Annihilation

Executive Summary: It's well written, but just never clicked for me.

Full Review
This is a hard review to write. I didn't exactly dislike this book, I just never got into it. The writing is good, the world seems interesting.

I love the mystery of it all. As someone who was a fan of Lost and the puzzle/exploration Myst games before it, it reminded me fondly of both of those things. But much like Lost I felt that it got too caught up in presenting mysteries to the audience while never really doing a good enough job of revealing things.

Now I know this is book 1 of a trilogy, but I felt like there just wasn't enough answering. I also had trouble connecting with the Biologist. She felt more like a camera. I didn't really care what happened to her or the other characters except for how it allowed me to learn more about Area X.

There just wasn't enough here for me to be interested in continuing on. I've heard mixed things about how much is actually revealed in the later books, and I have too many other things I want to read instead.

Either way, it's a short read and I'm glad to have checked it out.