Review: seeds of greatness
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2014
This book has an interesting and compelling story that really grabs hold of the reader... Followed far too often with silly dialogue or unbelievable decisions or plot holes and gaps that are incredibly frustrating.I wanted more history about this universe. I wanted a more believable plot within the pretty believable universe. It reminded me a bit of the fifth element in a good way. Some characters were brilliant even if over the top... I'm looking at you Ivan!But this is ruined for me partially by weird or silly things. A bar, no a private bar on a military ship only for spec ops guys. A spec ops guy who brags like a PX ranger with no idea about operational security but wait that's ok because the private bar complete with bar tender is only for people with double top secret clearance. And because he gets a threesome outa the deal.Or later a ship is in danger and even though it could shell the target earlier, inexplicably can't or won't later because it's convenient. And hey huge other problem but let's just run away instead of attempting to take out the potentially universe ending problem... But it's ok because the author wanted to fit a clever deus ex machina that only worked because they we're followed... And video chatted... With the bad guy in the right place... And jeopardized the whole ship to do it...This author can and will go on to write some great books. He needs a couple sci fi editors, a couple navy guys, maybe an infantryman or marine. People to give the books a bit more realism. It really won't take all that. Maybe just some research and a choice editor or beta readers.But I hope the author puts out more books, I will read them! And definitely worth reading at twice the price.