Terms of Enlistment by Marko Kloos is another science fiction story about first contact with aliens and how humanity deals with that particular scenario, but mixed in with problems like overpopulation and unnecessary wars between nations. 
 The two latter are the reason why I liked this book so much. Marko Kloos doesn't concentrate on the aliens per se, in fact, they only appear in the last few chapters of the book. He describes the terrible state of earth and how humanity deals, or doesn't deal, with it. There are way too many people on the planet and the government shoves them into giant cementblocks and feeds them soy produce. 
 As if that wasn't enough earths strongest nations are at war over the few remaining resources. 
 The protagonist, Andrew, is a smart but head on guy that manages to get himself into dangerous situations over and over again. Of course this is your typical sci-fi scenario, a hero having to deal with all the bad things life and the universe throw in his way, but in my opinion Marko Kloos solves most of those scenarios with believable assets and Andrews cleverness rather than just getting him out with sheer luck or some magical new technology - which sci-fi writers tend to do a lot. I also liked the fact that when Andrew gets in trouble the author doesn't describe an incredibly long downward spiral for the next few chapters where it gets worse and worse and makes the reader (well, me) anxious and frustrated by the minute. 
 The people Andrew meets are likable and realistic characters that all make the story enjoyable and fun to read. Although sometimes it seems that the author just assigned a few adjectives and traits to every character and sometimes uses them noticeably often. 
 I cannot tell you about the language and style of the book too much since my english just isn't good enough yet to make a valid statement. But the language seems a little colloquial, which isn't a bad thing since it makes you, the reader, feel closer to the protagonist. It just fits in the scheme. 
 I very much liked the idea of the military having to turn down people instead of trying to get as many as possible to join the army, which of course is because of the massive overpopulation problem that forces people to look for steady income and even good food. 
 So is this book the typical american army hero scenario sci-fi novel? Kind of. But it makes up for it by not concentrating on this topic only and by being very entertaining and versatile. 
 All in all I very much enjoyed it and am looking forward to the second part of the Frontlines series.