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A review by monsimouse
Halo: The Flood by William C. Dietz
3.0
The first book was a definite 5 star read for me, but this one just missed the mark in my opinion. I still loved the story (even though it was a an exact replica of the first game), but I feel like the writing just didn't grab a hold me like the first book did.
To start I found myself getting confused and increasingly frustrated with how many POV jumps we had. The first book also had different POV's but it was more contained, this one was jumping between so many characters that I found myself wanting to get done with certain characters so I could go back to others.
The second issue I had was that the entire book was a constant battle scene. I don't mind the battle scenes, but unlike the first book it was just overwhelming the book. I would have loved some more character development and interactions, but since it was supposed to follow the first game I can understand that it may have been difficult to add interactions.
To start I found myself getting confused and increasingly frustrated with how many POV jumps we had. The first book also had different POV's but it was more contained, this one was jumping between so many characters that I found myself wanting to get done with certain characters so I could go back to others.
The second issue I had was that the entire book was a constant battle scene. I don't mind the battle scenes, but unlike the first book it was just overwhelming the book. I would have loved some more character development and interactions, but since it was supposed to follow the first game I can understand that it may have been difficult to add interactions.