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A review by popthebutterfly
Collateral Damage by Taylor Simonds
4.0
Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book Series: Standalone so far
Rating: 4.5/5
Diversity: Not that I can remember, but I read this a bit ago
Publication Date: June 5, 2019
Genre: MG/YA Superhero
Recommended Age: 13+ (superheroes, experimentation, and sarcasm)
Publisher: Parliament House
Pages: 318
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Synopsis: ower. Courage. Invincibility. The marks of a true hero.
Meg Sawyer has none of these things.
Meg has never stopped a moving bus with her bare hands, been bitten by a radioactive insect, or done anything moderately resembling saving the world. She doesn't have to. She's a background citizen, a nobody, one of the swarms of faceless civilians of Lunar City--where genetically enhanced superhumans straight out of the comics have thwarted evil for years.
For as long as the Supers have existed, Meg has had one goal: to not become a casualty in their near-daily battles for justice. And for the last seventeen years, she's managed to do just that. Sure, her minimum-wage job at the local coffee shop isn’t great, she can’t even leave her apartment without loading herself up with protective gear, and her car was just hijacked to throw at a supervillain (again), but she’s not dead yet.
But when Meg accidentally finds one of the city's perfect, invincible protectors murdered under extremely suspicious circumstances, her whole “innocent bystander” strategy falls apart. After being coerced by his determined girlfriend into a mission to help prevent the deaths of the remaining Supers, Meg finds herself forced into the foreground of a story she never wanted to be part of—one that challenges everything she thought she knew about both her city and herself.
Review: This book is so cute and amazing! The book is sarcastic and witty, funny and touching, and the characters are perfection! They have an amazing voice and it feels like they’re real! The book is also well written and the plot is pretty well done!
My only issue is that the book had a bit of issue with pacing. It felt slow in areas and fast in others. I also don’t like how the characters aren’t multi-layered but I consider this book to be for younger audiences so I’m giving it leeway.
Verdict: If you like superheroes you’ll love this one!
Book Series: Standalone so far
Rating: 4.5/5
Diversity: Not that I can remember, but I read this a bit ago
Publication Date: June 5, 2019
Genre: MG/YA Superhero
Recommended Age: 13+ (superheroes, experimentation, and sarcasm)
Publisher: Parliament House
Pages: 318
Amazon Link
Synopsis: ower. Courage. Invincibility. The marks of a true hero.
Meg Sawyer has none of these things.
Meg has never stopped a moving bus with her bare hands, been bitten by a radioactive insect, or done anything moderately resembling saving the world. She doesn't have to. She's a background citizen, a nobody, one of the swarms of faceless civilians of Lunar City--where genetically enhanced superhumans straight out of the comics have thwarted evil for years.
For as long as the Supers have existed, Meg has had one goal: to not become a casualty in their near-daily battles for justice. And for the last seventeen years, she's managed to do just that. Sure, her minimum-wage job at the local coffee shop isn’t great, she can’t even leave her apartment without loading herself up with protective gear, and her car was just hijacked to throw at a supervillain (again), but she’s not dead yet.
But when Meg accidentally finds one of the city's perfect, invincible protectors murdered under extremely suspicious circumstances, her whole “innocent bystander” strategy falls apart. After being coerced by his determined girlfriend into a mission to help prevent the deaths of the remaining Supers, Meg finds herself forced into the foreground of a story she never wanted to be part of—one that challenges everything she thought she knew about both her city and herself.
Review: This book is so cute and amazing! The book is sarcastic and witty, funny and touching, and the characters are perfection! They have an amazing voice and it feels like they’re real! The book is also well written and the plot is pretty well done!
My only issue is that the book had a bit of issue with pacing. It felt slow in areas and fast in others. I also don’t like how the characters aren’t multi-layered but I consider this book to be for younger audiences so I’m giving it leeway.
Verdict: If you like superheroes you’ll love this one!