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rwrozell's review
4.0
This was good,
Different,I liked this the characters are interesting, the plots are unusual, the twists are surprising and really good. These stories kept my interest.
Different,I liked this the characters are interesting, the plots are unusual, the twists are surprising and really good. These stories kept my interest.
stephbookshine's review
5.0
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*
Space Police Files is what you get if you cross hard-boiled crime with sci-fi in a short story format.
The collection contains five stories about dirty cops and politicians, renegades and outlaws, shapeshifters, golems and aliens. Each story features a separate, individual case from the fictional ‘files’, but by the end you realise that there are subtle links between them all… enter Otto and co!
These stories are very well-written, packed with action and twists, humour and pathos and the worldbuilding is great.
I was left wanting more, and hope that Jay Sandlin releases more of these shorts, or a full series of novels focused on the Space Police and their more unusual cases.
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
https://bookshineandreadbows.wordpress.com/2021/09/17/catch-up-quickies-10/
Space Police Files is what you get if you cross hard-boiled crime with sci-fi in a short story format.
The collection contains five stories about dirty cops and politicians, renegades and outlaws, shapeshifters, golems and aliens. Each story features a separate, individual case from the fictional ‘files’, but by the end you realise that there are subtle links between them all… enter Otto and co!
These stories are very well-written, packed with action and twists, humour and pathos and the worldbuilding is great.
I was left wanting more, and hope that Jay Sandlin releases more of these shorts, or a full series of novels focused on the Space Police and their more unusual cases.
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
https://bookshineandreadbows.wordpress.com/2021/09/17/catch-up-quickies-10/
lizzywrites's review
4.0
I just finished reading Space Police Files by Jay Sandlin and… wow! It’s been a long time since I’ve read a traditional science fiction book and even longer since I, ya know, *liked* it.
The book is an anthology of interwoven stories about those either apart of or connected to someone who works for the Space Police. It’s set in the distant(ish) future, ripe with various creatures and each story is incredibly diverse (even though the main characters of each are different species, the author establishes religion, sexuality, gender, sometimes even race or ethnicity. Considering these are things the sci-fi genre routinely lack, it was refreshing to see).
I would say this book is like Black Mirror by way of American police force… and by that, I mean this book does an awesome job of showing (and a bit of telling, but honestly this book is *very* good at showing) how police forces can be incredibly corrupt, and how the main character isn’t necessarily the hero. Which is sooo cool.
Throughout the book I was unsure what to rate it. For awhile, I floated at the 3.5 or 3.75/5 rating but then the ending to the book wrapped up so neatly and jawdroppingly, I had to give it a 4/5. I might even change it higher the more I sit with it… I’ll think on it.
This review was also reviewed at: https://lizzywritesreviews.art.blog/2020/07/07/long-review-space-police-files-by-jay-sandlin/
The book is an anthology of interwoven stories about those either apart of or connected to someone who works for the Space Police. It’s set in the distant(ish) future, ripe with various creatures and each story is incredibly diverse (even though the main characters of each are different species, the author establishes religion, sexuality, gender, sometimes even race or ethnicity. Considering these are things the sci-fi genre routinely lack, it was refreshing to see).
I would say this book is like Black Mirror by way of American police force… and by that, I mean this book does an awesome job of showing (and a bit of telling, but honestly this book is *very* good at showing) how police forces can be incredibly corrupt, and how the main character isn’t necessarily the hero. Which is sooo cool.
Throughout the book I was unsure what to rate it. For awhile, I floated at the 3.5 or 3.75/5 rating but then the ending to the book wrapped up so neatly and jawdroppingly, I had to give it a 4/5. I might even change it higher the more I sit with it… I’ll think on it.
This review was also reviewed at: https://lizzywritesreviews.art.blog/2020/07/07/long-review-space-police-files-by-jay-sandlin/
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