The first, and perhaps only, real test for a book is whether at some point one arrives at a state where putting it down, uncompleted, no longer makes itself comfortably available. Travelling on several flights from Montana to Hawaii, I had more than my share of opportunities to put the book aside. And since I was travelling with an ipad and an iPhone, fully loaded with music, computer programming books, investment books, as well as several videos, it was not for want of alternatives that kept me with it (not to mention the delayed takeoff for which the pilot provided us free access to over 100 channels of DirecTV, the turbulence which kept us lavatory-free, and the child behind me who, well... made it difficult to concentrate). Which is to say, somewhere along the line I found myself hooked and unwilling to set it aside for some other possible activity. For that reason alone UnderMountain deserves 5-stars.
However, there are other facets that also need to be called out that serve to solidify my rating. One of which was the author's somewhat bizarre sense of humor, or irony. It was with great delight that I was told just what was the actual destiny of that BigFoot we've all seen in that grainy movie clip. Likewise, it was that same somewhat sardonic humor which enlivened the teenagers' dialogue and gave it a realism that is difficult to capture by an adult.
I found the author kept the pace of the book moving along nicely, sometimes speeding up with rapid paced dialogue or character action and sometimes slowing down to allow the reader to `catch up' and digest the events. It was, as it were, a bit like surfing in that the storyline always kept moving forward, bringing one with it, though there were often occasions for a lateral drift or perspective change to give depth and reorientation.
In short, this novel is a fun read that moves along quickly and has enough twists and turns to keep the reader involved all the way through to the ending. It is a book that is easy to recommend, and easy to give 5-stars.
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