It's taking me longer to get through this series than others. This might have something to do with the fact that Angel and I started listening to it together in the car, but than started listening to books on CD as it was a little easier than the speakers on our iPad. This is book three of six in the series and I'm glad to be half way through. I've enjoyed the series but for some reason I'm a little apprehensive about the remaining 45 or so hours to the end of the series. While this book wasn't as action packed as the last one, the conflicts were very real. It was a shift from more external to internal conflicts. However, this book seemed to drag on a bit more than others, but that might have been the huge break that I had between the first and second half. Here is the link for the Audible page for the book. The book was narrated by Steven Crossley who continued to do a good job with the series.
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Plot: Will, Chester, and Elliot have sunk lower than they ever thought possible. With the revelation of the Styx's plot and the truth about Rebecca they have no idea how they are going to get out of their predicament. Still on the run and fighting for their lives against the monsters of wasteland they now inhabit, they are rescued by an older woman named Martha who takes them in. However, things get worse as Elliot becomes ill and they have no idea how to care for her. Ultimately they must decide if they are to stay with Martha or try to seek help for Elliot elsewhere. Meanwhile, Miss Burrows, Will's mother, has become revitalized. She is still looking for her family and doing so in the face of people suspecting that she did them in herself. She is looking for help when help finds her, and it's someone that the knows Will quite well. In the end Sylvia Burrows might become more than just a pawn in the games that are played. But before that her family will be reunited and split apart again. She and Dr. Burrows will come to know the danger they face and what is really going on. In addition, Will must learn who to trust and distrust and discovers not only more about the inner world of the earth but more about his father.
My personal favorites: I found the scientific premise interesting and even plausible in specific ways. Like a good reader I was happy with the gnats I strained and was able to swallow the camels that were presented. I was also content with the shift from a dominate external conflict to internal conflict. There was plenty of external peril and action, but it seemed that the tension was more internal. The characters remained true to form and were believable in their thoughts and actions. I wanted to throttle Dr. Burrows a couple of times, but I could understand his motivations and rational. I didn't agree with them, but I could understand them. The same was true to many of the other characters.
Considerations: Like I mentioned earlier, this book felt a little slower. Whether this was because internal conflict tends to be slower or the large break I had between starting and finishing the book, I don't know. There were parts where the characters we in a state of limbo a couple of times (as they fell deep into the Earth) and the pacing seemed to lag. Like the last two books, the Styx are not nice and can be quite ruthless - although there is not as much of them as the last book.
Freefall was good, and I enjoyed it for the most part. The slower pacing and the things that took me away from it made the experience a bit more laborious than I like. I have the next one Closer but am listening to something a little different to recharge. I think the thing that is wearing on me is that it seems that nothing seems to resolve, only get more convoluted. I would like to start seeing some resolution in the next book.
Plot: Will, Chester, and Elliot have sunk lower than they ever thought possible. With the revelation of the Styx's plot and the truth about Rebecca they have no idea how they are going to get out of their predicament. Still on the run and fighting for their lives against the monsters of wasteland they now inhabit, they are rescued by an older woman named Martha who takes them in. However, things get worse as Elliot becomes ill and they have no idea how to care for her. Ultimately they must decide if they are to stay with Martha or try to seek help for Elliot elsewhere. Meanwhile, Miss Burrows, Will's mother, has become revitalized. She is still looking for her family and doing so in the face of people suspecting that she did them in herself. She is looking for help when help finds her, and it's someone that the knows Will quite well. In the end Sylvia Burrows might become more than just a pawn in the games that are played. But before that her family will be reunited and split apart again. She and Dr. Burrows will come to know the danger they face and what is really going on. In addition, Will must learn who to trust and distrust and discovers not only more about the inner world of the earth but more about his father.My personal favorites: I found the scientific premise interesting and even plausible in specific ways. Like a good reader I was happy with the gnats I strained and was able to swallow the camels that were presented. I was also content with the shift from a dominate external conflict to internal conflict. There was plenty of external peril and action, but it seemed that the tension was more internal. The characters remained true to form and were believable in their thoughts and actions. I wanted to throttle Dr. Burrows a couple of times, but I could understand his motivations and rational. I didn't agree with them, but I could understand them. The same was true to many of the other characters.
Considerations: Like I mentioned earlier, this book felt a little slower. Whether this was because internal conflict tends to be slower or the large break I had between starting and finishing the book, I don't know. There were parts where the characters we in a state of limbo a couple of times (as they fell deep into the Earth) and the pacing seemed to lag. Like the last two books, the Styx are not nice and can be quite ruthless - although there is not as much of them as the last book.
Freefall was good, and I enjoyed it for the most part. The slower pacing and the things that took me away from it made the experience a bit more laborious than I like. I have the next one Closer but am listening to something a little different to recharge. I think the thing that is wearing on me is that it seems that nothing seems to resolve, only get more convoluted. I would like to start seeing some resolution in the next book.
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