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A review by graceheartsbooks
Mass Effect: Ascension by Drew Karpyshyn
4.0
This one was way, way better for me than book 1. I loved the mystery surrounding Cerberus and all the twists and turns/backstabbing that happened. It was a good time :)
A few of the lines actually got a chuckle out of me. Though, a few did make me cringe(slight nit pick but…I’d figure with humanity being so advanced in the future, we’d maybe stop using the r-word in context of disabled people but I guess not😅)
By the way, could we please stop using the term “lovemaking” to describe sex? Probably just a personal preference but I always found it silly. I’m asexual and even I am not that prudish to not want to say it lol
I was surprised that Grayson warmed up to me. He’s a very flawed person but a great father and it was touching to see the protectiveness that he had for his daughter (even if it did take him a while to admit Cerberus is pretty shady and not looking out for his daughter’s best interests). This actually got me thinking about the differences between this and the Project Overlord DLC from ME2 (not going to go into that in case of spoilers but it also involves Cerberus, autistic characters and their caretakers—whether or not either is good representation is up for debate. I’m hoping with the last two books, we’ll see more of Gillian growing as a person we’ll see of her personality shine through and not just be this magical, all powerful biotic).
Oh, and seeing quarian culture was neat. I do really like the quanrians as I find their societal structure (and parallels to similarly discriminated against human/nomadic groups) interesting. Especially as they feature heavily in ME2.
A few of the lines actually got a chuckle out of me. Though, a few did make me cringe
By the way, could we please stop using the term “lovemaking” to describe sex? Probably just a personal preference but I always found it silly. I’m asexual and even I am not that prudish to not want to say it lol
I was surprised that Grayson warmed up to me. He’s a very flawed person but a great father and it was touching to see the protectiveness that he had for his daughter (even if it did take him a while to admit Cerberus is pretty shady and not looking out for his daughter’s best interests). This actually got me thinking about the differences between this and the Project Overlord DLC from ME2 (not going to go into that in case of spoilers but it also involves Cerberus, autistic characters and their caretakers—whether or not either is good representation is up for debate. I’m hoping with the last two books, we’ll see more of Gillian growing as a person we’ll see of her personality shine through and not just be this magical, all powerful biotic).
Oh, and seeing quarian culture was neat. I do really like the quanrians as I find their societal structure (and parallels to similarly discriminated against human/nomadic groups) interesting. Especially as they feature heavily in ME2.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence
Minor: Ableism