Review: Its Addicting
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2012
While I found it started out slowly, once I realized this was a 'slice of life' kind of story, where the character was the center not a particular plot, I found I could relax and let the author get me acqainted with Kelly Blake. I found as the story unfolded he was someone I wanted to follow his adventures, who he met, even the improbable result of three girlfriends who liked each other. It made sense for the kind of flow this story had. When it came about to action and fighting, I felt the writing didn't get bogged down with too many details. Not every bullet was described from which kind of gun. However, the tech was not glossed over either, and I rather liked how new technology was also introdcued. This isn't a static setting, it grows with many possibilities that carried me to book three and I found I am looking forward to a hoped for book three.Going back to the action, it was heroic, feel good kind that wasn't quite the old cowboys don't run out of bullets feel, and yet had that (showing my age) John Wayne kind of feel when the hero comes in to kick tail because it needed kicking, and not necessarily out of a personal grudge. This was also a team effort with Kelly leading the way with his ship and crew. The action walked the fine line of one-man show with a team effort well. It let Kelly star, without his contribution being so overwhelming one felt the rest of the crew were just spear carries.I did not find this a page turner, I found it good to fill in times I wanted to kick back and escape to someone else's life. Not one filled with angst, or gritty anti-heroism that seems the rage of books these days. Kelly isn't this subble jawed rogue or maverick who doesn't fit in. He's a guy who is good at his job, and stands out because of who he is, not because he's going against the grain.He's your rare good guy who is, well a good guy. He even has both parents who lived and are happily married (gasp!), a good childhood (unheard of!) and yet the author somehow does manage to not make him seem a paragon of virtue with a square jaw and whose teeth gleam in the darkness. He's not a regular joe either, just someone you'd like to know if ever existed in real life.This was a book, and series, where I found I revist even after the last page had been read (and I have several times, only just now getting to a review--sorry about that Mr. Smith). This a story I didn't want to end because I was wrapped up in the life of Kelly Blake.Nice supporting cast, interesting setting that isn't static and allows for innovations, great action, and a main character you can like.