Review: Poor worldbuilding and lack of background
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
Multiple problems with this book.Title - Vengence is wanting your enemy suffering or dead, Justice is wanting them in prison.  When promising Vengence (the bloodier the better) justice is a poor replacement.Background - the character was wrongfully convicted, but we never find out how.  What was the mission that went wrong?  What orders got changed after the fact?JAG - This book made NO SENSE from a JAG point of view either the conviction or the release.  Main character doesn't have to fight to clear her name, it is done for her by friends in high places and so easily you wonder how she got covicted in the first place.Ashlyn - hardened warrier or single Mom?  About 40% into the book we find out she has a child, it seems odd this wasn't mentioned earlier even though they go over the suffering of being separated from family, then eagerly reenlisting for a war when you have a young child at home you haven't seen in 2 yrs???  Who would do this?Poor worldbuilding -  There is a war with the "Callusians" but the name is all we ever learn about them.  Are they human or alien?  How did the war start and why is the truce falling apart?  Are we fighting giant rabbits that want to convert us to their religion?  Maybe Communist Cockroaches after our mineral resources or Nazi Squids looking to exterminate the human race.  Give us a reason to root for the home team.  Without that it is hard to care who wins the war.If any of these problems are fixed in the final 20% of the book I apologize, but I am not wasting any more time on this book.