Not bad for a book it's size

Not to mention how deep it is.

I still find that Juan is still a slightly boring character

I need some more time to wrap up my thoughts about it.

He doesn't matter

He's not the character

who is?

The military is the main character

I suppose

He's just the narrator

also MI are still my favourite space marines

Like he's so bland and he's supposed to be bland. Or well

He's not bland. He's a cutout of the author at that age.

Or that's what it seems like it to me.

yeah

Yep, he's bland because he's young

well Juan is a believable character

lots of people his age have no idea what they want to do at that age

Not necessarily.

But he's the average son of a middle class parent.

I didn't say all, or most

He's target demographic is young male nerds

I just think lots of kids that age really have no idea what kind of person they want to be

But not nerd nerds

no

Yes.

since Juan's mate is clearly the nerdier

Yes Juan is obviously not a driven nerd. He's just nerdy.

Have you read After On?

sorry, no

The other main character is a good fit for what I'm trying to describe

although I am confused by one thing.

Marauder armour does have a rocket launcher and a flame thrower

what do MI use when they're trying to take out specific targets?

do they have a gun at all?

I don't think they do

I assume they have snipers or the like

Maybe even true rifleman

But from what I gather the MI are shock troops

But idk

Well to me it seems that MI are the only ground force that exists