A review by mjfmjfmjf
Arkad's World by James L. Cambias

3.0

Well that was.... a mixed bag. Boring. But with pretty interesting aliens. And very intentional, but annoying to read, use of language. Unbelievable characters. And a bit too obvious villains. It all eventually made sense. Much of the book felt like an inept author with poor editing. But in the end I believed it was all choice to serve the story. But it wasn't enough. I came close to giving up on this book multiple times, and I almost never give up on a book. There is a better book here clawing to get out. So if you read it, read it for the use of language and aliens. Perhaps accept it will make sense eventually. Or just skip it as not worth the effort.