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A review by chromatick
The Combat Codes by Alexander Darwin
3.0
3.5 stars
This was an entertaining read, and quite well written for a self published novel.
You've seen a lot of this stuff before: Different casts, dystopian future, kids training together, etc. There were parts of this book that felt like the Hunger Games, parts that felt like Harry Potter (complete with a Hermione character), and parts that felt like Red Rising.
Where this book offers it's unique hook is that it's all centered around MMA. Society has reached a point where no one fights wars anymore. Everything is decided by one v one MMA style fighting inside special rings. That part was pretty cool.
There weren't a ton of surprises in this one, but I enjoyed my time with the book and it went by quickly. I'll be checking out the other two books in the trilogy to see how it all ends.
This was an entertaining read, and quite well written for a self published novel.
You've seen a lot of this stuff before: Different casts, dystopian future, kids training together, etc. There were parts of this book that felt like the Hunger Games, parts that felt like Harry Potter (complete with a Hermione character), and parts that felt like Red Rising.
Where this book offers it's unique hook is that it's all centered around MMA. Society has reached a point where no one fights wars anymore. Everything is decided by one v one MMA style fighting inside special rings. That part was pretty cool.
There weren't a ton of surprises in this one, but I enjoyed my time with the book and it went by quickly. I'll be checking out the other two books in the trilogy to see how it all ends.