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A review by neonnoen
Mass Effect: Ascension by Drew Karpyshyn
adventurous
medium-paced
1.0
What the hell did I just read?
This book should be called The Author's Whim, because not a single character makes a logical true to self decision. The MC, Grayson, is a Cerberus operative in charge of one of the organization's largest investments. But get this, Grayson is a drug addict. WHY THE HELL WOULD THE ILLUSIVE MAN PUT HIM IN CHARGE OF DECADES OF BIOTIC RESEARCH?! The Illusive Man is not a moron, he is very aware of Grayson's addiction yet somehow he is the only choice. Not to mention Grayson is kind of a loser all around. It's not til the end does he show off his operative training when the author needs him to effortlessly escape. Now on to Kahlee Sanders and Hendel, or whatever his name was. Why the HELL, WHY THE ACTUAL FUCK would these two suddenly dump their careers for one child? They acted like they gave such a shit for the kids in the Ascention program only to abandon them when Gillian is being taken away after injuring multiple other children. Why else than the Author's Whim to push the plot, of course. Then these two decided they REALLY needed to get involved in the defence of a quarian ship, instead of protecting Gillian. Whaaaaaaat? Kahlee just says, go fuck off for a bit, Gillian, while we stop these professional Operatives from kidnapping you. Whaaaaaat? Beyond the inconsistant characters, the rest of the book just feels so un-Mass Effect. Hell, quarian culture and livelyhood is almost copy/ paste Japanese and the Acsention project is dropped halfway throught the book and served no real purpose besides a bland setting. The first book was at least done in a fun action movie style, this one is just a mess caught between the continuity of two massive games. Don't feel left out on not reading it.
This book should be called The Author's Whim, because not a single character makes a logical true to self decision. The MC, Grayson, is a Cerberus operative in charge of one of the organization's largest investments. But get this, Grayson is a drug addict. WHY THE HELL WOULD THE ILLUSIVE MAN PUT HIM IN CHARGE OF DECADES OF BIOTIC RESEARCH?! The Illusive Man is not a moron, he is very aware of Grayson's addiction yet somehow he is the only choice. Not to mention Grayson is kind of a loser all around. It's not til the end does he show off his operative training when the author needs him to effortlessly escape. Now on to Kahlee Sanders and Hendel, or whatever his name was. Why the HELL, WHY THE ACTUAL FUCK would these two suddenly dump their careers for one child? They acted like they gave such a shit for the kids in the Ascention program only to abandon them when Gillian is being taken away after injuring multiple other children. Why else than the Author's Whim to push the plot, of course. Then these two decided they REALLY needed to get involved in the defence of a quarian ship, instead of protecting Gillian. Whaaaaaaat? Kahlee just says, go fuck off for a bit, Gillian, while we stop these professional Operatives from kidnapping you. Whaaaaaat? Beyond the inconsistant characters, the rest of the book just feels so un-Mass Effect. Hell, quarian culture and livelyhood is almost copy/ paste Japanese and the Acsention project is dropped halfway throught the book and served no real purpose besides a bland setting. The first book was at least done in a fun action movie style, this one is just a mess caught between the continuity of two massive games. Don't feel left out on not reading it.