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A review by coffeequills
Poor Man's Fight by Elliott Kay
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I'll be honest, the cover didn't really grab my attention - it reminds me of generic sci-fi covers in the early 2000s. On the other hand, my partner mentioned that it was a good book, so I had it recommended to me. The idea of having corporate sponsored education drew me in, and with everything that happens to the main character Tanner, I couldn't put it down.
There are many characters in the book and Elliot Kay does a great job of writing people with different backgrounds, but Tanner is certainly the hero who rarely, if at all, does wrong (seems perfect, if a little angsty). I recognize that this is a type of character inherent to the genre, but a little more mistake making would have been well received.
Loved the plot, 100% There were twists and turns I didn't expect and even if Tanner was being a little more perfect than I like my heroes, the "Die Hard in space!" I mentioned earlier was interesting to read.
I stayed up until late reading the book, and then I downloaded the others in the series. Information was smoothly delivered and none of the areas felt as if they would have been better quicker or slower. My only quibble is a little point of view hopping that happens in the earlier chapters and doesn't happen again.
I ended up reading the rest of the series in the next few days, and while the pattern continued of Tanner being a hair shy of perfect, the series is well written military sci-fi. Even better, some of the other books take a look at others besides Tanner, which leads to a fun rounding-out of the universe, in addition to the different character view points already written into the story.
There are many characters in the book and Elliot Kay does a great job of writing people with different backgrounds, but Tanner is certainly the hero who rarely, if at all, does wrong (seems perfect, if a little angsty). I recognize that this is a type of character inherent to the genre, but a little more mistake making would have been well received.
Loved the plot, 100% There were twists and turns I didn't expect and even if Tanner was being a little more perfect than I like my heroes, the "Die Hard in space!" I mentioned earlier was interesting to read.
I stayed up until late reading the book, and then I downloaded the others in the series. Information was smoothly delivered and none of the areas felt as if they would have been better quicker or slower. My only quibble is a little point of view hopping that happens in the earlier chapters and doesn't happen again.
I ended up reading the rest of the series in the next few days, and while the pattern continued of Tanner being a hair shy of perfect, the series is well written military sci-fi. Even better, some of the other books take a look at others besides Tanner, which leads to a fun rounding-out of the universe, in addition to the different character view points already written into the story.