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Bloodshot - The Official Movie Novelization by Gavin G. Smith

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4.0

I received a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

I'll be honest, I hadn't heard about this film until I got a copy of the book.

I really enjoyed this. Novelisations sit in this strange space where they can go either way, but this is an especially good one and actually, I quite want to see the film now. You can clearly see where each cinematic shot would go and it's written in quite a cinematic way, with big descriptions and sometimes it feels like a shot-by-shot breakdown. But this kept the pace up and kept it interesting.

They have managed to make our main character, Bloodshot, more 3D and while the backstory is lacking (for good reasons) you start to feel a sense of camaraderie with him and the want to know his backstory is overwhelming at points. Plus I didn't expect some of the things that happened!

What actually really stood out for me was the bonus story at the end, where you see the recruitment of one of characters that appears in the main story. This was fascinating and actually I read this part the quickest as I was enthralled by this story!

This is a novelisation that is definitely worth reading.
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