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Mar 12, 2021 Ken Reid rated it it was ok

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I didn't give this book 1 star, though I was tempted to, because it is coherent and I didn't give up half-way through, tempted as I was.

I originally wrote out a long multi-paragraph review, but I'd rather condense it into bullet point format. I wish the author did the same with this book.

-Every character, other than the major plot twists, are two dimensional. For example, I know nothing about Ezekiel, except for the fact that he is pretty and his main story line. Does he have emotions, other th I didn't give this book 1 star, though I was tempted to, because it is coherent and I didn't give up half-way through, tempted as I was.

I originally wrote out a long multi-paragraph review, but I'd rather condense it into bullet point format. I wish the author did the same with this book.

-Every character, other than the major plot twists, are two dimensional. For example, I know nothing about Ezekiel, except for the fact that he is pretty and his main story line. Does he have emotions, other than those required by his role as romantic interest?
-All of the plot, in it's entirety, is either invokes extreme emotions in the characters or humor. There is no in-between.
-Not all, but approximately 75% of all major plot points were predictable.
-The vast majority of dialogues are generic idioms and phrases, and author attempts to make up for this by introducing unique slang. The slang, however, feels forced and cringe-inducing.
-The violent moments with rockets and explosions seem to glance off the plot armor of all MCs, unless it makes a useful plot device.
-The main character is 1) extremely intelligent, 2) (un)naturally gifted fighter, 3) an engineering whiz, 4) a crack shot with a rifle, 5) extremely sociable so that humans and robots either fall in love with her or will die to protect her. A flaw or two would be nice. It was nice to see she wasn't gifted with some strange mutation (which was a cool fantasy element, by the way), but then she is also a freakin' lifelike at the end.
-The numbers in the title are unnecessary and irritating. Ok, this is a pet peeve and unimportant, but still.
-The ethics explored in the book, regarding slavery, bondage etc., are poorly explored and barely touched upon. In fact, the main characters are rather evil, but so are the villains in the story in a way due to the blood on their hands, but honestly I think the "villains" are more ethical than the MCs.
-I listened to the audiobook. The narrator is so slow and cartoonish which only increased my distaste for the story.
-Finally, I just didn't care about any of the characters. They have no depth. I just didn't care, and found myself frequently page-counting to see how long till this was over with. I don't understand the high rating this book has, because even if it's aimed at younger readers than myself, it has no depth to it. Most disappointed. ...more

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