Reviews

this book is about WAR in all the best ways? that’s so american of me but damn dude these spartan guys rock
oh yeah i’ve never played halo, but ya can’t dodge a good book

madiemayhem's review against another edition

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5.0

Absolutely Favorite book of all time so far in my life. Amazing story, great characters that I still cherish to this day

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4.0

Pretty good! It took me a while because I've had a lot going on but yeah, this definitely keeps pace with the others. It still has really good characters and the ending was wonderfully done.

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adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

thebookslayer's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I feel like was the beginning of the end in the Halo book series; as the writing starts to get weak. As Ghosts of Onyx fails deliver what the previous books had delivered; an engaging story and great characters. This book has a weak beginning of which the story really starts around chapter 6. It has an ok middle of the book, which is the best part of the book and starts to feel like a Halo book. There is also the letdown cliff hanger ending, which ends up serving no purpose in the long run to the Halo universe, and makes the book weaker for it. This also goes for the bootleg Spartans; the Spartan IIIs.

charlieglynn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

4.0

gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

3.75

I don't think I enjoyed the Spartan III's as much as the Spartan II's in this book. I did enjoy them in scenes they were in and I wasn't annoyed when they were on page but something about how Kurt acted about them and in general made me hesitant towards them.

I think I would have liked Kurt to address the death of the whole Alpha and Beta companies and where the rest of Gamma company went. Instead we have him saying how much he cares for his Spartans but with little actions to back it up.

I did think it was strange that the Spartan III's were on the same level as the Spartans II's. Yea they are super soldiers and have been training their wholes lives to be soldiers, but so have the Spartan's II with more experience and stronger armor albeit with less advancements.

I will be interested to see if this plot gets followed in any of the other books considering how it ended.

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