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Actual rating is a 3.5
Unearthed takes place in a world where life on Earth has been severely imperiled by climate change and humans are attempting to solve the puzzle of whether an ancient race of aliens, the Undying, has left behind technology that could be used to help save humanity. Mia sees a scavenger mission on the desolate planet of Gaia as her way of earning enough money to save her sister Evie. Jules wants to learn if his father’s theories about the Undying and their possibly impure intentions toward humanity are correct, which leads him to join a shady exploration mission in Gaia. Things quickly go wrong and what follows is an eventful science fiction thriller.
The plot was entertaining and I enjoyed all of the puzzles this book is packed with. There’s also a healthy dose of suspicion between Jules and Mia, who have to work together if they both want to achieve their goals. This conflict was more interesting to me than their efforts to explore hidden temples and solve old mysteries.
I really wish there had been a bit more attention devoted to world-building. The settings weren’t described in a lot of detail and it would’ve been nice to have a better understanding of the factors on Earth that shaped Jules and Mia’s character development. This lack of world-building made it hard for me to feel any deep investment toward what happened to Jules and Mia.
Unearthed was entertaining but missing a few things that would’ve made it a really compelling read for me. I don’t anticipate reading the sequel.
Unearthed takes place in a world where life on Earth has been severely imperiled by climate change and humans are attempting to solve the puzzle of whether an ancient race of aliens, the Undying, has left behind technology that could be used to help save humanity. Mia sees a scavenger mission on the desolate planet of Gaia as her way of earning enough money to save her sister Evie. Jules wants to learn if his father’s theories about the Undying and their possibly impure intentions toward humanity are correct, which leads him to join a shady exploration mission in Gaia. Things quickly go wrong and what follows is an eventful science fiction thriller.
The plot was entertaining and I enjoyed all of the puzzles this book is packed with. There’s also a healthy dose of suspicion between Jules and Mia, who have to work together if they both want to achieve their goals. This conflict was more interesting to me than their efforts to explore hidden temples and solve old mysteries.
I really wish there had been a bit more attention devoted to world-building. The settings weren’t described in a lot of detail and it would’ve been nice to have a better understanding of the factors on Earth that shaped Jules and Mia’s character development. This lack of world-building made it hard for me to feel any deep investment toward what happened to Jules and Mia.
Unearthed was entertaining but missing a few things that would’ve made it a really compelling read for me. I don’t anticipate reading the sequel.