Absolution: A Southern Reach Novel

Never in my wildest fantasies did I think we’d ever get another Southern Reach book. The Southern Reach series is my favorite series of all time, I will recommend it to anyone who stands still long enough. But the thing is it’s been a minute since I’ve reread it so while I know the overarching story, the intricate details have slipped my mind. This is to my own reading detriment because why did it take me almost the entire story of the first expedition to make a, ahem, certain connection. I don’t want to make excuses for myself but I didn’t ever expect to get approved for this ARC so I hadn’t gotten around to The Great Area X Reread I had been planning on so I feel like I didn’t get everything out of this reading that I could have. As usual with my ARC reviews, I hesitate to say anything of substance because just trust me, read the Southern Reach series because I don’t want to give anything away!! It will change your life!! Unless it doesn’t. People either love or hate this series, there’s no in between. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Absolution is for the fans and I will give Jeff a crisp high five for this book if I ever get the pleasure of meeting him. I guess the only thing I will say is Lowry’s swearing felt very overwhelming, as an absolute pottymouth myself, I kinda hate too much swearing in books. 😬 Thanks to NetGalley, Farrar, Straus, and Giroix, and MCD for this eARC in exchange for a honest review.