Vostok by Steve Alten ~ Fiction Book Review

This review pains me . . . a lot. Let me begin by saying that I love this author’s MEG series. And his stand alone, The Loch. (I think we all know by now that I love books where people get eaten – don’t judge). This book is supposed to be a crossover between the MEG books and The Loch – giant shark meets Loch Ness Monster, what could be better, right?

I feel duped. This was not at all what I was expecting. Neither beast reared its ugly head. Don’t get me wrong, there were beasties, and people did get eaten, but this book (SPOLIER ALERT) was more aliens and parallel dimensions and government conspiracies that Jurassic Park-esque goodness. It was pure sci-fi. I can’t help but feel that the author was capitalizing off the popularity of the other books to sell another novel and trick people into reading this, and that, sir, is a nasty trick. Not a bad book, but not what I thought I was buying, either. 3.5 stars.