A review by derbit
The Immortality Game by Ted Cross

3.0

It's a late Saturday afternoon when Zoya's brother Georgy shows up at her job with a package he needs her to hold on to and deliver to him the following morning. Zoya is understandably hesitant; her brother's mixed up with the Russian mob. I mean, who would willingly take possession of a package that likely has ties to the Russian mob? Eventually she's convinced, and she sets off the following morning to bring the package to her brother and instead becomes witness to his murder. Turns out the package contains two chips--a combat chip which can turn virtually any human into an ass-kicking weapon, and another chip which could be the key to immortality. Over the next 24ish hours, adventure and shenanigans and a whole lot of killing ensue.

This gets 3 stars for entertainment value and some pretty cool sci-fi elements. As far as self-published books go, it's actually one of the betters ones I've read. There were a few things I didn't understand, which I'm willing to admit might be my shortcomings as a reader.
SpoilerI'm not entirely sure what the general's ties were to the mob. I think I just missed something there. I get that he wanted the combat chip, but he seemed to be unaware of its existence prior to his visit to the research facility, and it was stolen before then, so... *scratches head*
. Also, I was not shipping Marcus and Zoya. At all. He was just like this infatuated little puppy who fell instantly and insanely in love because she was soo purrdy. In the words of Zoya: "I'm the one who's had the day from hell. You've just been following me around for some crazy reason" which pretty much sums up their entire relationship.