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A review by mary_soon_lee
Rubicon by J.S. Dewes
"Rubicon" appears to be the first volume in a military science-fiction series (no other books in the series yet published). I had greatly enjoyed Dewes's earlier two books, which may have set my expectations too high for this book. The key concept is powerful: soldiers are resurrected into fresh bodies time after time to keep fighting the war. Yet despite such a strong idea, I only mildly enjoyed the book. Note: many other readers have loved this, so take my reaction with a tablespoon of salt.
While I found the main character, Adriene, likable, I wasn't strongly engaged by the other human characters, nor caught up by the situation, dire though it often was. About thirty pages from the end of the book, I had no difficulty setting it down for over a day, which is not my usual reading pattern. On the plus side, I found both the non-human characters quite effective. And the concept remains strong.
Three out of five resurrected stars.
About my reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much; 3 stars means I liked it; 2 stars means I didn't like it (though often the 2-star books are very popular with other readers and/or are by authors whose other work I've loved).
While I found the main character, Adriene, likable, I wasn't strongly engaged by the other human characters, nor caught up by the situation, dire though it often was. About thirty pages from the end of the book, I had no difficulty setting it down for over a day, which is not my usual reading pattern. On the plus side, I found both the non-human characters quite effective. And the concept remains strong.
Three out of five resurrected stars.
About my reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much; 3 stars means I liked it; 2 stars means I didn't like it (though often the 2-star books are very popular with other readers and/or are by authors whose other work I've loved).