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A review by carleeiigh
Go Nitro: Rise of the Blades by Jeremy N. Dooley
4.0
It's really obvious that this book is the author's first, the writing is very simple and exposition isn't handled great and the characters need to be fleshed out a lot more.
But it's a really fun read after the first half.
I'm probably too forgiving because I am a big fan of achievement hunter and Jeremy, and it does have a few flaws, but once the story gets going it's gets fun and I got wrapped up in the action. There are ridiculous sci fi tropes that I laughed at, the characters seem one dimensional at first but thankfully get a lot better as the book goes on (though I will say surprisingly the main lead doesn't have a lot of personality, but at this point it's run of the mill for these 'superhero' series).
The action is good, sometimes great, and just so creative. That's really what makes this so enjoyable, just how creative it is. the villains are over the top, but still menacing when needed to be. The skill sets have a cool twist to them, even the plot has a few twists and turns I couldn't predict. Not all of them, one in particular you can spot a mile away, but a few.
I wish we spent more times actually getting to know each character, actually having them train together at least for a little bit before springing into action. There's almost no downtime in the book except for the beginning, and that's just for introductions. The timeframe is also unclear, it kind of seems like it all takes place in one night, which it probably shouldn't. But again, first time author and I can forgive it.
All in all the technical writing stuff isn't great, but it's so creative and fun it doesn't drag the book down. If the first half drags a little, give it time to hook you.
But it's a really fun read after the first half.
I'm probably too forgiving because I am a big fan of achievement hunter and Jeremy, and it does have a few flaws, but once the story gets going it's gets fun and I got wrapped up in the action. There are ridiculous sci fi tropes that I laughed at, the characters seem one dimensional at first but thankfully get a lot better as the book goes on (though I will say surprisingly the main lead doesn't have a lot of personality, but at this point it's run of the mill for these 'superhero' series).
The action is good, sometimes great, and just so creative. That's really what makes this so enjoyable, just how creative it is. the villains are over the top, but still menacing when needed to be. The skill sets have a cool twist to them, even the plot has a few twists and turns I couldn't predict. Not all of them, one in particular you can spot a mile away, but a few.
I wish we spent more times actually getting to know each character, actually having them train together at least for a little bit before springing into action. There's almost no downtime in the book except for the beginning, and that's just for introductions. The timeframe is also unclear, it kind of seems like it all takes place in one night, which it probably shouldn't. But again, first time author and I can forgive it.
All in all the technical writing stuff isn't great, but it's so creative and fun it doesn't drag the book down. If the first half drags a little, give it time to hook you.