A review by annietaber
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Started off so strong, but after the halfway point, the pacing was so jarring and underdeveloped that each plot point just felt like a plot outline rather than part of what was shaping up to be a very interesting mystery combining science, philosophy, and a pseudo-dystopian near-future. Loved what the author was trying to do, but I feel like we needed double the content for the end, which ended up falling really flat (eg.

the announcement of the Tibetan buyout of DIANIMA??? Hello? And book over?

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