Ararat

Ararat is a creepy and thrilling novel at the intersection of faith, archeology, and adventure. A new site is discovered in Turkey- could it be Noah's ark? Within it is a strange and ancient corpse...with horns. Is it human, demon, or something else? As evil is uncovered on the ark the explorers must confront darkness both on the mountain, and within themselves. Ararat is suspenseful and keep me interested despite not normally being a huge fan of this kind of horror. I did feel that it dragged a bit, but not so much as to lose me. Additionally some characters felt underdeveloped and at times Ararat felt like a later book in a series, rather than the first. I had a sense that I was missing information, or relationship, with some of the characters. Overall I enjoyed the book and plan to read the next installment in the Ben Walker series, but I'm glad I checked this one out from the library instead of buying it on Audible. I doubt I'll read it again.