

 

The found family bond between the four main characters from The Space Between Us continues to be the warm beating heart of the second book in this series. We get to find out more about Sandy and their fellow Encaladons, and unfortunately explore more of the harsh reality of how an encounter with a peaceful alien race would likely play out with military superpowers. 

 

High tension, great characters and big concepts all delivered in fewer than 300 pages without a word wasted.