With Waking Gods, it feels like the series has finally gotten to what I was hoping for and did not get with Sleeping Giants. This book focuses on advancing the plot of what alien robots are doing on earth and how our main characters go about protecting the world. It's action-packed, with so many brilliant twists and turns, most of which took me completely by surprise.
All the silly interpersonal squabbles and political posturing that annoyed me in the first book has been toned down. It's always tough when you read a great book with a plot that could have stood on its own, but the author felt compelled to throw in contrived roadblocks every step of the way just to add more drama. Thankfully, this book stopped doing that for the most part. Though as an aside: is there no other geneticists on the entire planet other than that crazy Alyssa person?
The format of interview transcripts and diary logs also works better in this book. There is less world- and character-building, and more missions, so it makes sense to keep logs of what's going on through everything. The format also keeps the pacing fast and tight, propelling the reader through the story.
The ending is a heck of a cliffhanger, so I'm delving straight into the third book without delay.
Readaroo Rating: 4 stars
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