Thin Air

I enjoyed this, but not as much as I enjoyed her book Dark Matter. If you're trying to decide between the two, I would say to read that one instead. They're very similar books.

There wasn't anything in the story that really grabbed my attention, until the ghost officially appeared and things got scary. But that didn't happen until the last third or fourth of the book.

I thought the reason the main character broke off his engagement would get a more thorough explanation, but there wasn't really anything mysterious or interesting about it, I guess. Overall, I wished there was more depth to all the characters. We don't see all that much of the conflict between the main character and his brother, and it's the most important relationship in the book. I understood it, but it would've been a better book with more flashbacks showing their problems and their closeness. All of the characters are painted with pretty broad strokes.

I did like the way the narrator was written as unreliable from the start, even before the supernatural plot began. It was easy to imagine how he might annoy his brother, without either of them being bad people. I also liked the plot, both the action of the book and the secret of what happened on the last expedition.

It's a very atmospheric book, too, and I felt immersed in the main character's perception of the world. It's written in first-person present tense, which I usually dislike, but it worked really well here. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Daniel Weyman, and he did an excellent job, especially in performing the MC's fear.

I was looking for something creepy, and this book delivered on that promise. So, it's not bad, and I'm glad I read it. But it could've been somewhat better, perhaps if it were longer and delved more into the characters' personalities.