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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
Interesting novel that takes a fresh look at superheroes. I was never bored with it.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
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2.5 Stars, because there was a good story somewhere in here but whoever was the editor really let it down. Too many overwritten passages. Inconsistencies. Horrific "hacking" scenes. Characters existing only to further the plot. At many times it felt like reading a draft, not a finished product.
The actual story, the superhero of the past and the next generation, I liked and redeemed it a lot after I was nearly speed reading to get to the end.
The actual story, the superhero of the past and the next generation, I liked and redeemed it a lot after I was nearly speed reading to get to the end.
Loved this one! It is a thriller with really lovely writing and character development. I found myself highlighting phrases throughout the book because he constructs ideas and images so well (but it doesn't feel forced at all). The Chicago setting, the superhero/vigilante element, the police and their role in the city -- all of it added so much to the story.
We like to think of heroes as all being kind of the same, at their core. They stand up for truth and justice, beat the bad guys, etc. etc. A lot of them are a bit dull, because they’re portrayed as very focused on their goal. It’s up to their allies to provide comic relief or a bit of moral gray area. At least, that’s the way that heroes used to be, from the Greeks, the Norse, and right down to Superman. But, as we see in The Reign of the Kingfisher, by T.J. Martinson, heroes aren’t what they used to be...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.