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A review by amelianicholebooks
Vendetta by Peter David
1.0
This book had so many things going for it, written by Peter David, about the Borg, interesting premise, but it just fell short in so many ways. I can even forgive the fact that this has misinformation about the Borg because it was written before we learned more about them.
First problem, I expected it to be scifi horror and almost to much for me with PTSD flashbacks to being assimilated by the Borg. No Picard is rather ambivalent in this. Troi even asked him about it two times, why are you so ambivalent about the Borg?
Second problem, the blurb spoils the main plot and the one piece of information it leaves up to the imagination is revealed in the prologue so there are no surprises until about halfway through. But the novel acts like the reader isn't smart enough to have realized the connection between the prologue and everything that is happening.
Third problem, the only characters who don't act out of character are Worf and Troi. And that is only because they are turned into one dimensional versions of their characters.
I really do love Peter David's other books, this one just didn't work for me.
First problem, I expected it to be scifi horror and almost to much for me with PTSD flashbacks to being assimilated by the Borg. No Picard is rather ambivalent in this. Troi even asked him about it two times, why are you so ambivalent about the Borg?
Second problem, the blurb spoils the main plot and the one piece of information it leaves up to the imagination is revealed in the prologue so there are no surprises until about halfway through. But the novel acts like the reader isn't smart enough to have realized the connection between the prologue and everything that is happening.
Third problem, the only characters who don't act out of character are Worf and Troi. And that is only because they are turned into one dimensional versions of their characters.
I really do love Peter David's other books, this one just didn't work for me.