The writing can be very redundant. Will describe an object or event then have a character say/think it sometimes both sometimes followed by another character saying it back to them without much change in POV. 3rd grade filler 5 sentences on a topic type stuff. Takes away uniqueness in characters making them feel pretty lifeless and stupid. Conversation in general is a pretty ugly unconvincing read/listen. BUT the story/world is interesting enough with to continue to the next books where the characters are pushed into more compelling action. Not so bad for one of the few full INCLUDED series if you’re looking to kill time.