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    Wayward

    Written by Blake Crouch

    Narrated by Paul Michael Garcia

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    The second book in the internationally bestselling series that inspired the Fox TV show.

    Welcome to Wayward Pines, population 461. Nestled amid picture-perfect mountains, the idyllic town is a modern-day Eden…except for the electrified fence and razor wire, snipers scoping everything 24/7, and the relentless surveillance tracking each word and gesture.

    None of the residents know how they got here. They are told where to work, how to live, and who to marry. Some believe they are dead. Others think they're trapped in an unfathomable experiment. Everyone secretly dreams of leaving, but those who dare face a terrifying surprise.

    Ethan Burke has seen the world beyond. He's sheriff, and one of the few who knows the truth-Wayward Pines isn't just a town. And what lies on the other side of the fence is a nightmare beyond anyone's imagining.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 17, 2013
    ISBN9781480538665
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    Blake Crouch

    Blake Crouch is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. His novels include the New York Times bestseller Dark Matter, and the international bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy, which was adapted into a television series for FOX. Crouch also co-created the TNT show Good Behavior, based on his Letty Dobesh novellas. He lives in Colorado.

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    • 5/5
      Wayward is the second novel in the Wayward Pines trilogy, it follows directly on from Pines which I found to be an excellent story which had all of the things I like to find in a book. I considered Pines to be a 5 star novel, yet Wayward manages to be even better.Now as Ethan Burke settles into his new role as Sheriff a murder takes place and he is tasked to establish who is responsible, the only problem is, not everything is as it seems, even considering the bizarre circumstances he finds himself in.As the story unfolds we learn more of how the town came to be, the backgrounds of characters, some shady, others not so shady, and also further learn of the world surrounding the town.The final pages of the book conclude with a climax the likes of which make the third book all but mandatory reading, honestly I don't know how someone could read these and not go onto the third. They are all pretty fast paced reads so the time commitment to the trilogy isn't very onerous. Definitely worth checking out.
    • 4/5
      Putting aside the implausibilities, which pile up so high they could topple over and kill you, this is a very enjoyable, highly readable second part of the Wayward Pines trilogy, where Ethan, who inexplicably has been made Sheriff, has to decide who or what he is loyal to. There is too much that is contrived here, but Crouch has set the series up for what looks to be an interesting conclusion.
    • 5/5
      Good book with an unexpected twist!
    • 4/5
      Book 2 of the Wayward Pines series answers the questions about how the town came about and why they can't leave. Ethan Burke, FBI agent, takes the role of the town sheriff and resumes his family life in Wayward Pines with his wife and son. Being under close surveillance is hard for Ethan, however, as he is determined to get all of his questions answered and change life in the town forever. His good intentions, however, lead to unexpected consequences, wrecking chaos on their peaceful town.A solid and thrilling continuation of the series, leading into the third novel. A great, exciting read.
    • 4/5
      The first thing I notice about this book as compared to the first in the trilogy is that this one doesn't move as fast or really grip you with the same sort of urgency as the majority of the first book did. However, it does absolutely deliver with suspense. It answers many of the questions still left over from the first book, as well as doing a good job answering the questions brought up by this book itself and still manages to leave you wanting more. And once things finally do get going here, they don't stop for a second and it really makes up for the slow parts in the plot. It is definitely worth the read. The slow parts still caused me to dock a star, though, just due to the number of them and the strange way the characters having sexual thoughts were brought up and written was a little jarring. Not that they had them, but just when they had them and how the thoughts were described. It was just...weird and at times strangely inappropriate even for those types of thoughts. The sex scenes suffered from something similar. But, someone else reading it may not see those moments the same way as I do, so please don't let that put you off. This book is definitely worth the read, and if you haven't read the first one yet definitely read that first.
    • 3/5
      How do you deal with perfection? Is there such a thing? To what lengths would you go to cultivate and preserve it? The second in the Wayward Pines trilogy diverges from the television series. If you enjoyed the writing and story line of the first book, you'll enjoy the second. The twists multiply in this book.
    • 4/5
      This was very good. It kept me reading. Ethan is the police chief in this book and Pilchner is riding him. They find Pilchners daughter dead at the beginning and Ethan is tasked to find out who did it. What he finds is unbelievable. I enjoyed this book as much as the first. I can't wait for the final book.
    • 4/5
      I like this story line a tad better than the tv series. I'm looking forward to reading how this trilogy ends.
    • 5/5
      For every perfect little town, there's something ugly underneath. No dream without the nightmare.
      - Chapter 19

      Wow. This book was just as good, if not better than the first one (Pines). I've never read anything by Blake Crouch before, but I think I will look for more by him. His writing is amazing and grabs you and doesn't let go.

      I don't know what else to write that won't give anything away. So, just read this trilogy already!!
    • 4/5
      Welcome to Wayward Pines Hi fellow Booklikers! I hope everyone has been doing great! We are still on vacation and having a great time so I'm going to make this short and sweet....This is the second book in the series and I thought it was a solid follow-up. It was almost as good as the first which was pleasantly surprising because the first was excellent. Also, I was not expecting the ending to play out the way that it did. Big things happened-lots of surprises and twists! I wish now that I'd brought the third book with me.
    • 4/5
      In book 2 of a trilogy, the people begin to own their lives. This book was just as compelling as the first and we begin to identify with the characters and root for their success (or failure.) Meticulously plotted, I couldn't put it down and devoured it during an airport wait. Where's book #3?
    • 5/5
      This book was so disturbing to me that it took a while to get to another book, and I had to make sure I didn't read another one of Blake's right away. I started my Crouch journey with Abandon, and it sucked me in. He's an incredible writer, and although the sentence fragments used to bother me as an editor, I've gotten over that. Sometimes he uses them a little to often, but for the most part, they're interspersed well. The next in this series comes out in 2014. I thought to myself before I started this one that if it was as good as the first, I'm going to have a hard time waiting. I'm definitely going to have a hard time waiting.
    • 3/5
      I’ve done it again. I’ve read another book because it had great reviews, even though I knew I wouldn’t like it. I have never liked this type of book. It’s so bleak and without hope. If there was even a glimmer of hope that things would end well...But there is a sequel, and maybe things turn around in the next book. The story line is a bit worn--a “perfect” town that isn’t what it seems. A Big Brother scenario. People who can’t even hold a natural conversation because the things they really want to talk about are forbidden. There are cameras everywhere--even in their bedrooms. The people are microchipped so they can’t escape the constant watchfulness, and they can leave because of the demons outside the fence. Think 1984 on a small scale. I’m giving this book three stars instead of one because it’s really not a bad book, it’s just not for me.
    • 5/5
      This is the second book in the Wayward Pines trilogy. If you haven't read Pines, the first book in this series, I highly recommend starting there.Wayward begins where Pines left off, and it's every bit as good. Reviewing this one is tricky without giving away things from the first book, which I don't want to do. Here, we get to know many of the people living in Wayward. We learn more about how and why they're locked in this town. As with all Blake Crouch's books, the pace is quick and the plot is full of those nail-biting moments. The ending is one killer cliffhanger. One the bright side, Crouch includes an excerpt from the final book in this trilogy. The major drawback is we have to wait until 2014 to read the rest. So I'm waiting - though I can't promise patience.
    • 5/5
      Wayward by Blake Crouch is the second book in the Wayward Pines trilogy and it is another great read. It begins shortly after Pines (the first book in the series) ends. Ethan Burke is the new sheriff of Wayward Pines and he quickly realizes that the town and its eccentric founder David Pilcher are more challenging to cope with and more sinister than he could have imagined. In fact, satisfying the demands of the dictator and coping with his ruthless lieutenants becomes a life-threatening struggle. In addition, the demons outside the town provide a continuing nightmare. Like the first book in the series, this is an absolutely fascinating and gripping story that propels the reader to the exciting conclusion. It is also an amazing bridge to the third book, which I must read as soon as it becomes available.
    • 5/5
      LOVE LOVE LOVED the book series. The show, not so much.
    • 4/5
      This book was better than the first
      More explanation and more action
    • 4/5
      In this 2nd installment of the Wayward Pines series, Ethan is now sheriff of the town. He knows what's going on behind the scenes but has to play it cool, has to straddle the good with the bad. And if that means playing the part of double agent, that's what he'll do.I started this directly on the heels of finishing the first book, so now they both kind of run together for me. I thought the first half was just okay, but things really picked up during the second half of the book and swept me up in the plot. I kind of liked the way this book ended, as disturbing as it was. Theoretically, this could be a 2-book series. But I know there has to be a resolution of some sort to appease many readers, so I'll probably continue on with book #3.
    • 3/5
      The book started strong and kept me turning the page. But as the story progressed, the plot has gotten more and more ridiculous with unnecessary relationship drama. Most female characters are more or less negatively portrayed: Pam is a bloodthirsty psychopath, Theresa whiny and dumb. Kate is the only one with a brain. Hopefully the 3rd installment would show better characterizations.
    • 4/5
      It just gets better and better!
    • 3/5
      Ethan Burke has now been named sheriff of Wayward Pines, the town/prison that he entered 3 years ago and has not been permitted to leave. He is given the truth about the town by David Pilcher (creator of said town). There are still people who are trying to leave the town, remembering lives from the past. Ethan is with his wife and his son, but he eventually tells Theresa the truth about the situtation. His former lover, Kate, is also in the town and she seems to be a deviant, not following the rules, so David Pilcher needs Ethan to get her straightened out. The tale hasn't really progressed much further than the first novel.
    • 3/5
      So, in the first Hunger Games book, Ethan Burke railed against the game, refusing to play, and then ultimately learned how to game the game and win.

      In this, the second Hunger Games book, he's thrown into a different, more deadly game and the one pulling the levers is the ruling overlord.

      Oh...wait...no, this isn't the Hunger Games, this is Wayward Pines.

      Does that mean that I can't predict that the third and final book will be about Ethan leading the charge against the evil ruling class and ultimately triumphing with the help of a person who was once a friend but who was turned by the leaders and then found a way to redeem himself?

      Yeah, well, we'll see.

      In all seriousness, this novel, for me, suffered from the sophomore slump in that there was very little that was new. The first book was all about the mystery. This one was more about raging against the machine, and that can be a compelling story, but I simply didn't find Crouch up to the task.

      And I simply couldn't get past the idiocy of Ethan being taken to the resisters' secret hideout after being hooded so he wouldn't know where they were taking him, much being made of the misdirection etc., and yet, it was only when they had gotten to the secret entrance that they checked him for a chip. Really? All the misdirection in the world wouldn't have helped when--after Crouch spent a fair amount of pages selling us on the notion that it's the chip that pings the cameras and audio.

      Stupid stupid stupid.

      Let's see if he's up to the third Hunger Games...er...Wayward Pines story.
    • 4/5
      It doesn’t make any sense to write a review of Wayward - the second novel in the Pines-trilogy.Reading the second one on its own wouldn’t make any sense. Revealing anything from this one would of course ruin Pines and it wouldn’t make any sense anyway. You need to go back to the first one and read it without any knowledge of what is going to happen. That said… in Wayward we get backstory of the main characters and the story makes more sense - that is if you read the first one. I just love this fast-paced, totally unexpected thrill of a story that has elements of fantasy, horror, sci-fi, time-traveling and what not in the bag - and then Blake Crouch mixed it up in his own way. Of course the last one in the trilogy are already downloaded and ready to be listened to a.s.a.p.Did I just write a review?
    • 5/5
      Even with some of the best books, you tend to forget characters or specific plot lines over time. With the worst, you forget the entire book immediately (if you’re lucky). Not so with “Wayward,” the second book in the planned Wayward Pines Trilogy. The minute I picked this up and started reading, I fell completely back into this world. And it was not one I had forgotten in the least.

      Blake does an excellent job of making the dreaded middle book of a series just as compelling as the first and leaves you with great anticipation for the third. Each character is fascinating and their motives aren’t always clear, which serves to draw you deeper into the mystery of this place. As in the first book, just about every fear you could have is visited, with the result that everyone should find something in the book that will scare them, disturb them or make their flesh crawl.

      The best books are the ones that wrap you into their world, leaving you with a lingering sense of atmosphere and drawing you in to the exclusion of all else. This book has definitely accomplished that and I’m looking forward to the next addition to this series.
    • 4/5
      461 Residents of Wayward Pines, Idaho live in fear. Fear of their lives which are monitored; afraid to do or say the wrong things. Although the town is peaceful, it is surrounded by an electric fence so nobody can leave. The residents do not know what is on the other side of the fence nor do they know why they are imprisoned here. Sherriff Ethan Burke knows, but has to answer to those in charge or his family will be in danger.This is the sequel to Pines where we learned how Ethan got here, now Wayward expands and we learn more about the man in charge and the residents. You don’t have to read the first book in the series but believe me in helps. Where the first book was intense, this one is more bogged down in preparation for the final book. Yes, there are scary moments, unanswered questions, tension and suspense, but I had a feeling I knew how this story would end. Well, not really end since it leaves it open for the next chapter. I enjoy Blake Crouch’s books and this one is no exception. I am looking forward to the final book in tis series next year!
    • 4/5
      I don't say this often because often the sequels aren't as good as the originals, but great sequel!! This is a worthy second volume for this trilogy. building well on the first and setting up the third with an admirable ending. The many unanswered questions regarding the future of the town as well as the relationships between Ethan, Adam, Theresa, and Kate as well as the fate of Pilcher and Pam will be the fodder to drive the next book. I went into this one with a bit of aprehension as most of the conflicts seemed to be resolved in the first book, but thus far hidden tensions are brought tot he fore and all is not only not what it seems in Wayward Pines, but it is also by no means idyllic. Hidden movements for freedom, potential for revolution and a growing realization that the price of protection from a deadly hostile world is submission to authoritarian rule drive "Wayward" ever deeper toward conflict and an unkown future. Looking forward to "The Last Town"
    • 5/5
      Intense!! I heard about these Pines books by Crouch for a while now and yeah I knew he was an awesome author already from reading Run & Draculas. So, I see these Pines titles being offered for a review and I'm like "Wow & Ok!" Now I know what the big deal is about these titles; They are extremely hard to put down, I can't stop talking about them (but have to so I don't give too much away), and I am now on book 3. This second title did not disappoint.

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    • 5/5
      This is a review for the Pines trilogy:
      #1 Pines
      #2 Wayward
      #3 The Last Town

      I had no idea what I was getting into on starting the first book. I honestly thought it was a horror story but it soon morphed into something else entirely. It has all the right ingredients to reel you in and hold you there. Once started I could not stop and I'm glad I didn't. I consumed all three books back to back and loved every minute of them. I will not give spoilers but I would describe my journey into it like this:
      I started with a detective story which turned into the X-Files which then turned into The Road which then did turn into a horror story and visited Dystopia on the way. If that sounds convoluted then let me also say that the transitions are seamless and so skillfully done that you hardly see the ountryside change as you look out the window.

      Technically: brilliant charactersation, all the main chharacters are 3D and the peripherals 2D so you dont waste time reading unrelated story lines. Believable world building and the reality/technology transitions well managed.

      If what you are currently reading is not a 5 star then dump it to read this trilogy.
    • 5/5
      In this second book of the Wayward Pines series, it's two weeks after Ethan Burke was due to be murdered by his fellow townspeople, yet escaped his death sentence. Burke had solved the mystery of why no one was able to leave Wayward Pines, and of who was running the town through hidden cameras and microphones and public executions for anyone who didn't follow the rules. Ethan is now the town sheriff, which makes him an insider to megalomaniac scientist David Pilcher's plans and problems. Ethan is tasked with solving the murder of a resident named Alyssa, but Ethan's investigation goes badly for both him and Pilcher.The first book was so mysterious and suspenseful that I didn't know if the second book could reach that level of intensity, but it delivers. The ending has a big "oh no!" moment, so of course I have to get the third, which I think is the last in the series. Hooked.