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A review by eicart_reads
Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
To me this book was a combination of engaging and meh. Several times I thought about DNFing it, but I kept going because it was entertaining, and I was waiting for the big payoff that never happened. Even after finishing, I remain strangely ambivalent.
I did really enjoy the narrator and will certainly seek out more audiobooks read by her. I think if I wasn't so engaged by her performance I would definitely have quit this one.
This felt like an action movie that went from gunfight to explosion to car chase, with caricatures of people but no real substance. I wanted to love Cas, the main character with freaky math abilities that allow her to move and kill with superhuman speed and accuracy. (I half expected her to turn out to be part android.) But she remained an underdeveloped person and I just don't care enough to read the next two books to see what her story is.
I did really enjoy the narrator and will certainly seek out more audiobooks read by her. I think if I wasn't so engaged by her performance I would definitely have quit this one.
This felt like an action movie that went from gunfight to explosion to car chase, with caricatures of people but no real substance. I wanted to love Cas, the main character with freaky math abilities that allow her to move and kill with superhuman speed and accuracy. (I half expected her to turn out to be part android.) But she remained an underdeveloped person and I just don't care enough to read the next two books to see what her story is.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
All of the violence is rather comic book like, not based in realistic situations. However, there is an explosion targeting a 12 year old girl and her father. I was surprised and bothered by the killing of that child, who seemed like she was going to become an important character.