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5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging Cyberpunk Action That Hooks You From Go
I went into this book blind, not knowing what it was about, though the cover was interesting enough to pique my interest. It did not disappoint.The cyberpunk elements are realistically built into the storyline, and combined with well-implemented world building - it works. I tend to get bored when an author will wax on about the setting more than the plot, but this book balanced both beautifully.The plot was so good too! It had twists and turns and I never knew exactly where the next page would take me. The lead character wasn’t completely predictable- and she was fun to read about (the author didn’t just make her unpredictable for the sake of being unpredictable).I also appreciated having an ace lead character and her non-binary SO. It allowed for fresh relationship perspectives and different dynamics throughout character interactions.Two other facets I tend to judge books on are: dialogue quality and villain believability. This book delivered on both counts. Dialog between characters can be clunky and take away from the story, or it can add to the story with its sheer invisibility. It was virtually invisible in this story because of the quality of the characters. Their personalities were well developed enough that it came through even in the dialog- and I believed it.For villains, I don’t judge them on whether I like them or agree with them, but by whether I believe their motivating factors and can empathize with them. I won’t give away anything here, but I saw a variety of villains introduced and was pleased with the grey area they presented.The end was a happy wrap-up of all the pressing issues in the book, but I like how there are enough bigger picture unresolved issues and unidentified villains to allow for more books in the series. This was a fabulous start to a series, and I will be reading the rest as they are released.
4.0 out of 5 stars Adult Science Fiction Adventure
This book takes place in the future where humans have accomplished space travel, colonies on other worlds, and cyber- and nano-technology. Elise Corto-Intel is an intel operative for the Corto Company, one of the five companies that basically control the colonies. All of her natural limbs have been replaced with cybernetic limbs that make her job of sneaking and stealing easier. She also has implants in most of the rest of her natural body for this purpose. Everything goes sideways when her job of stealing the contents of a safe ends up with her gaining an illegal artificial intelligence's voice in her head. Now she has to recover Bastion's lost chip and try to figure out who hired her for this career-ending suicide mission. She'll have help from her partner Quyen, work partner and friend Hessod, and Echo whose unique skills have helped her with many missions. Along the way, she'll have to dodge assassins and fights she isn't equipped for and decide who she can trust. Will Elise walk away with her career and her life?
3.0 out of 5 stars Not for me, but others may enjoy
Let me preface my review by saying that this is solely my opinion of this book, and I believe people should check it out on their own to form their own opinion.The cover of The Hermes Protocol is interesting and pretty. It does a good job of giving some indication of what to expect from this story. The premise of the book was interesting and, again, corresponds with the cover to set the tone of what to expect from this story.Overall,this book wjust wasn't something that I could get into. I picked it up, laid it down, picked it up, and laid it down again and again in an effort to try to get into it. I like sci-fi stories and was hopeful for this story, but I just couldn't get into it. The story somewhat started off well, but there was so much description throughout this story that it became difficult to focus on and read this book. Ultimately, I couldn't finish this book. I may try to re-read this again in the future.
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a convert
I have never really been a cyberpunk fan, but this unique novel presents a twist on the tired tropes of heist books by centering around an asexual protagonist who is in a long-term relationship with a gender-fluid person, capable of changing their body almost daily. An action packed pager turner, THE HERMES PROTOCOL protocol has turned me into a cyberpunk enthusiast.
1.0 out of 5 stars DNF
I was pretty excited for this book after reading the First Look, and even more excited when I won a copy. The premise sounded exciting, and there aren't many books in this genre. I had such high hopes for this book and really wanted to like it but had to DNF after a few chapters. There were too many unnecessary details that seemed to noncontributory, or held any relevant information to the plot. The intimate and graphic scene that happened toward the beginning of the book was a major turn off, nobody needed to read that, and it did not help character development or world building whatsoever. I like the cover a lot but that'sreally the only nice thing I have to say. I'd like to be more constructive but I don't have anything positive remarks about what I had read so far. It was a promising premise with a very lackluster and poor execution. It felt forced, as if the author was trying too hard, and the plot lacked direction early on. Thank you to Bookish First for the opportunity to read this book.
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