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ejfisch's review
3.0
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Premise = 4+ stars. Maybe even 5.
Execution = 2 stars.
After reading the blurb, I was optimistic about the story. It made me say "Yes, I'd read that book," which is always a good thing. Some of the other reviews have mentioned how it's refreshing/unique to see the humans portrayed as underdogs in an alien invasion story, and I'd have to agree. I also thought the idea of the aliens using teleportation for intergalactic travel was interesting - don't think I've ever seen that before in a story. I thought the fight scenes were good, as well as the air-to-air combat scene toward the end.
But while the overall idea of the story was great, I didn't feel like it was executed nearly as well as it should/could have been. I felt that the prose was choppy (lots of telling rather than showing) and that the editing could have been more thorough. Some of the logistics seemed a little off the wall as well, and some of the terminology used in accordance with Mitch's SEAL experience didn't seem very realistic.
All in all, it wasn't really for me, but I was glad to see everything resolved happily at the end of the story.
Premise = 4+ stars. Maybe even 5.
Execution = 2 stars.
After reading the blurb, I was optimistic about the story. It made me say "Yes, I'd read that book," which is always a good thing. Some of the other reviews have mentioned how it's refreshing/unique to see the humans portrayed as underdogs in an alien invasion story, and I'd have to agree. I also thought the idea of the aliens using teleportation for intergalactic travel was interesting - don't think I've ever seen that before in a story. I thought the fight scenes were good, as well as the air-to-air combat scene toward the end.
But while the overall idea of the story was great, I didn't feel like it was executed nearly as well as it should/could have been. I felt that the prose was choppy (lots of telling rather than showing) and that the editing could have been more thorough. Some of the logistics seemed a little off the wall as well, and some of the terminology used in accordance with Mitch's SEAL experience didn't seem very realistic.
All in all, it wasn't really for me, but I was glad to see everything resolved happily at the end of the story.
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