Review: OK for a $2.99 book
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2012
OK:  It's not bad for a summer read.  Yes, there are a ton of "borrowed" concepts from other sci-fi writers that either aren't developed with any original thought or are simply treated as formulaic necessities.  There is also a level of cliche' that gets really old really fast - how many times am I going to read "She filled out her uniform nicely?"  And while Smith avoids the gratuitous sex so many writers fall prey to, his inability to create a female character without really sophomoric stereotypes also gets old - some of his scenes read like a 10th grader's private dream of three-somes or harems.  If I had paid more than $3 bucks for it, I'd probably feel totally cheated but for summer reading that's pretty mindless, it's not bad.  It's also just not really good.