I really enjoyed the first book in this series last year, but for some reason I found I just couldn't get emotionally invested in the other two nor connect with the characters or their fates. And I can't really put my finger on why that was. On paper, it worked but it just left me unmoved. I understand this was first intended to be a TV series. I can't help thinking it might have had more of an impact on me if it had been done that way instead.
Wool - Hugh Howey
I'd heard good things about this one (along with the inevitable, but annoying comparison to The Hunger Games), so when I found I had some 'free' cash left in my Google account that was due to expire, I bought it.
And it definitely lived up to the hype. Easily the best novel I've read this year - I loved it and can't wait to read 2 and 3. It held my attention right from the first paras and never let up, partly because of a really cool twist/trick that the author employed in the first couple of chapters (no spoilers!). Suffice to say, it shifted the narrative in ways that were startling, unexpected and very effective. Highly recommended!
LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly. Aramis: Yes, sorry. Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
