imyril 's review for:

The Sin in the Steel by Ryan Van Loan

DID NOT FINISH

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I read about a third then skimmed to half way. This left me cold from the very start: a bad combination of exposition, awkward dialogue and a weird choice to keep switching to antagonists' POV so they could talk to camera to (supposedly) up the ante with Details Our Heroes Don't Know. I found the characters both thinly-drawn and charmless, which made them hard to root for.

There's a great pitch here and those seeking a fast-moving plot full of action and about turns may find enough to enjoy. Me, I needed more solid character work and world building.