Alien: Isolation

I do not like the whole “ lets have a flashback” every chapter to buffer a story you clobbed together from a game that was a lot better. Maybe im too much of a Ellen Ripley fan not to give Amanda a chance.......more

In the surprisingly long litany of popular-videogames-turned-novel-adaptations, there aren’t a TON that most would classify as being ‘good’…and unfortunately, ‘Alien: Isolation’ isn’t an exception. Author Keith R.A. DeCandido does a credible enough job of layering in a decent degree of emotional exp......more

I was really looking forward to this, an adaptation of an incredible videogame based on one of my favourite franchises of all time. Unfortunately, the book inherits many of the flaws of the game, namely a shallow, unevenly paced story and uninteresting characters. Personally, I was eager to see how......more

3.5 ⭐️ I really enjoyed this book for what it is: an adaptation of a video game’s story. It zipped along and was fun to read, but was no great piece of literature. It’s plotted like a video game and it doesn’t seem like much work was done to change that, and the ending was particularly bleak. I did e......more

I loved the game, even though I didn't beat it. I got too scared. lol! Maybe one day I'll finish it. But I loved the book too. It had me holding my breath with anxiety on some parts. This was a book I couldn't wait to keep going back to when I had to stop and deal with "life" things.......more