stetzwebs 's review for:

Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

3.5

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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So I enjoyed most of this book, except the last hundred pages or so. Spoilers ahead.

Many things about the ending to the book really bothered me:

First, the main characters have the most ridiculous plot armor I can imagine. Literally every other character dies except the main five. Second, the bad guys became cartoonishly evil throughout the course of the book. Third, the infiltration was ridiculous, hard to follow, and downright absurd. Fourth, the chapter at the end where Nora goes back with her rich boyfriend and the flaunt their richness in front of the institute director was unnecessary and made me like Norah considerably less. Fifth....ALIENS?!

Overall, the first 3/4 of the book is a 4 out of 5, the last 1/4 is a 1.5 out of 5, so I averaged it out to a 3.5.