Dare

Well, I can't say that I was disappointed because when you pick up a book that's so obscure, it's a dice roll if it's going to be good or not. I was so invested after 20 pages too, I was thinking "Man, I've done it again, another hidden gem!" But this time it wasn't meant to be, the book dropped off after that and I began to see its many flaws. This may have led me to look for more flaws, but you can't be perfect.

I guess the most important thing I didn't like about this book was that I didn't like Jack. He was just not a guy you root for. He was sexist, racist, and not remotely loyal. I mean the guy was so annoying to read. I didn't even really like R'il either, I don't think any of the characters stand out in fact.

The book in general was very sexist, the plot was all over the place and you never had any good suspense-building. The philosophy was very one-dimensional and only looked at things through a certain lens, which is quite unfortunate. With the world-building that was there, it could have been written so well. So many interesting ways to look at morals with the different races and such.

The world-building was there, meaning the potential was there, but it didn't come out like it could have.