Reviews

Rétorsion by Drew Karpyshyn

lord_petros's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.25

narzibenoucdel's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

2.75

justiceofkalr's review against another edition

3.0

This wasn't quite as good as the two previous Mass Effect books, though it was still enjoyable. The biggest problem was that this book takes place after the second game and there were points where it felt like it was trying way too hard to avoid mentioning any choices that the player made in those games. Obviously since everyone's playthrough is going to be different it would be near impossible to incorporate material from the games, but it felt like it kind of left big holes in this story. Not in terms of plot, but in terms of feeling connected to the whole Mass Effect universe. Since the earlier books took place earlier in the series, they had fewer major game choices to avoid mentioning. Events in this book do get referenced in the third game, so it's enjoyable simply for that if you're a fan of the series. I also liked seeing more of Aria, though something about her interaction with Cerberus and the Illusive Man seemed off. Perhaps that was just grief over the loss of

Spoiler

Liselle, her daughter

though.

aloofnono's review against another edition

4.0

Much better than the previous two novels, and introduces things important to the third game. Recommended.

celestyna's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.5

cassandrareads_'s review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

kristenso527's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.75

itcamefromthepage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

By far my favourite of the trilogy.

The writing in this is OUTSTANDING, I loved being in the head of someone undergoing indoctrination. The action was top notch and any book that has Kai Leng getting his ass handed to him is alright in my books. 

oddthomas's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

coyotes_tiptoe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5