Usually books like this are right up my alley. I love military sci-fi so was looking forward to a different take with a military paranormal. I couldn't connect with Oscar and while I didn't actively dislike him I was kind of ambivalent about him. It all went downhill from there.
All over the world people are getting magical powers. Oscar Britton, military officer, and his unit are told to take part of an operation to take down two Selfers (who use magic unsupervised) at a local school. Britton is not happy when he discovers that they are hunting two teenagers and to his hor...
A really great read with nice character development and pacing. I'd have liked to have seen some of the supporting characters developed a little more, and there was a bit of a hole for me in one detail of the Portomancy magic but otherwise, just a spotless debut and the best part is its uniqueness. ...
2.5 stars. Way back in high school, I went on a huge military/spy book kick. I went through all of Clancy and Ludlum, plus a few others. Now, I mostly read urban fantasy. I was really looking forward to Control Point and hoping that it would be a perfect merger of military and UF, but it wasn't q...
This one is a slight departure from my normal reads as it is a male-lead UF. I thought the world was very, very cool. Magic has found it's way into the world, giving some people the power to heal, control the elements, control animals, control the dead and open portals, just to name a few. The milit...
Review originally posted here: http://thebookpushers.com/2012/01/23/review-control-point-by-myke-cole/Publisher: AcePublish Date: January 31stHow I got this book: ARC from publisherWhen I first saw the cover for Control Point and the short blurb “Blackhawk Down meets X-Men,” I knew that I had to get...
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