Never in my dreams did I expect to rate a Percy Jackson book this low or describe the experience as utterly boring and exhausting. I struggled so hard to finish this book and almost dropped it several times. My main problem was the characterization. This is not how I remember the trio especially Percy. They read differently and definitely felt different too. Most of the time I was like who even are these people. There was glimpse of nostalgia yes, but still extremely low stakes and weirdly delivery, I just hoped it sustained what was done in the CoG, they seemed fine there.

Ahmm so with all due respect, I just find the main character really dumb. Most of her actions and decisions are so questionable that I could not even comprehend her reasoning behind them. Also I was told that this was a thriller, but I was not even thrilled in the slightest, even the reveals and twists were not even that shocking. Just one thing I loved about this book was the podcast element, that one really elevates things.

Nice to have a glimpse of Charlotte's vulnerable side.

Taylor Adams came back with a bang! This book made me appreciative of breathing oxygen. I shall not take it for granted. I’m not usually claustrophobic, but ohhh, does it get so hard to breathe while reading this book. The setting and atmosphere were top-notch; overall speechless about my experience.

If only I wasn’t so busy, I would have devoured it in a day or two... such a shame. But even if it took me a while and a couple of stops due to lifeee, this book still managed to deliver a nauseating and edge of the seat tale of survival, especially in the last quarter.

This book sealed it for me, I did previously recognize him as one of my fave authors due to No exit but now I have a new reason to read his backlist. I am so loving his works so far!