The Unincorporated War by Dani Kollin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I went through several evolutions as I read this.

At first, I was rather... put upon... when I realized this wasn't a solid continuation of a Heinlein-like societal discourse with an enormous dose of courtroom drama but a straight-out LONG mil-SF that reminded me tons of the second book in the Red Rising series but without quite as many memorable characters, I honestly thought about quitting.

Hell, if it wasn't for the solid first book, I probably would have. And that didn't address the fact that I felt bait-and-switched. This is, despite the fact that the title SAYS war. I should have known, right? But I honestly believed it would have been more of a BUILD up to war, not just a slap and tickle saying that time passed after the hero ran to space and HERE WE GO with a fleet and did you know he's the leader?

*sigh*

Okay. That's on me. I still continued and finished it, however. And... it's fairly solid and for all ya'll who love a good civil war spaceship yarn across the solar system, there's much worse out there. This might be perfect for you.

I had my own issues, however. I WANTED my Heinlein-like story.

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