Kaylee
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.
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.
Oh. My God, I think authors just enjoy torturing their readers - do you hear me, Author?
This is a followup to the first four, really enjoyable Action Figures novels, about a set of teenagers who develop super-abilities. This novel is a bit different as it was more of a set of short novellas all strung together teaming up disparate parts of the Hero Squad with others in their own little spotlights, and as such, it was very enjoyable! The cliffhanger ending though made me erupt in a Vader-esque “NOOO!” that startled my cat into hiding.
Can't wait for book six. You evil, evil author. :)
Note - this review is based on an advanced reader copy of the e-book, provided to me by the author. I will start off by saying that as an avid devourer of Mr. Bailey's Action Figures series, I was looking forward to a new series and was giddy when I was given an ARC to preview. That being said, while the book has a good sense of humor, and some character development, I had a very hard time dealing with the faux-bardic third person-based point of view that the book has at times, whereas the story is dictated to you from the “narrator” and his point of view. Apart from that it is a decent “heroes out to make some money but instead have to save the world” fantasy story - and it is a decent start for someone new to the genre. While this wasn't the page-turner I expected, it amused me and I'll check out any sequel book to see how things turn out for the intrepid heroes.hahahahah
I was again given the chance to review an Advanced Reader Copy of this latest book in the Silver Ships series, and was looking forward to it.
First off - don't read this book without reading the first in the series. You will be incredibly lost. As it was, it had been a couple months since I read the first book, so I spent the first chapter or two feeling like I was missing something, but then memory kicked in and I was able to catch back up. (Though some terms I had to refer to the glossary in the appendix to remember).
This book is just as good as it's predecessor - even moreso in a couple places. The dealings with the ships AI (called a SADE (Self Aware Digital Entity)) was expanded, and I really really enjoyed those interactions. The storyline kept up with what had come before, and marched forward smartly. The one place where it still bothers me is the main character. He is so incredible at everything he does - he doesn't seem to have any flaws, and is (literally, when matched up to his Meridien cousins) larger than life and does everything better than everyone else.
Still, the story is good, and the other characters are slowly fleshing out, so I can still heartily give this 4 stars - and wait for the next novel in this series.
I have really been enjoying the Action Figures universe so far, so I was really looking forward to this new Issue. But to be honest, I was blown away at what I experienced in this book. I use the term ‘experienced' on purpose, because I didn't quite read this book, but I felt connected very much with it, on an emotional level.
Issue Four: Cruel Summer is a bit darker than the previous three books, and really explores the characters and what happens and can happen in a person's life, not to mention what a superhero goes through and the craziness that entails. I really can't heap enough praise on this book because it was a great read, and made me laugh, cry, smile, then get angry at characters in turn. It's a rare book that not only entertains, but connects on that more visceral level. This was one of those books for me.
I almost felt ashamed for being a computer nerd / geek after reading this. I can't put my finger too much on why I was uncomfortable, but the main character is set up as very anti-social and unlikeable at first - always staring and looking at his neighbor, and comparing her and himself to the X-Men in these creepy nerd-montages.
I just felt icky reading them, and it overshadowed what wasn't too bad of a book, but it really left me not wanting more.
A really good sci-fi story based around characters of one race, two worlds, two histories, and what happens when they find each other after hundreds of years. Many of the in-character decisions came off very believable and their drives and motivations were completely identifiable to the reader.
The crew of the Rêveur was a nicely rounded, mixed bunch. I adored the very ‘human' AI, who reminded me instantly of JARVIS from Iron Man in tenor of mental tone, if not dialogue.
Alex - the main character - however comes off almost too good to be believed. He was a prodigy, and did amazing things, and then all this other amazing stuff happens and he's amazingly good at almost all of it. I think he would have been a stronger character with a few more flaws, or if he had more failure to deal with. He is written rather well for all of that, and it helps to pull him back from the brink as a “Gary Stu” character. Hopefully we see him get out of his depth and maybe develop a few flaws in the sequel, which I am very much looking forward to seeing come out later this year!
Really good - surprisingly good book about a group of middle-schoolers who gain superpowers. The main character, Penelope, becomes a genius mad scientist and imbues her two best friends with superpowers. While her superhero parents are mostly clueless, they accidentally become a supervillan team called “The Inscrutable Machine” and wreak fun havoc.
This is a really good read, with likable characters and well written, imaginative action
Surprising. I really didn't think this book would be any good, but I was incredibly, pleasantly surprised. The story is set in our (possible) future where full immersion VR is possible, and people have gotten “stuck”/uploaded in MMORPGS - some on purpose, because they have found that in the virtual world, they are young, disease-free, and free of whatever handicap that may have ailed them.
The book continues to follow a young man as he levels up, makes friends, and tries to figure out this new world he's chosen to live in - and it's done with humor, character, and attention to detail
I despised the female protagonist before the first two chapters were over.
This is a surprisingly good ‘slice of life in the future' series, that I completely enjoyed. To be honest the main character is one of those “mary sue” characters who ends up being amazing at everything he does, but the story is well crafted enough that you don't mind too much.
A great return to form for [a:Jim Butcher 10746 Jim Butcher http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1205261964p2/10746.jpg] - Harry Dresden (Wizard) is back and better than ever.