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faileskye's review
3.0
A good action packed romp of a book. The characters are usually pretty fun, albeit stupid on so many occasions. Kind of bugged me when major plot points and professions were dependent on the characters making moronic. Sure, they are all kids and the adults are otherwise incapacitated and debilitated, but that doesn't mean they should nearly get themselves killed because they ignored the one character with any sense out of spite.
I may sound like I hated the book, but that's not true, just the plot isn't really anything to write home about. But I can say that since I have been slow on updating and have finished the trilogy, I can fully recommend this book just so you can read the rest of the trilogy.
I haven't read the original trilogy that this is the prequel to, so can't quite compare that.
I may sound like I hated the book, but that's not true, just the plot isn't really anything to write home about. But I can say that since I have been slow on updating and have finished the trilogy, I can fully recommend this book just so you can read the rest of the trilogy.
I haven't read the original trilogy that this is the prequel to, so can't quite compare that.
wtrice1's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
nesasaenz81's review against another edition
4.0
Another reader wrote that this was a 100% action packed read and she was spot on. I really enjoyed the book and the characters. Is this Pulitzer grade material? Uh NO. But it is a read that will keep tweens, teens, reluctant readers and adults like me entertained and clamoring for the next book in the series.
pwbalto's review against another edition
4.0
BUT NO! Thank Tony Stark, Michael Carroll has followed the Gerund Trilogy with a prequel, and this time the book has a supercharged title and an extremely YA-looking cover to match the fast and funny and heartfelt action within. Finally! THIS book I can hand to a nine-year-old, whose face will light up with interest even as his ma begins to squint dubiously at it. That's a combination I can work with - moms are a lot easier to convince than boys. (Hey and guess what? That's a GIRL under that vaguely Japanese-looking armor on the cover, carrying a sword that resembles a four-foot cleaver. LOVE her!)
Full review on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/2010/09/super-human-michael-carroll-review.html
Full review on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/2010/09/super-human-michael-carroll-review.html
sumayyah_t's review against another edition
4.0
3.5. Very entertaining novel, but the ending was BOGUS! I am hoping for a sequel, as there are many loose ends.
vulco1's review against another edition
Good book. Action packed. I think it was a good continuation of the first trilogy
ssabdelrahman's review
5.0
The next person who even implies that Lance is useless because he is not superhuman, I will jump into the freaking book and strangle them.
maidmarianlib's review against another edition
3.0
Fun, fast paced. Like the new superheros. Very much part of the series. Some violence.