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A review by chuckstafer
The Quiet Room: A Rabbits Novel by Terry Miles
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This 2nd installment of the Rabbits series focuses on a new main character (Emily Connors, who was also part of the original cast of characters from Rabbits) with the same world-saving mission. This iteration of the story hooked me quicker than the first version, but this novel stumbled a bit during the middle to end of the novel, I think mainly with its identity. Was it a love story? Was it a thriller? A mystery? It tried to be all of the above at times and I think that’s what spoiled it for me a bit. The characters were all engaging, but it seemed odd that they would go to such lengths to save each other, but just disappear so easily and then no effort would be put into finding them. Didn’t really make sense to me.
The “twist” at the end was a bit predictable for me as well and I guessed where the story was going towards the middle of the novel. Didn’t really ruin the ending or anything for me, but it wasn’t as earth-shattering as it could have been either. The author did do a good job of setting up a 3rd Rabbits novel and I am eager to finish this storyline sometime in the future.
The “twist” at the end was a bit predictable for me as well and I guessed where the story was going towards the middle of the novel. Didn’t really ruin the ending or anything for me, but it wasn’t as earth-shattering as it could have been either. The author did do a good job of setting up a 3rd Rabbits novel and I am eager to finish this storyline sometime in the future.