I have not read a book like this since I cannot remember when. (Maybe the original Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever trilogy.) Normally, my preference is for fantasy, or science-fiction. I guess you could say there's a hint of SF in this book. (At least, I HOPE it's science-fiction!)
I have been sick several days, on antibiotics, and forced to stay home in bed. Yesterday evening, I found this book, and I COULD NOT put it down! Despite my need to recuperate, I could not sleep. I tried once, from about 1:30 a.m. until around 3, then had to give up, and read some more. It's 9 a.m.; I'm finished; and I will soon try again to sleep.
But the adrenaline is pumping.
This is -- despite the cliché -- a definite action-packed thriller. At times the escapes from trouble come close -- but only close -- to weakening the story, but you don't lose the line. (You'll chuckle over my saying that later,) Some characters (Mila, for one) could have used more development, but in a sense, that just added mystery. I liked that even some moderate players, like Piet, had an interesting complexity, so I'll guess the lighter development of Mila was a bit deliberate. I don't want to give away spoilers, but I will say that while I had suspicions about certain characters, and plotlines, as I read, there were enough surprises that I was never really certain even of the things I got right, until they actually happened. (There was one notable exception, but I don't think it was meant to be too tough to figure, and, again, I don't want to give up spoilers.)
As I said, this is not my normal genre. But I'm definitely picking up the next book in this series.
I just hope I can get some sleep first!
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