Review: Annoying; Superwoman Returns
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 16, 2013
While the author of this second book in the Seawolf series shows promise, his obsession with having the female Superwoman character continue to fantasize about romance with the Captain drags this book down. Wouldn't be anything wrong if they'd just have their affair already, but this attempt at a tale of unrequited love is enough to make one barf.  It is constantly repeated, and very annoying. Leave the romance to the romance authors, or learn how to write about it so it is real.Further, Kristen, the Superwoman, is unrealistic....a genius at everything with photographic memory who able to do everything better than any other officer in the Navy! An absurd charicature that seems to imply that women must be better than men, not just equal to serve on a ship. Rubbish.  The author does a very poor job of fictionalizing the assimilation of women into the fighting force.I really liked the descriptions of submarine warfighting, which are quite realistic and I found fascinating.Mr. Happy (is this really his last name....it seems kind of silly) needs to do a lot of work on his characters; but if he dialed it down with the Superwoman who is above normal relationships and has abilities that no other human possesses he might hae a really good 3rd novel.Nevertheless....there is surprise ending which you are not going to figure out, and it is worth it to struggle through the slow parts of the book for. It is very nicely done.