A review by lipigloss13
Inspection by Josh Malerman

2.0

The concept of this book was intriguing but the execution was not. It dragged on all the way to the end, and then the ending felt extremely rushed. The writing just wasn't captivating and left me confused honestly. I really enjoyed bird box so I was disappointing overall with this novel. However, I believe the game of boats, and the subtle addition of details to the game throughout the novel was great. You start by learning a part of this game, and see what it really is, and it serves as a great symbol for the whole book. Secondly, I thought the ending was well done. It was savage, but fitting when thinking about the situation of the children. I appreciate that Malerman didn't try to tie it up with a ribbon and made all of the children suddenly well-actualized.