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virgilsinferno's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
From ableist tropes, racist stereotypes, a lack of any important female characters except one that gets fridged, characters that are forgotten, and twists that are easily spotted. I did not enjoy this book at all. The only character I cared for was Donnie and that was not enough to make up for everything else. Overall I cannot recommend this to anyone and I will not be continuing this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Child abuse
ipanzica's review against another edition
5.0
I love the superhero world and the characters! It was so much fun to read and I really liked how it was written from the point of view of a blind person. I thought it was unique since I never read a story written that way before.
thewallflower00's review against another edition
3.0
This is for a younger audience than I thought. It's a simple comic book plot, but a decent one. It's got some cliches. Doesn't break out of a mold or do anything to distinguish itself. It's no "Steelheart" or "Soon I Will Be Invincible". It's supposed to be about disabled superheroes, but the disabling doesn't come up much.
It's fun to see them come up with ways around it (like hooking a telepath to a viewscreen of the blind guy's POV). But they find ways around it quickly and it ceases to be an issue. Katawa Shoujo did a better job of dealing with the day-to-day hardships and it had a variety of characters -- thematically exploring who lets their disability define them and who doesn't. There isn't much of the daily life struggles they face, like the handicapped guy getting stared at. That's the sort of thing I wanted to see. In fact, I think one guy gets his arm back at some point. And my biggest complaint? No girls.
It's fun to see them come up with ways around it (like hooking a telepath to a viewscreen of the blind guy's POV). But they find ways around it quickly and it ceases to be an issue. Katawa Shoujo did a better job of dealing with the day-to-day hardships and it had a variety of characters -- thematically exploring who lets their disability define them and who doesn't. There isn't much of the daily life struggles they face, like the handicapped guy getting stared at. That's the sort of thing I wanted to see. In fact, I think one guy gets his arm back at some point. And my biggest complaint? No girls.
kira20's review against another edition
4.0
I was really impressed with this book! The characters were fascinating and it was a really engaging story. There were some technical errors and parts of it still felt like a draft. But overall a very good read.
petalish's review against another edition
4.0
While it was a bit slow at first to get into, The Ables gradually drew me in, and the finale cemented the four star rating for me. There was a couple of issues with the plot and some inconsistencies, and I would of loved to of seen a couple of female characters in the spot light as well. But still, despite that I enjoyed.
sararomenen's review against another edition
5.0
This book was everything I wanted: humor, drama, adventure, plot twists. It was a ton of fun, I loved every moment and I could not put it down for long. I would pre-order a sequel in a heartbeat!
rebeccalm's review against another edition
5.0
This is a book that I just stumbled across and decided to give a chance - what a fun and surprising find! I listened to this as an audio-book and the narrator really made the characters come to life.
This is a fun coming of age novel about a kid, Phillip, who has exceptional genetic abilities (i.e. super powers), but who also happens to have a physical disability. Philip and his family are new to town, and he soon meets friends in his 'special education' class full of other disabled kids with super powers. An eclectic gang of kids band together to support one another and have a great time learning about their powers in the process.
A fast paced and intriguing story of budding friendship that explores what it means to be abled (and who gets to decide what that means). With many twists and turns - it will keep you hooked till the very end!
This is a fun coming of age novel about a kid, Phillip, who has exceptional genetic abilities (i.e. super powers), but who also happens to have a physical disability. Philip and his family are new to town, and he soon meets friends in his 'special education' class full of other disabled kids with super powers. An eclectic gang of kids band together to support one another and have a great time learning about their powers in the process.
A fast paced and intriguing story of budding friendship that explores what it means to be abled (and who gets to decide what that means). With many twists and turns - it will keep you hooked till the very end!
mybeautifulillusion's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
nicoledagogo's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
illidia316's review against another edition
4.0
I saw the author at a book convention in 2019, where he sat on a panel with several other authors. When he introduced himself, I was shocked - he’s the CinemaSins dude! After he introduced the book, I immediately put it on my want to read list. A book about disabled superheroes? Yes please!
This book is a solid four stars for me. The characters are really interesting - I don’t want to say that I enjoy their disabilities, more that I enjoy their disability/superpower combination. For example, a blind teleporter - you wouldn’t think that could ever work without death or loss of limb, but somehow it does. I have two favorite characters - the main character Phillip and his friend Bentley. Bentley is so intelligent and clever that it was mind blowing. Phillip deals with so much tragedy in this book that I am amazed he can keep going, but he does. The story has a couple of really surprising plot twists that I didn’t see coming.
The only reason this isn’t a 5 star read for me is the sheer amount of bad luck that the kids have in this book. In my opinion, way too many bad things happen, especially to Phillip. Overall though, this book is great.
This book is a solid four stars for me. The characters are really interesting - I don’t want to say that I enjoy their disabilities, more that I enjoy their disability/superpower combination. For example, a blind teleporter - you wouldn’t think that could ever work without death or loss of limb, but somehow it does. I have two favorite characters - the main character Phillip and his friend Bentley. Bentley is so intelligent and clever that it was mind blowing. Phillip deals with so much tragedy in this book that I am amazed he can keep going, but he does. The story has a couple of really surprising plot twists that I didn’t see coming.
The only reason this isn’t a 5 star read for me is the sheer amount of bad luck that the kids have in this book. In my opinion, way too many bad things happen, especially to Phillip. Overall though, this book is great.