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A review by nicki_in_nz
The Mission by Bob Mayer
2.0
Only 2 stars for this, although it was more like a 2.5 star book.
I really enjoyed the first two in the series but this one was a bit of a mess. Far too many characters and substories going on and not much to keep you interested in most of them. It seemed too technical with very little on the two main characters, who were sidelined to a host of new characters who mostly died. It had also been a while since I read the first two books and I found the whole explanation of the 'good aliens', 'bad aliens', 'good and bad humans' poor and unclear. It all made for very muddled reading.
The editing was also poor - continuity mistakes and spelling errors and lots of missing line breaks where the story switched from one set of characters to another (which means you get caught out and confused for a second or two until you realise it's a different storyline). It felt as if it was written in a rush with no clear idea of what was to go in it, and then edited in a rush too. It either needed to be much shorter with the side stories cut, or much longer so you got more involved with each story.
I will read the next one but I hope it's better than this.
I really enjoyed the first two in the series but this one was a bit of a mess. Far too many characters and substories going on and not much to keep you interested in most of them. It seemed too technical with very little on the two main characters, who were sidelined to a host of new characters who mostly died. It had also been a while since I read the first two books and I found the whole explanation of the 'good aliens', 'bad aliens', 'good and bad humans' poor and unclear. It all made for very muddled reading.
The editing was also poor - continuity mistakes and spelling errors and lots of missing line breaks where the story switched from one set of characters to another (which means you get caught out and confused for a second or two until you realise it's a different storyline). It felt as if it was written in a rush with no clear idea of what was to go in it, and then edited in a rush too. It either needed to be much shorter with the side stories cut, or much longer so you got more involved with each story.
I will read the next one but I hope it's better than this.