A review by mtstellens
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

2.0

This should have been written as a psychological thriller, the first book set it up SO well for that. We should have been seeing area x’s slow effect on the employees of Southern Reach the entire time and wondered how the Biologist got back and what she was now. That did not happen. No suspense, it just dragged on until the last couple chapters that were all fast action. It felt like there was no build at all. It was a let down.