A Meandering Mystery Box
Many people have questioned the nature of their reality, finding strange coincidences and patterns that seem to hint at something larger. If the answers to those questions are yes, it’s likely that they are part of Rabbits. Or maybe they’re not. Maybe it’s all just an elaborate hoax. ..
Terry Miles’ Rabbits is a sci-fi thriller that starts off promising but quickly falls apart. Despite an interesting premise and an enticing mystery, the novel runs out of steam by the end. The mystery is unsatisfying and the ending is disappointing, making this a novel that fails to live up to its potential.
K is a young woman who loves playing the game, but has been kept in the dark about it for years. She’s finally decided to take matters into her own hands and start a secret rabbit-themed blog to share her love of the game with the world.
K is desperate to get in on the action and one night she gets her wish. Approached by billionaire Alan Scarpio, K is warned that there’s something wrong with the game of Rabbits. People are going missing and others are dying, and it’s up to K to look into this before the 11th iteration of Rabbits starts up. The fate of the world is in K’s hands.
When Scarpio goes missing, K is whisked up into a long-winded mystery of dead-ends, seemingly unrelated clues, confusion and everything from the Mandela Effect to rumblings about the multiverse.
Rabbits is an intriguing mystery that sets up an intriguing mystery right from the off, but then never quite satisfies that itch you needed scratching. ..
Despite the well-done writing and strong character development of K, the supporting players feel like they are peripheral to the main story. The red hardback cover of Rabbits immediately jumps off the shelf and is more aesthetically pleasing than the white cover.
I mentioned before about the author’s tendency to ramble on about a litany of different topics. This can be especially noticeable in the middle chapters, where K’s perspective is told. ..
The novel’s plot is interesting, but it suffers from a lot of tangents that don’t really need to be in the story. These distractions make the novel more laborious to read than it should be. ..
Ultimately, Rabbits is a book with potential that’s never quite fulfilled. Despite some good dialogue and an absolutely enthralling hook, Terry Miles’ mystery box remains firmly shut and locked, failing to stand out among a plethora of other mystery stories. ..
