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jonmontgo's review against another edition
1.0
Terrible entry in a personally beloved lore. Highly disappointed
thurminator's review against another edition
3.0
Not as strong as the other books in the series. I am pretty sure the new author didn't have to read any of the old books or do much of anything other than play Gears 4 to come up with the story for this one. I like the new characters from the later games, but I was hoping that this book would make more references to events in the past, which it did not.
The editing was a little poor in some spots, and several phrases are repeated over and over throughout the book. "It felt like an hour, but was probably only a few seconds" is a standout. Overall, the writing is good, I just wish that the author had more of the source material to work with to help tie in this era with the one in previous books and games.
The editing was a little poor in some spots, and several phrases are repeated over and over throughout the book. "It felt like an hour, but was probably only a few seconds" is a standout. Overall, the writing is good, I just wish that the author had more of the source material to work with to help tie in this era with the one in previous books and games.
theliteraryapothecary's review against another edition
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3.5
More like a companion to the 5th Gears of War video game. This book references events and people that were in the game but not the previous books. We get all new characters here. Mislabeled as book #6 in series. Should be a new series if not standalones.
snobbles's review against another edition
5.0
I've been looking forward to this book for so long, if it's been such a long time since we've received an amazing Gears of War Story. And while this one didn't really have a lot of Laura unlocked I did like the little pieces here and there at the book revealed about a few questions I've had since playing Gears of War 4. I cannot wait for the game to come out and to continue this amazing story in this incredible world. I will also admit that I was a little skeptical that Jason Hough would be able to do the Gears of War franchise Justice. Mostly because Karen Travis's work has always been impeccable, but I feel he did the franchise justice and I loved his writing. He captured the characters really well.
mark_m's review against another edition
3.0
Being a huge fan of the original Gears trilogy and all the amazing novel work by Karen Traviss, I had high expectations for this prequel book to Gears 5. Unfortunately it did nothing to expand upon the amazing world of Sera and provided little characterization growth for our main protagonist Kait. As with Gears of War 4, the book was slow and boring. Even Anya Stroud herself could not have saved this falling King Raven. This new trilogy is forgetting what makes Gears great by letting the players “decide” the story, instead of driving home a narrative that’s both visceral and heartbreaking like its predecessor.
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