hpluvshaft 's review for:

The Chain by Adrian McKinty
3.0

This story had an excellent hook, but oh boy...it deflates fast around the halfway point. The mystery disappears and so does most of the tension. Seems like the author couldn't commit to how nasty he wanted the story to be and the writing at parts seemed really lazy.

"The Chain is a metaphor for..." You don't need to spell that out.

"Having served its Chekhovian purpose" You don't need to explain which literary devices you think you're trying to use.

3 stars for a good idea and readability.