It’s told in the third person, I think it would have been way creepier if it was told in the first person but either way as a reader I was still able to ‘gaze’ through Ethan’s perspective and found Wayward Pines ubber creepy and disorientating. The only thing I would change about this story was the POV. While Ethan isn’t the most likable guy, the reader can’t help but feel his anxiety. I would have liked to learn more about his overall character but in I am thinking that might come in future books because this one seemed to ‘world build’ a lot so I hope the next book we learn more about who Ethan is because I didn’t really ‘like’ him. I don’t know if that’s something unique about dystopian lit but I seen to feel detached from the main characters in dystopian books.

I can’t say that I really learned anything about Ethan himself except that he’s married, has a kid, cheated on his wife, served in the military, and was tortured……I didn’t really learn about who he was as a character. The remote setting and the eerily perfect Rockwell-ish ‘town’ were enough to set me on edge and put me ill at ease in the story which was great! It kept me on guard! A post apocalyptic society that has no idea what it is? Plus weird science fiction experiments? Yes please! I don’t read a lot of dystopian literature but this was really compelling, not just because of the show, but the concept behind it. This book was a super fast and easy read.

But with an angry mob chasing him down, he discovers that the only way to escape Wayward Pines is by dying! Quickly Ethan discovers that there is something sinister about the whole town and vows to try and escape. Everyone in Wayward Pines seems nice enough but, there is something off….hell even the beer tastes funny. He keeps trying to call his family and his office but no one will return his calls. When Ethan wakes up in Wayward Pines hospital it’s pretty clear that something is a off. Secret Service agent, Ethan Burke, was sent to Wayward Pines to find two missing agents but Ethan and his partner were hit by a truck. It wasn’t until the third episode that I noticed it was based on a book series, so like a good bookaholic I raced out and bought the first book to start reading immediately!

Not many network TV shows catch my eye, I’m typically an HBO girl when it comes to ‘my shows’ but something about Wayward Pines on Fox caught my eye and after the first episode I was hooked.

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