A review by kirabobooks
Second Nature by David Mack
2.0
I was initially taken by the premise of this Star Trek derivative, but halfway through I lost all interest. It was a total struggle to even finish the book, hence taking over a month to read a short novel that should have taken less than a week. Urgh.
The suspension of disbelief is necessary and even familiar for many Star Trek fans but this went too far. At too many points throughout the novel I thought, "Yeah, there's no way." And it's disappointing to have that happen, considering the infinite possibilities of the Star Trek universe.
The plot is fine, the characters are interesting, the trials and tribulations are much the same as they are in the series, movies, comics, and other novella. It just didn't have the necessary "oomf" to carry it through to the end.
The suspension of disbelief is necessary and even familiar for many Star Trek fans but this went too far. At too many points throughout the novel I thought, "Yeah, there's no way." And it's disappointing to have that happen, considering the infinite possibilities of the Star Trek universe.
The plot is fine, the characters are interesting, the trials and tribulations are much the same as they are in the series, movies, comics, and other novella. It just didn't have the necessary "oomf" to carry it through to the end.