Armada

This book is okay. It was a nice, light adventure through space and pop culture. It feels like what it set out to be. Nothing more, nothing less.

What I liked

- the battles were really engaging and well detailed. You knew what was where and what was happening at all times.

- the friendships and relationships, besides the romance, were written very authentically. The mother seemed really cool.

- the whole premise was out there in a good way and loved the idea of training everyone with a game.

What I didn't like (SPOILERS)

- the love interest. He must be the smoothest talking guy around if he can land a girl how he did. It didn't feel nessisary to make her anything but a friend. Even in this climate.

- I wanted to know more about the dad. He seemed really cool, but then one dimensional. I wish I could have felt more for him before the ending

- the ending. Okay, so the guys who wants to protect Earth is the bad guy because he wants to fire a weapon? They just wiped out millions of people, destroyed so much. But he's bad? Also, hey we were just testing you here's some medicine to heal everyone, wel help now after we messed everything up and killed people you love. This might create some weird distopia but it's fine. Could have just not bothered your planet but hey.