Review: Chilling Effect

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The story is about as absurd as 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' if not quite as cleverly constructed but the crew and events of this plot reminded me of 'Firefly' most of all. Especially at about half way, when the captain is considering her crew as her family and she is privately recollecting how they had each joined her, the characters here felt very familiar to those aboard Serenity. I liked the crew more than the captain but I think that's the point of her character.

It probably went on for a little too long but is fun and entertaining. I quite liked the scent decoder device and there was heaps of other quirky tech in this story.

I had figured out the "switcharoo" well before half way and although I usually don't mind when that happens, in this book it felt like it dragged until it was finally revealed at about three quarters.

I liked the book, I'll continue the series.

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