Review: Very Rushed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 18, 2012
This is another take on the standard underdog humanity defending against overwhelming alien invasion, albeit a pretty decent one.  Many of the reviewers mention the fast pace of this novel. Its almost like an impatient viewer fast forwarding through the 'boring' parts to watch the action.  In this case its the author fast forwarding for you. The result is a book that has the essentials of a great story, the bones, without a lot of the connective tissue that brings a story and a universe fully to life.  I've noticed in books like this that while I enjoy the battles and surprises building I need to be emotionally invested in the success of the characters. Without that it feels like a list of events.  My biggest gripe, the odds that the US Air Force would adopt a Navy rank structure is pretty far fetched.