Review: Questland

Questland by Carrie Vaughn
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I have no idea how to review this book. This is a different genre than I'm used to. I love this author and thought that going outside of my comfort zone would be good for me. It was not a good idea. This book DID hold my interest, and I found no issues with finishing it. I did heartily dislike our female protagonist, Dr. Addie Cox. I understand that she has PTSD, but in the long run, she acts just like a spoiled child crying every time we turn around and for no apparent reasons. I found this to be very annoying. I can say that if you love RPGs, quests, ultra-rich guys, not having all our questions answered AND Jurassic Park ( but a modernized version of JP), you will most likely love this book.

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SYNOPSIS: ""Questland is a thrill ride…Richly imagined, action-packed, maximum fun."

—Charles Yu, New York Times bestselling author of Interior Chinatown

YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A MAZE FULL OF TWISTY PASSAGES...
 
Literature professor Dr. Addie Cox is living a happy, if sheltered, life in her ivory tower when Harris Lang, the famously eccentric billionaire tech genius, offers her an unusual job. He wants her to guide a mercenary strike team sent to infiltrate his island retreat off the northwest coast of the United States. Addie is puzzled by her role on the mission until she understands what Lang has built:  Insula Mirabilis, an isolated resort where tourists will one day pay big bucks for a convincing, high-tech-powered fantasy-world experience, complete with dragons, unicorns, and, yes, magic.
 
Unfortunately, one of the island's employees has gone rogue and activated an invisible force shield that has cut off all outside communication. A Coast Guard cutter attempting to pass through the shield has been destroyed. Suspicion rests on Dominic Brand, the project’s head designer— and Addie Cox's ex-boyfriend. Lang has tasked Addie and the mercenary team with taking back control of the island at any cost.
 
But Addie is wrestling demons of her own—and not the fantastical kind. Now, she must navigate the deadly traps of Insula Mirabilis as well as her own past trauma. And no d20, however lucky, can help Addie make this saving throw.

“Gamers rejoice! Carrie Vaughn has conjured up a fun and fast-paced story filled with elves, d20s, and Monty Python riffs.”
—Monte Cook, ENnie Award-winning creator of the Numenera roleplaying game "