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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
I love Resident Evil and this is one of the only Resident Evil books I've read but I loved it so much!!!!
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
fun, fast-paced, engaging
although each book is unique in their own way in terms of characters and monsters, they are getting a little predictable. ex-s.t.a.r.s on a mission, Trent gives cryptic advice, they're locked in somewhere, they have to get through a series of rooms and/or solve puzzles, there's an evil bad guy who's insane in his own unique way, bad guy dies as a result of his own hubris, at least one character on the good side dies, they manage to escape just in the nick of time. I also understand that they are supposed to be written this way; that they're just supposed to be fun quick reads so I don't hold this against them.
I did think that John was gonna be the one to get killed off because he was the only non-white character remaining so I'm glad that he made it out alive.
although each book is unique in their own way in terms of characters and monsters, they are getting a little predictable. ex-s.t.a.r.s on a mission, Trent gives cryptic advice, they're locked in somewhere, they have to get through a series of rooms and/or solve puzzles, there's an evil bad guy who's insane in his own unique way, bad guy dies as a result of his own hubris, at least one character on the good side dies, they manage to escape just in the nick of time. I also understand that they are supposed to be written this way; that they're just supposed to be fun quick reads so I don't hold this against them.
I did think that John was gonna be the one to get killed off because he was the only non-white character remaining so I'm glad that he made it out alive.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Loved the book. S. D Perry created and awesome original story for this world. And that ending OMG!!
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
As far as novels based on game series goes, this one wasn't terrible. I think it suffered a little from how many perspectives it switched to, but I can't remember if the other novels were the same in the amount of POVs there were. I think the author could have also done a little more research into the place setting of the book. I know it's basically published fan fiction but that doesn't mean it has to be poor quality.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Underworld is the second original story in the Resident Evil series after Caliban Cove, featuring nothing from the games. And, let me tell you, it really sucked.
Here's the thing. When I read a book that's meant to be based in a video game series, I'd like some resemblance to the games. Underworld doesn't feature that. Instead, it does it's own thing that really has nothing to do with Resident Evil, and it's exceptionally boring in the process.
The previous RE books gave spotlight to the game characters, but Underworld doesn't do that. Instead, it gives focus to three of Perry's original characters - John, David and Reston - and none of them are interesting and appealing. Reading about them is like going into a fanfic of your favorite series, but it suddenly has OCs that weren't mentioned in the description playing at the spotlight stealing squad. The three actual RE characters - Claire, Rebecca and Leon - take a backseat to John and David particularly, even thinking about how cool they are at times. They aren't cool. They're a disappointment. I'm not against having original characters in franchise novels - I read them all the time. But, it's such a disappointment to have the game characters be present but essentially be sidekicks to such unappealing characters.
Don't even get me started on Trent, Perry's original character who is apparently super important and mysterious and controlling how everything goes. It's like she was trying to make a maybe good guy Wesker, and it's just... ick.
The plot's boring. As much as there's a lot of action, none of it's interesting to read about. At times, I had to skim through it just to make it through a scene. Really, it just feels more of the same of Caliban Cove, which was the worst part of the series. It's not the worst part of the series anymore, though, as Underworld takes the title from it.
Lastly, it has nothing to really do with Resident Evil. Just because you shoehorn some characters from the games in and tell me the villains are Umbrella, it doesn't mean that this is a Resident Evil book. It's just bad fanfiction.
Skip Underworld. Move on to the next book that actually has something to do with the game.
Here's the thing. When I read a book that's meant to be based in a video game series, I'd like some resemblance to the games. Underworld doesn't feature that. Instead, it does it's own thing that really has nothing to do with Resident Evil, and it's exceptionally boring in the process.
The previous RE books gave spotlight to the game characters, but Underworld doesn't do that. Instead, it gives focus to three of Perry's original characters - John, David and Reston - and none of them are interesting and appealing. Reading about them is like going into a fanfic of your favorite series, but it suddenly has OCs that weren't mentioned in the description playing at the spotlight stealing squad. The three actual RE characters - Claire, Rebecca and Leon - take a backseat to John and David particularly, even thinking about how cool they are at times. They aren't cool. They're a disappointment. I'm not against having original characters in franchise novels - I read them all the time. But, it's such a disappointment to have the game characters be present but essentially be sidekicks to such unappealing characters.
Don't even get me started on Trent, Perry's original character who is apparently super important and mysterious and controlling how everything goes. It's like she was trying to make a maybe good guy Wesker, and it's just... ick.
The plot's boring. As much as there's a lot of action, none of it's interesting to read about. At times, I had to skim through it just to make it through a scene. Really, it just feels more of the same of Caliban Cove, which was the worst part of the series. It's not the worst part of the series anymore, though, as Underworld takes the title from it.
Lastly, it has nothing to really do with Resident Evil. Just because you shoehorn some characters from the games in and tell me the villains are Umbrella, it doesn't mean that this is a Resident Evil book. It's just bad fanfiction.
Skip Underworld. Move on to the next book that actually has something to do with the game.
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Very weird moment inside where the enemy references jailbait. Felt unnecessary, like I get you're trying to show he's a bad guy, but maybe could do it another way.
Outside of that, the book gets a bit tiresome after you realize they're going to fight their way out of each of the biomes. All four. But I enjoyed what they found in the lab at the end. Unfortunately the ending felt rushed, but I'm curious to see where this series continues to go.
Outside of that, the book gets a bit tiresome after you realize they're going to fight their way out of each of the biomes. All four. But I enjoyed what they found in the lab at the end. Unfortunately the ending felt rushed, but I'm curious to see where this series continues to go.