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bakablue2032's review against another edition
4.0
So far, I find this series to be a decent military Sci-Fi sprinkled with Space Opera themes, likable characters, and an interesting plot. I look forward to future installments from Jay Posey involving this cast of characters and, ultimately, seeing how the overarching plot plays out. The Outriders series has the potential to be awesome, but I still feel the book falls flat of what it could be. I was a little bored reading some of the stealth scenes as Posey could have summed up a whole chapter in a paragraph. While I love all the characters, most don't feel complex, fleshed out, and sometimes just lack any emotional interactions. There's maybe two characters that have great characterization, but it feels unbalanced compared to the rest of the cast. I'm left wanting more knowledge about everyone else. I expect Posey to become more experienced in this area as he writes more stories, but it was lacking a bit.
While this might be a little nit-picky, I still have no clue what some of these characters look like. There's some descriptions here and there throughout the series, but I still can't put together an image for each of them. It's a little hard to develop a story in your head when you have no clue what anyone's physical appearance is.
Aside from a few hiccups, I really do think this series is a great read so far. It has everything I could want, even if it hasn't reached its full potential.
While this might be a little nit-picky, I still have no clue what some of these characters look like. There's some descriptions here and there throughout the series, but I still can't put together an image for each of them. It's a little hard to develop a story in your head when you have no clue what anyone's physical appearance is.
Aside from a few hiccups, I really do think this series is a great read so far. It has everything I could want, even if it hasn't reached its full potential.
wannabekingpin's review against another edition
2.0
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About the Book: An autonomous AI warship, no crew, capable to commit chirurgical precision orbital strikes, basically a weapon in itself, disappears. And as it’s made to be untraceable – it’s the Outriders who’ll get the honors to find it. Following up on any lead, no matter how cold, unlikely, or dangerous. As, once again, planets worth of people are on the line.
My Opinion: Reads like American teenagers who loved their football and were about to join collage, but are now somehow adults in space military. That very specific and annoying stereotype, so very common in YA books, at least the older ones… Add that to the fact that there’s really not that much going on on the page as you read it, even someone, again, kidnapped is mostly just sitting there and thinking, trying to convey discomfort, poorly. Impossible made easy. Extraordinary made dull. It just lacked personality all through out.
night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: An autonomous AI warship, no crew, capable to commit chirurgical precision orbital strikes, basically a weapon in itself, disappears. And as it’s made to be untraceable – it’s the Outriders who’ll get the honors to find it. Following up on any lead, no matter how cold, unlikely, or dangerous. As, once again, planets worth of people are on the line.
My Opinion: Reads like American teenagers who loved their football and were about to join collage, but are now somehow adults in space military. That very specific and annoying stereotype, so very common in YA books, at least the older ones… Add that to the fact that there’s really not that much going on on the page as you read it, even someone, again, kidnapped is mostly just sitting there and thinking, trying to convey discomfort, poorly. Impossible made easy. Extraordinary made dull. It just lacked personality all through out.
djb2spirit's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
vortech's review against another edition
4.0
Book two of Outriders, a spy-espionage story set on and around Mars. Lite on the science fiction side so think mission impossible in space. Author does a good job of showing how an elite team of government agents work together. I liked this book better then the first book in the series.
dragontomes2000's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
2.5
This series was a definite miss for me. It was not able to pack the punch I was looking for. While Sungrazer had a more engaging plot then Outriders, it still failed to have any urgency. There were a couple chapters that really held my attention but that was all. Nothing new to really talk about the characters since they are all returning from book one. We did get a little more backstory for some of the characters but I had no desire to know about them.
I am glad this series, for me at least, didn't continue after this book because I wouldn't have continued on.
This series was a definite miss for me. It was not able to pack the punch I was looking for. While Sungrazer had a more engaging plot then Outriders, it still failed to have any urgency. There were a couple chapters that really held my attention but that was all. Nothing new to really talk about the characters since they are all returning from book one. We did get a little more backstory for some of the characters but I had no desire to know about them.
I am glad this series, for me at least, didn't continue after this book because I wouldn't have continued on.
aweichenlaub's review against another edition
4.0
An excellent piece of military sci-fi. Despite a fairly straightforward plot, this book kept me interested all the way through with a combination of tense action and outstanding character development. I really felt interested the whole way through because the main character, Lincoln, drew me in.
Note: I haven't read the first book. While I think that book might have filled in a few questions, Sungrazer stood just fine on its own.
Reviewing this from a free copy via NetGalley
Note: I haven't read the first book. While I think that book might have filled in a few questions, Sungrazer stood just fine on its own.
Reviewing this from a free copy via NetGalley
mw2k's review against another edition
3.0
More of the same - fast-paced, eminently readable, quickly forgettable. There's a touch more tension this time around, but this novel suffers the same problems of the first installment. It feels like reading a script for a Mass Effect game sans aliens.
To the author's credit, he does up the tension ante, as I said, but the bad guys - if they can be called that - still collapse like a house of cards. Despite this, I am interested to see where the author takes this series.
By the way, what's this about "learning Martian constellations"? They're identical to what you see on Earth apart from the pole star regions being different.
To the author's credit, he does up the tension ante, as I said, but the bad guys - if they can be called that - still collapse like a house of cards. Despite this, I am interested to see where the author takes this series.
By the way, what's this about "learning Martian constellations"? They're identical to what you see on Earth apart from the pole star regions being different.
mw2k's review
3.0
More of the same - fast-paced, eminently readable, quickly forgettable. There's a touch more tension this time around, but this novel suffers the same problems of the first installment. It feels like reading a script for a Mass Effect game sans aliens.
To the author's credit, he does up the tension ante, as I said, but the bad guys - if they can be called that - still collapse like a house of cards. Despite this, I am interested to see where the author takes this series.
By the way, what's this about "learning Martian constellations"? They're identical to what you see on Earth apart from the pole star regions being different.
To the author's credit, he does up the tension ante, as I said, but the bad guys - if they can be called that - still collapse like a house of cards. Despite this, I am interested to see where the author takes this series.
By the way, what's this about "learning Martian constellations"? They're identical to what you see on Earth apart from the pole star regions being different.
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