wandering_not_lost 's review for:

The Sufficient Loss Protocol by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

2.5

dark fast-paced

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For a very fast, thirty-page story, it was ok.  The plot overall was not that complex, but the characterization of the main character was really well done and 30 pages was about as much of that very well-done unsympathetic character as I could stand.  The story was "ok" rather than "I liked it" because I didn't quite believe the setup for the twist at the end. 

The alien's apparent capitulation for no reason other than "oh noes, you mean I won't succeed?  ;_;" seemed obviously suspect in a way that the protagonist apparently just missed.  Given their cynicism throughout, the fact that they didn't expect to get betrayed by the obviously very deadly and very determined alien who was leading them into unknown territory seemed unrealistic.

  Maybe if there had been more time, more interaction, more meat to the story it would have felt more fleshed out, but as-is it was a good idea that felt like it needed more to support it.

Also for cripes' sakes, this is how old and NO ONE HAS NOTICED OR FIXED the huge-ass typo on the front cover?  C'mon....