Matthew Campbell reviewed Authority by Jeff VanderMeer (Southern Reach, #2)
"In the second volume of the Southern Reach Trilogy, questions are answered, stakes are raised, …
Review of 'Authority' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
A slow slog with glimpses of mystery
This book trades the horror and mystery of the first book for the horror of bureaucracy. It still has little bits of the X-Files meets HP Lovecraft mood, but the Southern Reach is far less interesting a setting than Area X itself and the cast of characters are equally empty.