Review: A good ride
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2013
I am of two mind. on one hand, it was a good ride, keeping my attention for 2 days, and I enjoyed the read. on the other hands, I found the conclusion off-putting, and dislike the way it ended. it smacked of a power so far beyond comprehension that reality might as well be a video game. All in all there was more good than bad, the pace slowed down, which was good. the author's characters never quite reached the level of being personable, as the only emotion that was close to the surface for me was hate for the enemy, and steely determination on both sides. If there's one area  I feel the author could improve apart from characterization it would be a sense of filling the space between the frenetic action with more relaxing description/scenes where we could smell the roses so to speak, along the journey. A plus for this final book, is the theme of exploration and discovery. I enjoyed those explorations into the unknown, and meeting with strange species (still not strange enough, but it's far from easy to create a real sense of "alieness") It was a good ride, and I am glad I gave Sodium a try, after months of owning the first book. oOnce it got going, it was hard to put down.