pjonsson's review against another edition
5.0
This book series is just so good! Sure it is light and quick reading and its never going to win any literary prices but then I really do not care about a bunch of old geeks or politically correct wankers telling me what is a good book or not. This series is unique (in my limited experience) in how it merges science fiction and urban fantasy. In addition it has plenty of fun dialogue totally ignoring any form of political correctness (aka creative cussing), plenty of action and is really my cup of tea.
The book picks up right after the big Tzar Bomba that the author dropped on us in the last few sentences of that book. As if having Tom in your head was not bad enough… Luckily the crowd in Bethany’s head do not stop her from continuing on her quest, that is save the world, kick the bad guys asses (if at first it does not work with violence, use more violence) and invent new creative cussing.
Bethany Anne is Bethany Anne of course but she has a growing entourage of very enjoyable characters that shares Bethany Anne’s beliefs in application of violence and cussing. Sure the dialog sometimes borders on slapstick comedy but it is fun.
One thing that I really like with this book series are the wow moments. That is the moments where various characters finally realizes that either, there are people that are so much better at kicking ass than themselves or, that there are things that go bump in the night. Most book series get at least the latter over with in the first book or maybe the second. This book series provides a never ending stream of these moments.
At the same time as the book is providing a lot of action, fun dialogue, wow moments etc. it also moves the main story arc forward and our heroes are constantly progressing towards their goal of getting into space.
I am a bit behind with my reviews so when typing this I have already read several other books including the next book in this series. That one did not disappoint either.
The book picks up right after the big Tzar Bomba that the author dropped on us in the last few sentences of that book. As if having Tom in your head was not bad enough… Luckily the crowd in Bethany’s head do not stop her from continuing on her quest, that is save the world, kick the bad guys asses (if at first it does not work with violence, use more violence) and invent new creative cussing.
Bethany Anne is Bethany Anne of course but she has a growing entourage of very enjoyable characters that shares Bethany Anne’s beliefs in application of violence and cussing. Sure the dialog sometimes borders on slapstick comedy but it is fun.
One thing that I really like with this book series are the wow moments. That is the moments where various characters finally realizes that either, there are people that are so much better at kicking ass than themselves or, that there are things that go bump in the night. Most book series get at least the latter over with in the first book or maybe the second. This book series provides a never ending stream of these moments.
At the same time as the book is providing a lot of action, fun dialogue, wow moments etc. it also moves the main story arc forward and our heroes are constantly progressing towards their goal of getting into space.
I am a bit behind with my reviews so when typing this I have already read several other books including the next book in this series. That one did not disappoint either.
hterry1969's review against another edition
5.0
This is a truly fun series to read. It has everything from vampire's and werewolves to aliens. Lots of action that keeps you waiting to see what happens next.
amandaj6's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome
I was like “sure why not” when the series showed up in Books you may like. I’ve been hooked. Took me a bit to wrap my head around it being a bit more sci-fi than what we normally think of as vampire books. But I love all the characters and just the whole story.
I was like “sure why not” when the series showed up in Books you may like. I’ve been hooked. Took me a bit to wrap my head around it being a bit more sci-fi than what we normally think of as vampire books. But I love all the characters and just the whole story.
dapper's review
1.0
First, I’m loving this series it’s OTT and fun - not serious, just pure fun
Or it was.. I’m still going to continue reading but I’m not a huge fan of the anti-Muslim rhetoric. It’s usually okay for a character to be racist or bigoted and you kinda look at their views and see where they’re coming from — but it’s another thing to preach islamophobia at the reader
David slain an entire city, turning men, women and children into Nosfer and having them massacre EVERYONE but a small group of people.. but TBQ is hyper focused on revenge for Paris. I can’t help but feel that the Turkey massacre was of such little import due to Turkey being a Muslim nation? Like for real, they went there mainly to hide that there were vamps and saving the survivors was a byproduct.
They should have been going after David, not on religious killing sprees.
⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ This is a rant:
I liked John, but reading his POV when he was ranting about Muslims kinda pissed me off. He says “If the Muslim people hadn’t been allowed to stay there fifty years before…” and just before that remarks on the Dutch’s *hospitality* being treated poorly. This just makes him look ignorant (tho I do have to remind myself John is from Florida so maybe it’s a valid character flaw)
Muslims have been a part of the Netherlands for centuries, mostly starting when the dutch attempted to conquer and colonize Sumatra. Then more recently, the Netherlands recruited foreign Muslims for labor resulting in a larger migration. Many of the migrants have also been mistreated, murdered, abused, and discriminated against before and after any actual terrorist activity.
I’m not Muslim myself, nor religious, but hate blanket statements that paint entire nationalities or religions as one entity. Some Muslims are radical, some white people are radical, some black people are radical. The scene where John goes into a neighborhood with so much hate for EVERYONE around with 0 understanding pains me.
Places where police won’t help (and even actively hurt) and people are unsafe to walk the streets are places that breed ghettos and gangs as a way to protect themselves from from those who cause harm and those who don’t care. And that’s usually how people become radicalized: being alienated.
So yeah. To end the rant, I hated that the book focused so much of killing Muslims instead of the fake vampire/werewolf/alien stuff that I’m actually down to read about.
Or it was.. I’m still going to continue reading but I’m not a huge fan of the anti-Muslim rhetoric. It’s usually okay for a character to be racist or bigoted and you kinda look at their views and see where they’re coming from — but it’s another thing to preach islamophobia at the reader
David slain an entire city, turning men, women and children into Nosfer and having them massacre EVERYONE but a small group of people.. but TBQ is hyper focused on revenge for Paris. I can’t help but feel that the Turkey massacre was of such little import due to Turkey being a Muslim nation? Like for real, they went there mainly to hide that there were vamps and saving the survivors was a byproduct.
They should have been going after David, not on religious killing sprees.
⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ This is a rant:
I liked John, but reading his POV when he was ranting about Muslims kinda pissed me off. He says “If the Muslim people hadn’t been allowed to stay there fifty years before…” and just before that remarks on the Dutch’s *hospitality* being treated poorly. This just makes him look ignorant (tho I do have to remind myself John is from Florida so maybe it’s a valid character flaw)
Muslims have been a part of the Netherlands for centuries, mostly starting when the dutch attempted to conquer and colonize Sumatra. Then more recently, the Netherlands recruited foreign Muslims for labor resulting in a larger migration. Many of the migrants have also been mistreated, murdered, abused, and discriminated against before and after any actual terrorist activity.
I’m not Muslim myself, nor religious, but hate blanket statements that paint entire nationalities or religions as one entity. Some Muslims are radical, some white people are radical, some black people are radical. The scene where John goes into a neighborhood with so much hate for EVERYONE around with 0 understanding pains me.
Places where police won’t help (and even actively hurt) and people are unsafe to walk the streets are places that breed ghettos and gangs as a way to protect themselves from from those who cause harm and those who don’t care. And that’s usually how people become radicalized: being alienated.
So yeah. To end the rant, I hated that the book focused so much of killing Muslims instead of the fake vampire/werewolf/alien stuff that I’m actually down to read about.
lordsith77's review against another edition
5.0
I am so effin' loving these books. They're fun, and exciting and just great entertainment. The author's notes at the end, just add to the laughter and understanding of certain things.
cliff_meister's review against another edition
1.0
This is one where I gave up
What was promoted as a series with a strong female lead drifted into a misogynist boys club where the women serve as objects to comment on.
The anti-Muslim terrorist narrative misses an opportunity unity to explore real issues of power, colonialism and the ethics of moral killing for cheap repetitive narrative.
Simply couldn’t be bothered to finish this one and see how the strong female lead was conquered.
What was promoted as a series with a strong female lead drifted into a misogynist boys club where the women serve as objects to comment on.
The anti-Muslim terrorist narrative misses an opportunity unity to explore real issues of power, colonialism and the ethics of moral killing for cheap repetitive narrative.
Simply couldn’t be bothered to finish this one and see how the strong female lead was conquered.
suzjustsuz's review against another edition
3.0
So far it's my least favorite of the series, although it's still got all the stuff that makes it fun to read/listen to. But the primary story in this one reads a bit like revenge porn for the folks who are totally bought into the "war on terror" narrative in contemporary politics, framed in a "let's all cheer while we happily go down the Bethany Anne totalitarianism road, because totalitarianism is ok if we like the leader!"
Not something for which it's easy for me to suspend disbelief.
Not something for which it's easy for me to suspend disbelief.
niebieskie2's review against another edition
5.0
Once again Michael has kept me interested and and at the edge of my seat with this installment. I feel like the books are getting better and better and I loved them to begin with. Since this is book 7 I won't say anything more about it. But if you and I like the same books you should get book one and start there, you won't be disappointed.
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