Reviews

Allegiance by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

lyntwhit's review against another edition

3.0

This was still a great book, as is the rest of the series, but this one seemed to drag and/or get bogged down sometimes. Felt like the cast of characters to keep up with had doubled. I listen to this series via Audible and RC Bray knocks it out of the park every time! I wanted some more in-depth tales of individuals that the prior books seemed to supply more readily. Maybe I just didn’t like all the stuff X had to deal with as king.

flashrock's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

skidley97's review

5.0

Loved it. Great character development. Still killing off way too many characters, but great adventure and good use of descriptives.

terminalfin's review

5.0

And the awesomeness that is the Hell Divers series continues with another action-packed entry.

Nick really has a way of putting into words a post-apocalyptic world that is enthralling, captivating, and at times hopeful, gruesome, and depressing simultaneously. Watching the battle shift from the sky (for the most part) to the sea has been interesting to see. As with many authors, Nick likes to kill off some characters that really grow on you. I won't go into spoilers, but man was I hit hard towards the end of the book. It almost reminds me of Pierro from his seventh Extinction Cycle book.

Bray, as always, is my favorite narrator and performs flawlessly, even when purposely mispronouncing common city names.

5/5 and I can't wait for book 7.

roachie183's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

myfavoritefiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-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? Yes

2.0

shawshanked's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

jenbsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

Book #5 had some closure, the end of an era with the battle won. This had a bit of a shift as the people on the airship start to adjust to life on land. There are recoveries and learning to get along (or not, as it were) as different groups are forced to mesh.

Enjoying this series still ... while I thought the pronunciations (different) of the cities was charming at the start, it's just okay now, a little overdone. I mean EVERY single thing that could possibly be pronounced differently is. Seems like Timothy would have know the "correct" (as said today) way to say things, although I guess he was still in an unknown future (just not so far removed).

digitalrob's review

3.0

While I gave this three stars, really it's about 3.5. The beginning is meh, but about a third of the way through it pick up. I like that the story is moving back into political intrigue, but I really struggle with X being a king, much like X does.

I like the addition of the Skin Walkers. A new enemy is always welcome to up the intrigue and action.

My biggest gripe about this book is that NSS killed one of my favorite characters. I knew that scene was going to go poorly for our heroes, but Nooooooo!

This is a good addition to the series. I look forward to the next book.

anastasiaf's review

4.0

I think the quality of writing is the same book to book, I just happen to like the story more or less depending on what’s happening