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jarichan's review against another edition
4.0
Der Abschlussband der Trilogie ist leider lange nicht so stark und eindrücklich wie seine zwei Vorgänger. Mir persönlich fehlte es an der Tiefe der Figuren, die Band eins und zwei ausgezeichnet haben. In diesem Teil steht eindeutig die Action im Vordergrund.
Natürlich bin ich deswegen etwas enttäuscht, da "Siege Line" jedoch noch immer mit tollen Charakteren aufweist (die meiner Meinung nach auch eine eigene Trilogie verdient hätten), ist es noch immer ein guter Abschluss.
Natürlich bin ich deswegen etwas enttäuscht, da "Siege Line" jedoch noch immer mit tollen Charakteren aufweist (die meiner Meinung nach auch eine eigene Trilogie verdient hätten), ist es noch immer ein guter Abschluss.
sonofthe's review against another edition
3.0
A good portion of this book takes place in the far north. We get to experience a small town with all sorts of independent people—frontier livers, natives, veterans, etc.—who come together in a sort of community. Of course, this being a fantasy book, they're faced with superpowered undead.
I've never read this sort of undead before, or quite this combination with military action fiction. And Cole certainly knows how to write the action and suspense. Whether it's humans and undead facing off or people trudging across the frozen tundra, the story pulled me in.
The sense of place grabbed me, too. I've spent my whole life with snowy winters, driving through the snow, walking through the drifted woods, working to haul sledges, wood, pails of maple sap. Those parts of the story rung true.
This was my first Myke Cole novel, and I can see what people like about him. In the end, it didn't come completely together for me. It's just not the type of story I usually go for. I'm sure people who are more into this genre will eat this book right up, and I can see myself coming back when I'm in the mood. It's just that the mood doesn't happen that often for me.
NOTE: Thanks to the publisher for kindly offering me a copy through NetGalley. I was happy to get a chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
I actually read this in 2017, just lost track of it somewhere and remembered when I was looking through my NetGalley list.
I've never read this sort of undead before, or quite this combination with military action fiction. And Cole certainly knows how to write the action and suspense. Whether it's humans and undead facing off or people trudging across the frozen tundra, the story pulled me in.
The sense of place grabbed me, too. I've spent my whole life with snowy winters, driving through the snow, walking through the drifted woods, working to haul sledges, wood, pails of maple sap. Those parts of the story rung true.
This was my first Myke Cole novel, and I can see what people like about him. In the end, it didn't come completely together for me. It's just not the type of story I usually go for. I'm sure people who are more into this genre will eat this book right up, and I can see myself coming back when I'm in the mood. It's just that the mood doesn't happen that often for me.
NOTE: Thanks to the publisher for kindly offering me a copy through NetGalley. I was happy to get a chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
I actually read this in 2017, just lost track of it somewhere and remembered when I was looking through my NetGalley list.
patrick6367's review against another edition
4.0
Solid ending to the trilogy, and a fun read. Really 4.5 stars, but I rounded up for the fun factor
brokenfiction's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Pretty fun book. Knowing Myke on Twitter, it was fun to see him name drop all of the classics in the latter third of the book.
joannawnyc's review
2.0
Ugh. Interesting idea but clumsy writing. I didn't read the 1st 2 in the series because I picked this up at a book sale--someone had recommended Myke Cole so I thought I would check it out. It was an interesting premise, and I liked the sub-arctic setting and the female sheriff and her "grampy," but I keep forgetting that it's set in Canada with First Nations characters and thinking that it's set in Arizona with Navajo characters. Possibly I'm just confusing Dene and Din`e, but it's still not a good sign in terms of speciyfing the setting. SO this was just OK.
ptrhansen's review
4.0
I really enjoyed the fast pace of the book after the world and some of the characters had been established in the first two books in the Reawaking series.
The story takes you to the Canadian North and gives a believable small town in the winter. The new characters are fleshed of quickly and you root for the new major characters really fast.
Military fiction is not a genre I usually read but Myke Cole does a good job showing it without making the military the main focus. It comes across as written by someone who has lived that life but let's it stay in the small details. This book and series is more fantasy than military.
The story takes you to the Canadian North and gives a believable small town in the winter. The new characters are fleshed of quickly and you root for the new major characters really fast.
Military fiction is not a genre I usually read but Myke Cole does a good job showing it without making the military the main focus. It comes across as written by someone who has lived that life but let's it stay in the small details. This book and series is more fantasy than military.
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