A review by samthebookdevotee
Revenge by Dani Hoots

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

 

I was really excited to read this book as I don't get the opportunity to read many sci-fi westerns and I had a great time meeting the author at Phoenix Fan Fusion. Unfortunately, this did not quite do it for me.

There wasn't too much world-building. The author gave a brief explanation of the many races but then didn't really do anything with them. It was more like an excuse to create conflict and nothing else. No information on culture or any kind of background. It just felt all so one-dimensional for me. I also didn't even learn much about the area just that there are different zones for each race.

The characters weren't too bad, but it felt like the author picked one trait and just ran with it ignoring any other kind of traits the characters may have. Ellie kept being referenced as "different" from the other women. She wasn't special. She just didn't like girly things. Nothing wrong with that, but it kept being brought up over and over again. Like, I get it. No need to point it out again. With Cor being a prostitute I thought it was like pro-sex and prostitution but the other characters kept pointing it out and making digs throughout the book which weren't fun. Also, I wasn't a fan of the multiple points of view. I typically love to read multiple points of view but a lot of things were repeated which made the book a bit boring. We don't need to recount every scene multiple times.

Overall, it was an okay read. I probably will not read the second book. That doesn't mean I won't read more from this author. There are others books of theirs that I am interested in reading. This one just wasn't for me.