Pines is the first book in Blake Crouch's Wayward Pines trilogy.
Secret service agent Ethan Burke arrives in Wayward Pines, Idaho, with a clear mission: locate and recover two federal agents who went missing in the bucolic town one month earlier. But within minutes of his arrival, Ethan is involved in a violent accident. He comes to in a hospital, with no ID, no cell phone, and no briefcase. The medical staff seems friendly enough, but something feels…off. As the days pass, Ethan’s investigation into the disappearance of his colleagues turns up more questions than answers. Why can’t he get any phone calls through to his wife and son in the outside world? Why doesn’t anyone believe he is who he says he is? And what is the purpose of the electrified fences surrounding the town? Are they meant to keep the residents in? Or something else out? Each step closer to the truth takes Ethan further from the world he thought he knew, from the man he thought he was, until he must face a horrifying fact—he may never get out of Wayward Pines alive.
Book Review
Well, that was a quick and fun read.
The beginning of Pines is normal enough. A guy has amnesia after a crash. You get pulled in wondering "Who is he? What's going on?". You know you are in for a bit of a mystery surrounding a strange town, but then Pines quickly becomes a mishmash of a book. It's all over the place, really, but it's intriguing and it's entertaining so you just hang on for the ride.
The most astounding thing to me is the way the ending manages to pull the entire mishmash of a Twilight Zome experience back together into a really solid read.
I was already excited about the TV series (due to M. Night Shyamalan's involvement), but now I can hardly contain myself. I'm a Lostie, and I'm hoping this series is going to fill some of the void.
It's rare that I finish the first book in a series and immediately start reading the next one, but that's exactly what happened when I finished reading Pines. I shouldn't have taken so long to start the series in the first place.
8/10: Great Read
I loved PINES! I read the whole trilogy over the course of a weekend - don't know what took me so long to read them either :) I'm definitely looking forward to the show and hope that they do the story justice.
ReplyDeleteI remember you reading these, Becky! I bet that was a great weekend. :) These books insist you read them back to back. Thank goodness they are all out. I would have hated having to wait.
DeleteThis one sounds good but from the blurb I think I already have it figured out. I guess I'll have to read it to see if my predictions are good.
ReplyDeleteJenny, if you have this one figured out, that is amazing. :) I'm not sure I could have ever guessed what's really going on here.
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