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A review by see_sadie_read
Siege Weapons by Harry F. Rey
3.0
2.5
Eh. Ok in some regards, icky in others. I'm just gonna start with my big one. There is exactly one black man in this book, the main character. He's possibly one of the few in the solar system. And his goal is to find a master to submit to in a master/slave sexual relationship. I am 100% squicked out by this. Honestly, I don't even feel like the sudden BDSM angle was well integrated into the plot. I also wouldn't call it a romance, even though there is sex in it.
I found the science fiction aspect a lot more palatable. Unfortunately, it's not particularly well developed, as it's not really the main thrust of the book. It's more just the setting for the rest of it.
The writing and editing are perfectly passable though. Some of the dreams didn't read as smoothly as the rest of the text. But I have no other complaints about the writing. All in all, I'd just call this ok.
Eh. Ok in some regards, icky in others. I'm just gonna start with my big one. There is exactly one black man in this book, the main character. He's possibly one of the few in the solar system. And his goal is to find a master to submit to in a master/slave sexual relationship. I am 100% squicked out by this. Honestly, I don't even feel like the sudden BDSM angle was well integrated into the plot. I also wouldn't call it a romance, even though there is sex in it.
I found the science fiction aspect a lot more palatable. Unfortunately, it's not particularly well developed, as it's not really the main thrust of the book. It's more just the setting for the rest of it.
The writing and editing are perfectly passable though. Some of the dreams didn't read as smoothly as the rest of the text. But I have no other complaints about the writing. All in all, I'd just call this ok.