Review: Switching drove me crazy
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 25, 2013
Just finished reading all 3 books in the series and would like to give it more than just 3 stars, but there were some things that drove me bat sh**t crazy!Some positives:Decent world building, I like the way the author explained how humans were able to catch up with a race that is centuries ahead of us in tech.  Most of the time, in novels, humans meet races that have been in the stars centuries, if not millenia longer than us and yet we are just as advanced and able to beat them, would the ancient Greeks be able to beat a modern army? The reasons for humans rapid advancement are more plausible than most novels.Very well edited for an independent book, very few errors, which made the read smooth.The use of power enhancing armor which made the need for gender biased militaries obsolete. Again a major issue I have is the need to be politically correct and include females in combat and SF roles, this is stupid simply b/c women don't have the physical strength to do the things a male can do. With strength enhancing this is no longer an issue.Well written action with plausible technologies. The tech didn't overwhelm but was "techie" enough to make it interesting.Negatives:The constant POV switching, hated it! There was so much action going on from so many points of view it became confusing and I started to skim in an attempt to get to something I wanted to see. Waiting several chapters to see what happened to someone, that was left on a cliffhanger, is not my idea of enjoyable.The constant angst of the Prince and those surrounding him.  I swear I got so tired of Sean wondering how he was going to handle the situation, moping and crying and the over the top self doubt got old real fast.Humans catching all breaks in warfare and the consistant dues ex machina are common place in this genre, so though prevelant, was something I was prepared for.I hope in the 4th book the author ties up all the loose ends, and focuses on the story at hand, it's pretty obvious this is a re-hashing of WWII, in the future, the mysterious race coming from the other side of the empire, us less advanced but with logistical advantages, we're the Russians and I'm sure the other guys are the Americans. Regardless, if the story tightens up I will def. enjoy reading the next installment. Just please don't let me read another 3 whole books and not have any conclussion of the main story line in the succession.