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onemassivereader's review
3.0
Interesting
Again, an interesting aside from the main crew, but still too heavy on the military side for me. I can't keep up with it, nor really keep the battles straight in my head. I know war is messy, but this was just sentence after sentence of words that made no sense. I mean, the words did, but not the way they were strung together. I'm kinda glad I don't have the knowledge to make heads nor tails of it. Means I haven't lived it, and for that, I'm grateful.
Again, an interesting aside from the main crew, but still too heavy on the military side for me. I can't keep up with it, nor really keep the battles straight in my head. I know war is messy, but this was just sentence after sentence of words that made no sense. I mean, the words did, but not the way they were strung together. I'm kinda glad I don't have the knowledge to make heads nor tails of it. Means I haven't lived it, and for that, I'm grateful.
pjonsson's review
4.0
I am still way behind with my book reviews so here is another three in one review. This time for the first three books in The Boris Chronicles, another side-story in the Kurtherian universe.
To me these books are a fun, straightforward read. It takes a couple of characters at the time just before The Queen Bitch herself leaves Earth in The Kurtherian Gambit and spins a story around them. It is a simple story and a fairly fast read but it does add a few more details to the Kurtherian universe.
I did feel that the writing in these books was closer to the writing in the original series than, for instance, the books by Martha R. Carr. I like Michael Anderle’s writing so for me this is a good thing.
As usual with books in this universe it all centers around a few very likable and very kick-ass characters. In this case the main protagonist is of course Boris, a very likable werebear. The bad guys are made up of elements of the Russian government who are even more criminal, corrupt and despicable than the average Russian politician. And, just for good measure, the author also throws in a few old-fashioned vampires to round of the bad-guy menagerie.
The Queen Bitch herself is actually part of the story. She and her closest ass-kickers are involved in a fair part of the story which, to me, is another plus.
There are also a few twists, discoveries and revelations, including the introduction of another character that is, well, let’s just say that she is not entirely human and comes with a history to avoid any spoilers here. I guess these twists may or may not have an influence on future books in the Kurtherian universe, whether they are side stories or not, depending on where Michael wants to go.
If you liked any of the previous books in the Kurtherian universe then you will probably like these ones as well. It is a nice well paced roller coaster ride with plenty of wise-ass comments, action and ass-kicking. Oh, and of course some language not suited for the easily offended.
To me these books are a fun, straightforward read. It takes a couple of characters at the time just before The Queen Bitch herself leaves Earth in The Kurtherian Gambit and spins a story around them. It is a simple story and a fairly fast read but it does add a few more details to the Kurtherian universe.
I did feel that the writing in these books was closer to the writing in the original series than, for instance, the books by Martha R. Carr. I like Michael Anderle’s writing so for me this is a good thing.
As usual with books in this universe it all centers around a few very likable and very kick-ass characters. In this case the main protagonist is of course Boris, a very likable werebear. The bad guys are made up of elements of the Russian government who are even more criminal, corrupt and despicable than the average Russian politician. And, just for good measure, the author also throws in a few old-fashioned vampires to round of the bad-guy menagerie.
The Queen Bitch herself is actually part of the story. She and her closest ass-kickers are involved in a fair part of the story which, to me, is another plus.
There are also a few twists, discoveries and revelations, including the introduction of another character that is, well, let’s just say that she is not entirely human and comes with a history to avoid any spoilers here. I guess these twists may or may not have an influence on future books in the Kurtherian universe, whether they are side stories or not, depending on where Michael wants to go.
If you liked any of the previous books in the Kurtherian universe then you will probably like these ones as well. It is a nice well paced roller coaster ride with plenty of wise-ass comments, action and ass-kicking. Oh, and of course some language not suited for the easily offended.
soovailyn's review against another edition
4.0
Notes:
Another fun entry into the series! I didn't like how the authors decided to tack on the extra story at the end. They could have figured out a way to incorporate it into the main arc vs here's this background bit you really wanna know but we're going to smash it on after the ending of this book. =P
Good add on. Bad placement.
Another fun entry into the series! I didn't like how the authors decided to tack on the extra story at the end. They could have figured out a way to incorporate it into the main arc vs here's this background bit you really wanna know but we're going to smash it on after the ending of this book. =P
Good add on. Bad placement.