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A review by agirlushouldknow
Marines by Jay Allan
1.0
Book Type: Audible
Length: 10h 27m
If you are looking for a snooze-fest, self-pleasuring military hero story, here you go.
I don't have real problem with the world that Mr. Allan created, it is a bit bland, filled with tropes and seems unexamined. However this is a common thing so that itself doesn't make me fail it fully.
The character itself is a great example of a male version of a Mary Sue (I believe they are called Gary Stu's). He comes from a family that were middle class or higher whose fate turns and makes them poor. He becomes a hardcore gangmember criminal who is rescued by the Marines.
All of that would be fine, except then the Marines take him in and within two or three years of his life, and within a single book here, he is promoted from grunt to Battalion Commander. The youngest commander, beloved by his commander who saves the day many times.
Even with that story doesn't fully bring this rating down. The writing is the problem in the end. The story is boring, the combat scenes do not evoke anything for me except boredom. His relationships are very flimsy, almost cardboard cutout like settings and it just seems he was pushing to get through the story of Cain becoming commander, instead of actually telling his story completely.
In my opinion, the book is not worth it just on that part. It is long, boring with no payoff.
Length: 10h 27m
If you are looking for a snooze-fest, self-pleasuring military hero story, here you go.
I don't have real problem with the world that Mr. Allan created, it is a bit bland, filled with tropes and seems unexamined. However this is a common thing so that itself doesn't make me fail it fully.
The character itself is a great example of a male version of a Mary Sue (I believe they are called Gary Stu's). He comes from a family that were middle class or higher whose fate turns and makes them poor. He becomes a hardcore gangmember criminal who is rescued by the Marines.
All of that would be fine, except then the Marines take him in and within two or three years of his life, and within a single book here, he is promoted from grunt to Battalion Commander. The youngest commander, beloved by his commander who saves the day many times.
Even with that story doesn't fully bring this rating down. The writing is the problem in the end. The story is boring, the combat scenes do not evoke anything for me except boredom. His relationships are very flimsy, almost cardboard cutout like settings and it just seems he was pushing to get through the story of Cain becoming commander, instead of actually telling his story completely.
In my opinion, the book is not worth it just on that part. It is long, boring with no payoff.