Matthew Campbell rated Dangerous Habits: 5 stars

I’m a software engineer, artist, reader, and curious-about-everything generalist.
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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.
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.

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