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First book finished in 2019 was Unearthed in audio book format. It's YA, which I chose specifically because I've found that the structure of YA tends to work well with my brain in audio book format. It's billed as Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft in space. I didn't know the elevator pitch when I grabbed it. Mostly picked it to try out something by a female author I hadn't read before.
And... while its okay, it didn't blow me away. There were a lot of seeming holes in the plot that turned out not to be. More like someone who knows the tropes and has the benefit of perspective seeing the things that didn't make sense before the characters did. Once I realized the authors were doing that, I was able to enjoy the story.
What I really didn't enjoy was the interminable "does he like me"/"does he hate me", "does she like me"/"does she hate me" inner dialogue from the two main characters. They are teens, so it's not unreasonable, but good goddamn was it tedious to me. I hope the two of them have finally gotten past that for the sequel.
Of note, there is a cliffhanger at the end leading to the second book.
And... while its okay, it didn't blow me away. There were a lot of seeming holes in the plot that turned out not to be. More like someone who knows the tropes and has the benefit of perspective seeing the things that didn't make sense before the characters did. Once I realized the authors were doing that, I was able to enjoy the story.
What I really didn't enjoy was the interminable "does he like me"/"does he hate me", "does she like me"/"does she hate me" inner dialogue from the two main characters. They are teens, so it's not unreasonable, but good goddamn was it tedious to me. I hope the two of them have finally gotten past that for the sequel.
Of note, there is a cliffhanger at the end leading to the second book.