Review: I Dove Right In for An Unexpected Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2013
I read WJ Davies first Wooliverse short story "The Runner" a couple weeks ago and found myself falling back in love with characters from one of Hugh Howey's Silos. I hadn't expected to like it as much as I did, and so when I saw "The Diver" for sale this past week, I bought it immediately. I was not disappointed.After finishing "The Runner," Davies had me fully invested in the fate of one character and that's where I figured any sequel would pick back up. However, just as the stairs twist around and around in the Silo, Davies had me going around and around as he took minor (I thought they were throwaway) characters from the first story and made me care about them just as much. While the two stories take place mostly concurrently, the action of this story definitely holds its own as Davies kept me guessing with the fate of those in his Silo.I'll be eagerly anticipating the next installment in his Silo series.