Omega Rising

It started very well but went south somewhere in the middle... The main problem was the benefit of hindsight on the POV's part. First I thought it was an error, but it turned out to be conceptual, which only made it worse because it didn't fit with the story's structure, and made the main character look dumb. I don't mind stupid characters, but when she's clueless and making excuses for herself? No, thanks.

MINOR SPOILER

And then there's the bit at the end, where she says: “I promised Navy that this testimony would be as honest as I can make it.” WHAT TESTIMONY? I don't remember this whole thing being a testimony.

I think Jessica Meats is a talented writer, way better than average on a sentence level, but she needs a talented editor to catch these things.

(Source: Netgalley)