erin_mae9797 's review for:

Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

2.5

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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Unfortunately, this was a pretty big let down from the first book. The main character is uninteresting and not at all fun to follow. Most of our time is spent with Control over-analyzing his surroundings and workplace drama. We also have to follow along with his constant tangents that just feel like they meander for no particular reason. I found myself getting lost a lot. I had to keep referring to summaries of the chapters, only to realize that I didn't actually miss anything, it's just written that way. While the ending added a lot more intrigue, it doesn't save it. If this weren't a part of a series I would have definitely dropped it. I'm sure there is important information established here to set up the next book, but the actual experience of reading this one was just exhausting.