Review: A decent read but no ending
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2013
Extinct had a very good premise, so of all the books that I had on my kindle I decided to pick this one. The first half was great. I liked both Robby – though he didn’t seem a believable character at times, especially for a 13-14-year-old – and Brad who I really cared about in this book. Some of Robby’s deductions were weird and came out of nowhere, especially the one about the local (and world) extinction. If he were at least 18, I wouldn’t mind his extraordinary way of thinking that much. The numbers in Mr. Dyer’s house weren’t explained. And the way Sam found these numbers was hard to believe in.Brad was a great character. It was the character I cared for the most in the book. I loved the letters that he wrote to his late wife, and what I really missed in the second half of the book was these letters. I wish there were more of them.The fantastical elements are really well done in Extinct – I mean, the people disappearing on the Island and the vines growing not far from Brad’s house, and the liquid that swallowed the corpses. I really enjoyed the way things developed until around 55-60% of the book where a lot of people were introduced and things slowed down and got a bit boring.The ending is okay, although there are too many questions left unanswered, so a lot had to be taken for granted.The author’s manner of writing is quite good. It reminded me of Dean Koontz. I liked the detailed descriptions, although some of them were a bit confusing or hard to follow, especially when there were lots of characters involved in a scene.On the whole, it is a good read. I’d recommend this book to fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz, and I’ve already picked another book by this author and will check it out in the future.My overall rating: 3.5 stars.