The Thunderhead observes everything, and it does not like what it sees. Will it intervene? Or will it simply watch as this perfect world begins to unravel? (Goodreads).
The ending is so darn good that it is hard not to say this book is without fault, but I must acknowledge a slow start where the stakes are really not set. Classic middle-book-in-a-trilogy stuff. It's written well of course, but it is difficult to become invested again because of this. But around the time of the election in the plot, it picks up immensely. The villain is re-established menacingly and the urgency is palpable from then on, even if the physical action actually slows down. The suspense is fantastic and boy does that ending hit hard, even turning into an edge-of-the-seat disaster plot. A few other critiques: New characters are not anything special, and a couple plotlines don't pay off, but again, that's pretty common when it comes to middle books. Also the "quotes" from the Thunderhead are neat but they don't make much sense logistically. Make it past the start, and the ending is wholly worthwhile. 8.2/10
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