Review: Great read!  Great Monsters!  Original Hero!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2012
First of all I really do like the book but I have one niggling criticism.  I gave it 4 stars but really it's more like 4 and a half.The Pros have been listed already by many of the reviewers here.  Non-stop action.  A fantastic universe of really creative monsters and bad guys.  A fairly original hero.  The action builds continuously.  A Love story with a twist.  Yes to all of that. Fun read. Bravo!  Oh and more please!But... about half way through  it dawned on me that the author is squeezing too much action into too few pages at the expense of what could have been better character development.  Periodically a significant character dies (sometimes in vain but usually heroically) and I almost wish it had a bigger effect on me.  I got to the point that I could see the formula and tell if the character was going to live or die shortly by the degree of development and attention he/she received and as a result I didn't really invest too much into the second tier players.I'm not suggesting it should have been a space opera.  Just a wee bit more to connect to would have worked nicely.That said, I am hooked and look forward to continuing the ride with whatever comes next.