A review by belghast
Rubicon by J.S. Dewes

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Wow, do I have some mixed feelings about this book.  At a most basic level, it is very much what happens if you mix Old Man's War with Battlestar Galactica.  There is nothing terribly unique about the plot or the characters...  and in truth, if you had told me the main character was Jane Sagan (From Old Man's War) I would have believed you. It was a mechanically enjoyable novel right up until the ending...  then in the last few chapters, it essentially ruins everything and lands upon quite possibly the most shitty nihilistic ending you could imagine. So the first 95% of the novel is a solid 3.5-4 and then the last minutes ruin everything and essentially destroy any goodwill the novel gained landing me on the 2.5...  because that ending is 1.0 territory.

I would not recommend it.  Stick to this author's other books but this one...  just gets ruined.