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A review by powder_and_page
Black Star Renegades by Michael Moreci
1.0
Black Star Renegades was a book that I was very much hoping to like. Having been likened to Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy I was sure that I would be in for a treat, but that didn’t end up being the case. Black Star Renegades has earned the dubious honor of being my first DNF of 2018.
After the attention grabbing intro chapter, things quickly went southwards for me. I did see the tributes to Star Wars and Guardians which was kind of cool… BUT it felt like I was reading something written in my writing voice. That’s literally the only way I can explain it. I hate going back and reading pieces of my writing and that’s kind of what this was like. The dialogue was pretty cheesy, the plot was okayyyyy I guess. Black Star Renegades ended up being disappointing in the 100 pages I gave it.
I try to give books plenty of time and chances to grab my attention or improve, but I decided that this year I’m not going to force it and if something doesn’t appeal to me in 100 pages, I’m going to put it down. I’ve seen plenty of positive reviews for this book, so definitely check out Goodreads for those if you’re curious. Sadly, this just didn’t work for me!
After the attention grabbing intro chapter, things quickly went southwards for me. I did see the tributes to Star Wars and Guardians which was kind of cool… BUT it felt like I was reading something written in my writing voice. That’s literally the only way I can explain it. I hate going back and reading pieces of my writing and that’s kind of what this was like. The dialogue was pretty cheesy, the plot was okayyyyy I guess. Black Star Renegades ended up being disappointing in the 100 pages I gave it.
I try to give books plenty of time and chances to grab my attention or improve, but I decided that this year I’m not going to force it and if something doesn’t appeal to me in 100 pages, I’m going to put it down. I’ve seen plenty of positive reviews for this book, so definitely check out Goodreads for those if you’re curious. Sadly, this just didn’t work for me!