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justine_ao 's review for:
Contagion
by Erin Bowman
3.5 stars
I found this pretty enjoyable overall. It's fast paced with a lot of action. I agree with the critique that the story feels somewhat derivative, but that didn't keep me from being reasonably engaged.
What I didn't like was how over-the-top the Captain was, and this is what brought the rating down for me. The whole situation was dangerous and tense, so there wasn't much need to have the character in charge also be irresponsible and foolish with the lives of her subordinates to make things more dramatic. I would have preferred a bit more depth and realism in the characterisation.
Even so, things left off in a place with the potential to become interesting, so I am planning to read the sequel, [b:Immunity|33282104|Immunity (Contagion, #2)|Erin Bowman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1539641394s/33282104.jpg|54006332]
I found this pretty enjoyable overall. It's fast paced with a lot of action. I agree with the critique that the story feels somewhat derivative, but that didn't keep me from being reasonably engaged.
What I didn't like was how over-the-top the Captain was, and this is what brought the rating down for me. The whole situation was dangerous and tense, so there wasn't much need to have the character in charge also be irresponsible and foolish with the lives of her subordinates to make things more dramatic. I would have preferred a bit more depth and realism in the characterisation.
Even so, things left off in a place with the potential to become interesting, so I am planning to read the sequel, [b:Immunity|33282104|Immunity (Contagion, #2)|Erin Bowman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1539641394s/33282104.jpg|54006332]