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birdloveranne's review
5.0
Despite some typos, excellent story and characters. Will be reading more.
unicornbanzaiiking's review
4.75
Paramilitary weretigers and vampires...in space. I'm so in and I dig it.
thinde's review
4.0
This is more of an introduction to the main characters since the story arc isn't huge. Still, it shows potential.
altruest's review
4.0
Pretty good! Very action-packed, suffered a little bit from Male-Author-Writing-Female-Character-Syndrome, but I was aware of that coming in, so it didn't bother me as much. An interesting premise for sure, I'm curious how the rest of the series straddles the the supernatural romance/military sci-fi divide.
4/5 stars, I enjoyed it!
4/5 stars, I enjoyed it!
nerdywerewolf's review
So....yeah. This wasn't what I thought it might be. I can see how some people might really like it. Gamers, perhaps. The story hits the ground running and doesn't look back and plays out much like a first-person shooter. Action, galore!
Unfortunately, I couldn't connect to either of the main characters. I wanted to. The story sounds really unique in that it's about a were-tiger and a vampire in space. I just didn't care if either of them were suddenly about to bite it. That's my deal-breaker.
Unfortunately, I couldn't connect to either of the main characters. I wanted to. The story sounds really unique in that it's about a were-tiger and a vampire in space. I just didn't care if either of them were suddenly about to bite it. That's my deal-breaker.
andrew23825's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
bookbandit's review
5.0
I bought the entire series because of this book. This is space opera at it's best. I'm totally enthralled with K, Adam and Eve. I just finished this and I'm already looking forward to what's about to happen next.
Long story short. Man ex Marine ex Yakuza current test subject saves a vampire and gets into a lot of gun fights trying to get off the planet. Along the way they pick up K and there are more gun fights. After that they try and steal a spaceship. more gun fights.
I'm grossly over simplifying this, but the fact is this. There is a LOT of action, there is chemistry between the characters, K is goddamn hilarious and Adam is just plan awesome. I would LOVE for this to become a TV show or even a movie, but I don't think they'd be able to get the characters right. And when I say chemistry, I'm not saying this is a space orgy, like these feel like actual people. The world building is also suburb and it feels like the dystopian future I can see. If you liked stuff like Blade Runner, V for Vendetta, or The Matrix, you're going to like this.
Long story short. Man ex Marine ex Yakuza current test subject saves a vampire and gets into a lot of gun fights trying to get off the planet. Along the way they pick up K and there are more gun fights. After that they try and steal a spaceship. more gun fights.
I'm grossly over simplifying this, but the fact is this. There is a LOT of action, there is chemistry between the characters, K is goddamn hilarious and Adam is just plan awesome. I would LOVE for this to become a TV show or even a movie, but I don't think they'd be able to get the characters right. And when I say chemistry, I'm not saying this is a space orgy, like these feel like actual people. The world building is also suburb and it feels like the dystopian future I can see. If you liked stuff like Blade Runner, V for Vendetta, or The Matrix, you're going to like this.
hteph's review
3.0
Almost a 4, but I found some things lacking in ... I don't know, depth, quality, something. Firstly the characters felt a bit flat and although the author tries, they never gain their own voices in my head. Then everything feels railroaded, I guess the book mostly is a prologue and the author wants to get to the real stuff with flying around the galaxy, but the numerous god-in-a-box moments get annoying and sometimes shakes my suspension-of-disbelief a bit to much.
Then there are the softness of the science, it irks me less than the previous things, but adds up ... This Shape-shifters and Vampires in Space Opera feels like it meshes badly and the author has just tacked stuff on a standard Firefly-ish world-building with little care of welding it together sadly.
Will I continue to read them .... probably not, but the prose was easy and the story flowed in its simplicity, so perhaps if I'm low on books and need something light.
Then there are the softness of the science, it irks me less than the previous things, but adds up ... This Shape-shifters and Vampires in Space Opera feels like it meshes badly and the author has just tacked stuff on a standard Firefly-ish world-building with little care of welding it together sadly.
Will I continue to read them .... probably not, but the prose was easy and the story flowed in its simplicity, so perhaps if I'm low on books and need something light.
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