This was a strong start to the Inheritance of the Fallen series, it had that element that I was looking for and was invested in the story going through. The world had that feel that worked in this genre and was glad everything flowed with the genre. V. H. Balaban has a great writing style and can’t wait for the next book.

This is a genre I love and the synopsis appealed to me , especially as it seemed to be the start of a series .
The book started well with newly promoted Lieutenant Commander Kaia Marinoch given command of a new type of warship
and sent out to find out just who is attacking their ships - the latest ship one in which her twin sister was killed .
Pirates have been the presumed killers but on inspecting the wreckage Kaia realise that the previous inspection reports were
totally wrong - the weapons used being beyond their capability .
Just who or what is out there - it is up to Kaia and her crew to find out !!

I found the premise of the book a real hook , it drew me in BUT the variety of species and Kaia's own enhancements needed
more explanation/backstory ................. she was very prejudiced against certain crew members because of their race which could have
been detrimental to crew performance ; but also almost overfamiliar with others ???
She often overruled her XO in matters where the XO was bringing correct procedure to her attention , undermining her in
front of junior officers - is this the behaviour of a newly promoted officer trying to make her mark ?
Overall this is an entertaining first book in a new series and I look forward to reading book 2 with perhaps more backstory
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I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own