Reviews

Marines by Paul E. Cooley

dadtax's review against another edition

adventurous slow-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

2.0

gnomon's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

wintericeuk's review against another edition

3.0

Science fiction with echoes of Aliens and Event Horizon. There's definitely less suspense here than there was in P.E. Cooley's [b:The Black|23234844|The Black|Paul Elard Cooley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1412105499l/23234844._SY75_.jpg|42777226] and the ending of the book is a little abrupt as this first installment is a good 150 to 200 pages shorter than books two and three.

The end result is that short but very enjoyable read that introduces lots of plot threads and finishes on a cliffhanger just as things start going to helll. It's like if Alien cut to credits just as the facehugger grabs Kane in the egg room and kept the rest of the film for sequel material. Frustrating but there's potential in the story.

jbmcgraw's review

mysterious

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

The story has serious potential, and I haven't decided if I will try the next book in this series. The military jargon and overall dialogue among the characters is severely flawed. At the end the author says it is his first book set in space, so I'd be willing to bet the series improves. Also, I listened to the audiobook from Audible and the narrator may have been to blame for some of the dialogue issues because of how they read it. Like I said, the story has serious potential so I don't want to be too harsh on the first one.

thekingbee's review

3.0

It's not bad, but it's not very well written. Like if this is the author's first book that would explain so many thing.

It does have some interesting ideas though.