Author: Blake Crouch
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
About the book: Wayward Pines, Idaho, is quintessential small-town America--or so it seems. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrives in search of two missing federal agents, yet soon is facing much more than he bargained for. After a violent accident lands him in the hospital, Ethan comes to with no ID and no cell phone. The medical staff seems friendly enough but sometimes feels...off. As days pass, Ethan's investigation into his colleagues' disappearance turns up more questions than answers
Why can't he make contact with his family in the outside world? Why doesn't anyone believe he is who he says he is? And what's the purpose of the electrified fences encircling the town? Are they keeping the residents in? Or something else out?
Each step toward the truth takes Ethan further from the world he knows until he must face a horrifying fact—he may never get out of Wayward Pines alive..... (from Goodreads)
My thoughts: While the premise of this book was right up my alley, I will admit that when I started it, I really didn't like it. The writing seemed a little disjointed and I felt like there was something missing. However, I still liked the storyline so I kept reading. I ended up finishing it really quickly and after reading the Afterword by the author at the end of the book it began to gel for me. The author stated that one of his inspirations for this series was Twin Peaks. And I thought - yes - the way it was written did give me a little bit of a Twin Peaks vibe. That was the disjointedness - that on the surface everything seemed perfect - just don't look beneath the surface. I then saw that this was a series on Hulu called Wayward Pines and my husband and I are now three episodes in. I have also started the second book and am enjoying it more than the first.
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