Sequel Disappointment

Sometimes the sequel is better (Terminator 2: Judgement Day, The Empire Strikes Back).  Sometimes the sequel is a huge disappointment (Jurassic Park 3, The Phantom Menace).  Dark Eden: Eve of Destruction falls into the disappointment category.

I eagerly requested this after reading Dark Eden (read the review below).  I wish I hadn't.  Will and 5 of the other "cured" teens are locked in the missile silo under the pond after being summoned back to Fort Eden.  They are sent on what seems like wild goose chases, and it is not clear who is on which side.  I almost gave up reading about halfway through.  I couldn't keep straight which kid was in which room and who was working with or double crossing whom.

There was a touch of supernatural in the original and that continues in this sequel.  Science and magic intersect.  The question (inspired by Jurassic Park no less) "just because we can do something, should we?" is central to both novels.

All in all, I can't say I recommend this one.

Now that summer is drawing to a close, I won't be hashtagging my tweets relative to book reviews to summer reading.  I am looking into what to use to draw more students into my reviews.  I don't want to use the generic whhs.  If you have a suggestion, get in touch with me!