Reading this book shows you that sometimes patience pays off. The writer has a unique style where they introduce the backstory and/or thoughts of the characters in sort of a dossier style before things happen. I got used to it after a while, but in the beginning the author is asking for a lot of patience to wade through this before things start moving.
It is set in a location that I don’t run into much when reading: New Zealand. It was interesting to hear the idealistic young people in this story and how they felt about their country, their government, and the world around them.
And I was unprepared for how well the author ramps up the suspense, as we compare what we know and what we don’t, and consider each person’s point of view and their likely actions. With the exception of the villain in this book I felt everyone was pretty believable. The bad guy’s motivations were a little hard to buy and felt pretty one dimensional to me.
The writer did a great job with this book keeping me interested and wondering how this could all possibly be resolved as the book came to a close. The wild ending answered that soon enough.
I’m not sure right now what my next book is – but I’ll update here when I figure it out!
