A review by bent
Ace in the Hole by George R.R. Martin
2.0
Kind of a boring entry in the series. When I started reading the wild card books, I never thought "superheroes are OK, but I'd really like a fictionalized account of a nomination process for a presidential candidate." But that's what we got.
Besides the boring plot, we have a number of characters milling around, not really getting anywhere, building to what is supposed to be a climatic scene. But that scene is a bit of a letdown. I will admit that I read the first two books in this particular arc a little while ago, so I might have appreciated this book more if there was less of a gap, but in general, I found that this book spent most of its time on characters that didn't really grab the attention. Spectre was probably the most compelling character.
There were elements of what I love about the Wild Card books, but not enough to hold my attention. A real letdown for what had been until now, an excellent series.
Besides the boring plot, we have a number of characters milling around, not really getting anywhere, building to what is supposed to be a climatic scene. But that scene is a bit of a letdown. I will admit that I read the first two books in this particular arc a little while ago, so I might have appreciated this book more if there was less of a gap, but in general, I found that this book spent most of its time on characters that didn't really grab the attention. Spectre was probably the most compelling character.
There were elements of what I love about the Wild Card books, but not enough to hold my attention. A real letdown for what had been until now, an excellent series.