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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
The first book in this series, Turbulence, was a revelation in a lot of ways. Upended a few superhero tropes, used a non-Western setting without falling into a common trap of doing so for the sake of doing so, balanced out the culture of the setting with the reality of the plot, and ended up being an exceptionally fun ride.
Resistance is not the same book as Turbulence, and, in fact, shares little in common with its predecessor outside of some characters and the basic universe. Instead, we get a really solid superhero novel (or, really, a post-supers society) where a lot of it starts as what feels like shorter pieces about supers and slowly evolves into a more political discussion about a world with supers and how the planet handles it, as well as how supers can govern each other.
The biggest flaw in Resistance is that it's not Turbulence, which is pretty unfair on a whole. There are some surprises, a good amount of fun, and it's a great read on a whole, don't get me wrong. The action sequences are great, the political machinations fun. I just enjoyed what was established in Turbulence so much that I was hoping for more specifically from that world. It's not a reason to avoid the book, just evidence that it's different.
Overall, definitely recommended.
Resistance is not the same book as Turbulence, and, in fact, shares little in common with its predecessor outside of some characters and the basic universe. Instead, we get a really solid superhero novel (or, really, a post-supers society) where a lot of it starts as what feels like shorter pieces about supers and slowly evolves into a more political discussion about a world with supers and how the planet handles it, as well as how supers can govern each other.
The biggest flaw in Resistance is that it's not Turbulence, which is pretty unfair on a whole. There are some surprises, a good amount of fun, and it's a great read on a whole, don't get me wrong. The action sequences are great, the political machinations fun. I just enjoyed what was established in Turbulence so much that I was hoping for more specifically from that world. It's not a reason to avoid the book, just evidence that it's different.
Overall, definitely recommended.
I really loved the twists and turns of this book, I did get a little bored of it at certain points but I just plowed through and throughly enjoyed it! I am hoping there is a third book!
I raved about the first of these, [b:Turbulence|9544621|Turbulence|Samit Basu|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1308055324s/9544621.jpg|14431009], and this is just as much fun. I don't understand why they aren't massive. They are laugh-out-loud, brimming with gleeful inventiveness, with terrific characters and a great, utterly ridiculous, explosive plot. I don't read superhero comics and am sick to death of superheromovies, but I would watch the hell out of these as movies except they'd never be as good, because books have an unlimited special effects budget.
Really bonkers enjoyable genre fiction, giving the reader a thoroughly good time, with huge body count and some fun twists. I recommend the pair highly (you don't have to read #1 but why would you not?).
Really bonkers enjoyable genre fiction, giving the reader a thoroughly good time, with huge body count and some fun twists. I recommend the pair highly (you don't have to read #1 but why would you not?).