The first book was a bit more interesting than this one but I enjoyed the change of POV. I also like how this book sets up the next one and am hoping for more from it. Even though there wasn’t as much going on I liked the way the book was written and can tell it’s well thought out.

I wish there had been more freaky mysteries like Whitby and the unsettling fact that whoever comes back from those last expeditions are not actually the people that left. I did like the subtle conversations in the halls that Control listens to that are repeated lines that were said by the characters in the first book like the surveyors, that freaked me out. That also hinted at a potential breach already in the southern reach. Also super interesting finding out the psychologist is the director and that she has gone into Area X before, does this mean the her that went on the mission was already changed? or that she had come back as herself. Either way I still have questions that need answering!

On to the next book for more clarity.