Review: Phenomenal
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2011
This book is fantastic.It is gripping and compelling all the way through, never losing urgency and tension.  The mystery is revealed so carefully, never too much revealed at a time.  I felt invested in the story right from the first page.Despite it being a thriller, the characters are well drawn, interesting, varied, and believable.  The dialog is realistic.I'm sensitive to the pacing of stories and how much is told v.s. shown.  I thought this book kept the balance of both those things perfectly.  It's been a long time since I felt so engaged in a story.  I was completely engrossed all the way through.There's a reveal half way through that upped the tension so much and made me care so much that I was reading late into the night, wanting to know how it turned out!I've never read anything by Michael Wallace before, but I will be reading more of his work in the future. I  am definitely a fan now!