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Book Review of Deserter (Kris Longknife, Bk 2)

Deserter (Kris Longknife, Bk 2)
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I enjoyed the first book in this series, but this one has....

endless assassination attempts on way too many people;

a god-like mini-computer which does everything the heroine asks it, sometimes even before she asks, and interfaces with and controls other 'secure' computers before you can blink;

tens of thousands of intelligent nano-bugs, from both sides, seeking out information, then destroying each other, all of which the mini-computer controls;

long meaningless conversations that go nowhere and only serve to lengthen the book and boost the author's ego;

continuous references to the heroine's body, including overuse of the term 'boobs', with the heroine dressing up as a whore on several occasions;

continual references by the heroine and her group to romantic "possible pairing-offs", all of them being too familiar (rude?) with each other;

the characters continuously engaging in meaningless witty repartee while in the midst of deadly armed combat, with people dropping dead all around them;

the heroine and her group calling each other inane 'familiar' names, such as her maid referring to her as "Baby Cakes";

automated luggage containing everything from party gowns to fragmentation bombs;

and the list goes on.

In my opinion, this book was written for a certain segment of thirteen-year-old sci-fi fans.