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A review by jlynnelseauthor
Dark Energy by Robison Wells
3.0
I was initially excited about the setting. Aliens crash landing being in Minnesota? Oh how I've been dreaming of this since the X-Files. Come to visit, Agent Mulder! The ship, gee, thankfully, missed plowing down the Mall of America, but when it comes to Mayo Clinic I'm not so sure. I guess shopping outweighs world-famous healthcare in terms of story importance. And clearly the only thing readers need to know about Minnesota is that its cold (really?) and that our MC, Alice, has Mall of America to shop for sweaters at.
I liked the ties to ancient Native American culture, which added some good story elements. However, I was not overly wow'd by the book. The end confrontation was too quick. And teenagers exploring an alien ship unaccompanied? I think, being that these are very wealthy children, lawsuits would be a huge risk!
This is a quick read with fun character dialogue, but not a ground-breaking sci-fi story.
I liked the ties to ancient Native American culture, which added some good story elements. However, I was not overly wow'd by the book. The end confrontation was too quick. And teenagers exploring an alien ship unaccompanied? I think, being that these are very wealthy children, lawsuits would be a huge risk!
This is a quick read with fun character dialogue, but not a ground-breaking sci-fi story.