Review: Intervention

Title: Intervention

Author: W.R.R. Munro

Genre: Science Fiction

Published: May 8, 2012

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Set in 2033 there was a problem with bees not pollinating. A group of scientists were gathered to figure out why. The story snowballed into different directions from there.

There are certain things which are difficult to write. In this book the author attempted two of them. At the beginning of the book it talked a lot about global warming and how bees were unable to do the work they were supposed to be doing. After a few pages I became worried he was going to get onto an environmental soap box. Fortunately that did not actually happen.

Writing a character who was supposed to be brilliant was the other thing he attempted. The main character, Ayden, was supposed to be one of the smartest people on the planet. This point had been made more than once. He was also supposed to be able to make more connections between things than the average person. That was his actual job. Due to this information I was unable to understand why he made some of the mistakes he made throughout the book. I also didn't understand why it took him as long as it did to figure out the plot behind what he was trying to fix.

The characters were flat. It took multiple meetings for each character before I was able to keep who they were within the story. Even the dramatic moments were a few steps short of glossy. Honestly it made most of the book boring.

The feature I liked best about this book was the plausibility. I could see most of the future problems put forth actually happening. Maybe not as over the top, but I could see the viruses, the hunger issues, and the global warming.

Overall I gave this book 2 stars out of 5.