Harsh Shandilya reviewed Shift by Hugh Howey
Fast paced and continually suspenseful
5 stars
Much like the first book I was at the edge of my seat at the end of every chapter as the mystery continued to unfold.
epub, 432 pages
German language
Published by Piper.
Much like the first book I was at the edge of my seat at the end of every chapter as the mystery continued to unfold.
It's hard to say too much about this series without spoiling various plot twists and discoveries. Of which there are many.
This book feels like a great setup for the final book. It introduces more knowns, and unknowns, into the state of the world. It's a longer term view of the situation compared to the first book, which is critical backstory, but means less of that "discover the world through Juliettes eyes" thrill from the first book. Also, I wish I hadn't waited as long after reading the first book, there are some specific details that carry over and aren't re-contextualized.
Very much looking forward to the third book.
It's hard to say too much about this series without spoiling various plot twists and discoveries. Of which there are many.
This book feels like a great setup for the final book. It introduces more knowns, and unknowns, into the state of the world. It's a longer term view of the situation compared to the first book, which is critical backstory, but means less of that "discover the world through Juliettes eyes" thrill from the first book. Also, I wish I hadn't waited as long after reading the first book, there are some specific details that carry over and aren't re-contextualized.
Very much looking forward to the third book.
Content warning Mild ones, really, but maybe read the book first.
Not quite as compelling as the first, but man, still a mind-bender. Mild spoiler here is it does travel into the past. One of the things that makes "Wool" so good is it is entirely in the future. That provides the prose some latitude and that can help make or break a book when it starts to get into the awkward drama around social mechanics and institutions we are already familiar with. Anyway, before you read this write down the Silo numbers from wool, and the names of the key characters. Also don't look up anything online because spoilers abound.