Kaylee

Short but sweet

It was a well written book, but it felt like it should've been about twice as long. The story was very quick, and gave backstory to one of the best characters in the new trilogy. But that's it, it wasn't really a stand out effort.

This was super (ha!) enjoyable to read. This series, which started off as a web-series (and it shows in the first book [b:Super Powereds: Year 1 17879100 Super Powereds Year 1 (Super Powereds, #1) Drew Hayes https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1368127021s/17879100.jpg 25037508]) was decent enough to start with, but continues to improve writing and story-wise until this conclusive volume. The characters were many, and layered, and while there is a lot to read here, it never slogs or drags on. This is probably now my second-favorite superhero novel series in this genre.

The first book in the Wearing the Cape series has been remastered, re-edited and had some great artwork added to make it a must have of WtC fans! This is my second time buying this novel - I've been a fan of Astra and the Wearing the Cape universe for years now - and when the Kickstarter for the RPG meant that this special edition could come to life, I jumped on it wholeheartedly.

If you haven't read this book yet, then before you stands the best superhero genre novel of this century. The lead character, Astra, gains her superpowers in an accident/terror attack and she has to learn how to deal with what this means to her as a young woman, as a hero, and as a human being. All the characters in this novel are well-written and three-dimensional, and the story makes you care about them and root for them in everything they do.

Again - this is a story that I can't get enough of. I've read it a half-dozen times over the past 3 years and it continues to delight and entertain. You won't be sorry you tried it.

Overall I really enjoyed this return to one of my all time favorite heroines - Ky Vatta and Vatta's war has a really nice place of honor on my “read every year or so” shelf, so I was excited to find this new one.

While it still was good - it lacked something. Maybe due to the less action (sorry - survivalist methods aren't the same as tactics and combat) but I think everything felt a little rushed. Conclusions came quickly, and the end of the book felt like it should have been another chapter in length. Overall I'm writing this off to an author coming back to a set of old, comfortable shoes that don't quite fit anymore. It'll take some time to break back in again - but I look forward to the next attempt.

Weak but not bad

I love the series. I was so excited to see that book night and finally come out, in the writing is still as good as ever, except the ending to this one felt, well, found in. It was too simple resolution, too easy. It honestly felt like the resolution was the beginning of a twist and that the true ending to the book would be another couple chapters along. But instead it just petered out.

I'm still hoping that he writes an issue 10. I really love this world, and these characters. They are flawed, relatable, and just people with extraordinary powers. It's a great series, this is just the weakest book.