Review: EarthCore

EarthCore by Scott Sigler

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Stupid.

Stupid dumb aliens.

Between this and [b:Ancestor|481601|Ancestor|Scott Sigler|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1175117790s/481601.jpg|469966], I think I have had enough of Sigler. His writing and his plots are not good enough for me to come back anymore...



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Review: Starship: Flagship

Starship: Flagship by Mike Resnick

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Deus Ex Machina. Big time. Glad the series is over.



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Review: Star Wars: Scourge

Star Wars: Scourge by Jeff Grubb

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



This was an enjoyable Star Wars read. Nothing spectacular, but I think I'm ok with some non-spectacular stories for awhile.

A jedi librarian has to find out why his former padawan died and along the way figures out that he's not a total loser because he's not Anakin Skywalker.

And Hutts. I like Hutts. They are great villains and make great characters you love to hate.



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Review: Jane Austen: Minor Works

Jane Austen: Minor Works by Jane Austen

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



This was all the dregs that never quite made it to the public.
Some were better than others and some were positively boring.
All in all, if you are an Austen fan, you'll like these. Depending on how much of an Austen you are will define how much you like this book.



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Review: Warlord of the Air

Warlord of the Air by Michael Moorcock

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Old school time travel scifi.

Not immediately tied to Moorcock's Eternal Champion series, but definitely tied to the Multi-verse...



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Review: Enna Burning

Enna Burning by Shannon Hale

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



I did not like Enna. I did not find her circumstances sympathetic and I found her young girl ways to be simply stupid.
Unlike the [b:The Goose Girl|179064|The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)|Shannon Hale|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1330728389s/179064.jpg|2715267], this was not engaging or endearing.
Thankfully, my wife tells me that the 3rd book of Bayern is better, so I'll read it.



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Review: An Evil Hour

An Evil Hour by Russell Blackford

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



If I had just these books to measure against themselves, in regards to the overall Terminator franchise, I would be ok with these books.
However, I have to compare them to the other T2 series, and this series loses itself in trying to explain the kinks out of time/space/dimension traveling.



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Review: Towers of Midnight

Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I am satisfied with how Sanderson is writing and how he is handling these last 3 Wheel of Time books.



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Review: Soldier of the Legion

Soldier of the Legion by Marshall S. Thomas

My rating: 1 of 5 stars



First book in '13 that goes on my "Abandoned" shelf.
This year I have decided that if I don't like a book within the first 100 pages, forget it.

I was expecting a bit more, as this was published by Ridan, the group that originally published [a:Michael J. Sullivan|2063919|Michael J. Sullivan|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1365679488p2/2063919.jpg], whose 6 book series I loved.

Too much description in place of good writing. Describing something with some funky colored words doesn't mean you've described it well, just differently.

The romance, or the trying to project romance. This is what truly made me give up. It was sappy, nauseating and poorly done. It wasn't believable, the "love" triangle was as cardboard as the box my Amazon order just came in, and it just screamed "pointless plot tool".



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Review: A Practical Man

A Practical Man by Karen Traviss

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Traviss begins/continues her love affair with the Mandoes...



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