A review by whatisjacobreading
Halo: The Fall of Reach by Eric S. Nylund

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.75

This book was pretty poorly written. It felt like a reading comprehension test you’d give to a 7th grader. If I hadn’t spent money on it I’d have DNF’d it around 25%. The beginning felt like a poor ripoff of Enders Game and while the second half of the book was more interesting it was overshadowed by prose so bad it made Brandon Sanderson look like Shakespeare. I feel betrayed by every positive review I’ve seen of this book.