Authority by Jeff Vandermeer is the second book in The Southern Reach Trilogy. In this book, we get a look at the system that sends people into Area X.

For the Sci-Fi readathon that runs through the month of June, I am determined to get through this trilogy.

I really enjoyed that we followed a fresh face at the government agency who was learning more about Area X and the team, which allowed the reader to learn more as well. It was really interesting to see things through Control’s eyes. He started out curious, but things slowly started to spiral out of control.

There was one scene that really creeped me out! That scene alone added another star to my overall review!

However, just like the first book, this one was still a bit confusing.

There were many instances where I had to stop, turn back a page, a reread. This one also seemed to ramble a bit to me. I think if things had been tightened up a bit, I would have enjoyed it more.

My Favorite Passages:
But when you encountered a real ghost – the Thing Entire – it was a shock… it took your breath away. Not away. It didn’t take your breath away- your breath wasn’t going anywhere. Your breath was still in you, locked up, not of use to you.

Somehow, even though it was too late, he could see the hit coming before the impact, almost as if it were in slow-motion. It still knocked him off his feet.

My Final Thoughts:
While I didn’t really love this one, I’m still really glad I read it.

I definitely want to continue on to the third book, and I still want to re-read to see if this is one of those cases where I enjoy it more the second time around.