Special Agent Ethan Burke is involved in an accident on his way into Wayward Pines, Idaho - a place where two missing agents were last supposed to be. Perhaps I wouldn't have picked up on it if I hadn't already seen a diverse cast in the show, but it was like coming to a lesser, whitewashed version of the story I've come to love. And the pearly-whiteness of the cast of characters practically glows from the pages. It's impossible not to notice how every woman becomes hot or "cute". Pines is built on a fantastic idea - no, really, a truly epic idea - and that strength just about manages to carry the book despite some poor writing, an asshole protagonist, and an exceptional lack of diversity that, given the situation, has even more troubling implications than usual.Ĭoming into this book after watching the show definitely affects how you view it. Yes, I know the "reveal" has been spoiled, but that really wasn't my problem with it. The strengthening sense that something was very, very wrong.Īs with The Magicians, I have to confess I like the TV series Wayward Pines far better than the book. The second novel in Blake Crouch’s blockbuster trilogy, Wayward delves deeper into the irresistible mysteries and horrors of this perfect little town, even as it asks what it means to live with secrets-and what price we’ll pay for the truth.And the base emotion underlying it all that was getting harder and harder to ignore. Everyone secretly dreams of leaving, but those who dare face a terrifying surprise.Īs sheriff, Ethan Burke is tasked with enforcing the town’s laws, and he’s one of the few entrusted with the truth-even though, for all his knowledge, he’s as much a prisoner of Wayward Pines as anyone else.īut when a murder investigation draws him deeper into the town’s inner workings, Ethan learns that its past is darker than even he suspected-and finds himself faced with an impossible choice. Others think they’re trapped in an unfathomable experiment. Nestled amid picture-perfect mountains, the idyllic town of Wayward Pines is a modern-day Eden-at least at first glance.Įxcept that within its fences, the residents are told where to work, how to live, and who to marry. The second book of the smash-hit Wayward Pines trilogy, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter, Recursion, and Upgrade
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