thebadishradish's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The Master Chief destroys a 20-mile long ship with surprisingly minimal effort and then is forced to solve the trolley problem.
dani1034's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
bookgeekmama's review against another edition
4.0
Listen to this on audible with my son! Love the narrator and the story! Goes right along with the game
revbeckett's review against another edition
4.0
Probably the first question every gamer asked at the beginning of Halo 2 was: how the heck did Sergeant Johnson survive the Flood AND the utter annihilation of the Halo ring, Installation 04? Open this book to find out! The answer within surprisingly connects this part of Halo’s story to the Forerunner trilogy written by Greg Bear (reviews coming soon), thus bringing some continuity to the lore of Halo. Besides this, ‘First Strike’ also gives us further insight into the formidability of Spartans in their MJOLNIR suits, including an understanding of their humanity. In the books, other characters like nameless Marines and significant officers view the Spartans as robots, mainly because they’re faceless warriors with their helmets on all the time as well as their superhuman resilience (literally). Yet here, in ‘First Strike,’ we see they are just as human as the rest of us, supersoldier though they may be. Unfortunately, this book also has an over abundance of grammatical and spelling errors like its prequel, which seems to be a hallmark of the Halo books so far. Because of this, I give it 4 stars.
cisco's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
thebookslayer's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
A great edition to the halo book series that ties together fall of reach and the flood. Finishing with the lead up to halo 2 the game.
minimatt233's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.75
This was amazing! After putting down "The Flood" it was great to see Nylund's writing again which pulled me into the story so much more. This book was just so fun and honestly could have been a game considering the epic events that occur.
rightfulruler's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5