Radio Tower – Boris Bacic

3 stars

I’ve always found the “something bad is happening in this small town” trope an interesting one. Maybe it’s because I live in a small town, but it’s always fun trying to figure out what horrible thing is happening and why.

There were some small things, though, that did make it hard for me to fully enjoy this book. One thing was the way that Chris interacted with his boss. That level of disrespect, especially with the outright yelling and cursing, would definitely not be tolerated by a boss in most places.

I thought Chris himself was a bit eh for a main character; definitely gave off side character vibes. He’s got a weirdly hair-trigger temper that appears to go off randomly. He’s also a bit slow on the uptake and takes a long time to figure certain things out; never mind that he does the exact things that he’s been clearly warned against doing.

The last few chapters felt a bit contrived; like they were only there to conveniently wrap up the plot but not give actual substance to the story. The ending felt rushed, like maybe the author just wanted to get the story over with.

I did enjoy the concept of the story, though! While it didn’t fall short a little in execution for me, I’m still planning on reading more by this author.