secre's review
3.0
If you’re looking for a fast paced action shooter reminiscent of an alien James Bond on speed, then this may well be right up your street. If you’re looking for a clever, thoughtful masterpiece then keep on moving because this ain’t it. I can see it appealing to the teenage male of the human species; as I am not however a teenage male, I don’t think I’m the prime audience.
It essentially throws together an alien superhero, a ton of mob bosses and one hell of a lot of shoot em ups and knife slashing. There is some character development, but only really to make our lead hero alien dude perfect or to set him up with not one but two gorgeous women. The Russian ex mobster is perhaps the most fully fleshed out character of the lot and I found myself looking forward to scenes where he came to play.
Either way think Marvel Superheroes plus James Bond with some crack cocaine sprinkled on top for the funsies and you have this novel. It’s not a bad book by any stretch, but the main character is the male equivalent of a Mary Sue, the dialogue is frequently heavy handed and things that should have been hinted at are all too often shovelled at you with a spade...
It essentially throws together an alien superhero, a ton of mob bosses and one hell of a lot of shoot em ups and knife slashing. There is some character development, but only really to make our lead hero alien dude perfect or to set him up with not one but two gorgeous women. The Russian ex mobster is perhaps the most fully fleshed out character of the lot and I found myself looking forward to scenes where he came to play.
Either way think Marvel Superheroes plus James Bond with some crack cocaine sprinkled on top for the funsies and you have this novel. It’s not a bad book by any stretch, but the main character is the male equivalent of a Mary Sue, the dialogue is frequently heavy handed and things that should have been hinted at are all too often shovelled at you with a spade...
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