Against the Odds Review

Reread.....

I get that there's a mutiny on and that Moon has a lot of balls in the air. But the best authors manage to balance and control those balls; Moon doesn't quite. The plot ends up scattered and confusing...

I really enjoyed this finale to the Serrano series. Lots of ends were tied up satisfactorily and although everyone didn't live happily ever after, there was a satisfying sense of closure. I will miss ...

Wow! It is really rare for me to come across a series that is 7 books long that is so tightly plotted and complex. With great character developments, complicated plots, and suspense. Most of all, wher...

This is book 7, the final volume in the Serrano Legacy series.[return][return]Chaos reigns across Familias Regnant space. The Speaker has again been assassinated. Part of the Fleet has mutinied, break...

Really more like 1.5. The Familias universe becomes even more annoyingly sexist (and I don't think the author quite meant it to appear that way, but it really, really is); the main romance is incredib...

Right...ah. Hmm. So. The book is a little more coherent than its immediate predecessor -- seems like Moon does better when there's more procedural stuff, when we're really immersed in the military asp...

One of my favourites of the series and the author did a good job of tying up most of the loose ends. The Livadhi subplot seemed a little forced though....

I will actually review this series, one day. For now, let me say this:The series is delightful. Not brilliant, it lacks polish and good plotting, and the author has a serious problem with forshadowing...

"Against the Odds" by Elizabeth Moon winds up the Serrano/Suzia series. I liked it but it is really the ending of the pair of books "Change of Command" and "Against the Odds". The publishers have issu...