Thom reviewed Neon green by Margaret Wappler
Review of 'Neon green' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This is a novel about a family dealing with an external presence interrupting their lives. A novel about a man's obsession at the cost of his family. An alternate history novel, just like our 1994 but with spaceships from Jupiter, even though the presence within the ships never shows itself.
I enjoyed this story through the first section, found myself riveted to it through the second (and longest) section, and didn't particularly enjoy the final section. The characters are well described and their motivations draw you in. The cover blurb is "Funny, sad, weird, timely" and this story is all that. What I didn't like were the loose threads, the biggest near the end when they climb on top of the ship and knock on the glass.
Cautiously recommended; I suspect many book clubs will be diving into this one soon.