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A review by graff_fuller
Halo: Contact Harvest by Joseph Staten
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
3.75
There was a lot good about this story, but there was also an equal amount of things that frustrated me...while reading this story.
This is a prequel...and we get to see the beginning of the nightmare of the Covenant and what they do...when they want a planet...even though the humans on the planet are not doing anything wrong, but just existing. The Covenant does NOT care.
So, it was sad to watch the naive human government of the planet Harvest...when dealing with the Covenant.
The people that survived this first encounter...are people that we know and love.
What we hadn't known up till now, was ALL the people that died...to forge these heroes.
It was also interesting to peak behind the curtain and watch the different races and characters that inhabit the Covenant, but that in turn also made them more relatable in a weird way. We are NOT supposed to know WHY they do what they do...so, in learning it, it made them less terrifying, but more stupid IMO.
I think it would've been better to leave THAT mystery within the heads of the readers...to always want to know, but to be shut out. Oh, well...cat's out the bag now.
Overall I'm still enjoying my time in this world/universe.
This is a prequel...and we get to see the beginning of the nightmare of the Covenant and what they do...when they want a planet...even though the humans on the planet are not doing anything wrong, but just existing. The Covenant does NOT care.
So, it was sad to watch the naive human government of the planet Harvest...when dealing with the Covenant.
The people that survived this first encounter...are people that we know and love.
What we hadn't known up till now, was ALL the people that died...to forge these heroes.
It was also interesting to peak behind the curtain and watch the different races and characters that inhabit the Covenant, but that in turn also made them more relatable in a weird way. We are NOT supposed to know WHY they do what they do...so, in learning it, it made them less terrifying, but more stupid IMO.
I think it would've been better to leave THAT mystery within the heads of the readers...to always want to know, but to be shut out. Oh, well...cat's out the bag now.
Overall I'm still enjoying my time in this world/universe.