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This book is just so weird. I don't know if I got it ... but I didn't hate it ... did I like it? I'm still not sure, so I'm going to continue with the series and read book 2.
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I don't even know what to say about this book. I have a lot of conflicting feelings. On the one hand, I'm ridiculously intrigued and want to finish the series to know what happens next. On the other hand, this was boring as all hell.
The book starts off with an expedition of 4 scientists in various fields entering "Area X," which has been sealed off by the government for...reasons, I guess? The book is written as the diary of the biologist, but it doesn't REALLY read like a diary would. The team ...more
The book starts off with an expedition of 4 scientists in various fields entering "Area X," which has been sealed off by the government for...reasons, I guess? The book is written as the diary of the biologist, but it doesn't REALLY read like a diary would. The team ...more
This was a gripping and pretty fast read, with good writing and plenty of creepy encroaching-wilderness atmosphere to keep me hooked. Unfortunately, I wanted way more out of the characters. The narration felt very distant. This was an expedition of women, but they read like guys to me. There was zero camaraderie or complex emotion, apart from dread--though I'm willing to believe the narrator may have purposely withheld more than was given. I was kind of hoping the all-women team had a point (lik
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Dec 06, 2014
Jen
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