Review: Swanson Strikes Again
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 17, 2013
Many of my blog and review readers are well aware by now that Cidney Swanson is my favorite author. Once again, she does not disappoint.Striking Mars didn't feel like its own book - it felt like part of the series, like an example of the shining art that is the Mars books. Character development was realistic and strong. There's only one new cast member in this book, and I loved him. The secrets and surprises in store for readers here are perfect, stunning, just brilliant. The writing is exactly the level we've come to expect from our marvelous Ms. Swanson.Pavel and Jess continue to be my favorite aspect of the series. The serious nature of fugitives, a corrupt world government, and all the other craziness that is life for our favorite Marsian are balanced against quite a few hilarious one-liners. For example: Why is there a leather couch on the Moon, anyway? And, of course, Cidney continues to take swearing and give it her own unique, unoffensive, and often very funny twist. For the love of mittens, this book is amazing!Of course, after all that's gone down between the chancellor of Earth, our group of Marsian fugitives, and a certain charming nephew of hers, this book certainly has its low points emotionally. Tempers flare, plans go awry, and not everyone gets their happy ending. But I can tell you this: Cidney has herself one happy reader!