Rating: 3.5 / 5 stars 
 I did the audiobook on this one and the narrator Carolyn McCormick was wildly appropriate for this novel. 
 I was telling a coworker that I had started this book and when they asked how it was so far (I was about half way through at this point) and I managed to say "I like it...?" 
 Which is funny now, because thinking back I can tell my unsure statement definitely stemmed from my curiosity of what was going on in the story and rather than a dislike of what I'd read so far. 
 I enjoyed the overall mystery that 'Annihilation' presented. Despite the fact that it seemed to be vague with information, it was mostly clear to me because of the few details what were presented. I feel like I've known a place like this before, maybe in a past life. It was the great start to a world that I want to read more of in the next installment. 
 The characters were definitely intriguing. It was completely inconsequential that the characters lacked names because it did more for the telling for the story for them to not be mentioned. Told through the eyes of the biologist, it was entirely fitting because the names don't matter, but rather the other miniscule details she presented were more important and this is entirely in line with who she is and show she views the world. 
 I also enjoyed the pace at which the story was told by the biologist. It had a haunting feel and didn't feel rushed for the length of the novel. 
 The rating was brought down slightly because despite the fact that I enjoyed the overall story, I had a different idea of what it was going to be about and this was much different that I expected. It was most likely because a coworker had attached specific adjectives to it when they told me about it. 
 Additionally, the rating came down a bit more because I feel like I didn't fully grasp certain moments of the story and when I got confused it pulled me out of it. So, I feel like I'll have to go back in again for another round to better acquaint myself with those parts. 
 Overall, it was a sold "Yeah, I like it" kind of book.