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twocents's review
3.0
It was a fun story. There were two main things that rubbed me the wrong way: I had a hard time figuring out what character had what description. The introduction of the Vindico was, in particular, not the best in that regard. I also had a problem with the way the female characters were written, finding them a bit trite and cliched, and goodness, the extent to which the males were constantly explaining the females had me eyerolling.
I think there's a good core story here, though, that I can overlook those errors. The story took a bit of a turn for the obvious, but superhero stories tend to. I'll be interested to see where he takes it next.
I think there's a good core story here, though, that I can overlook those errors. The story took a bit of a turn for the obvious, but superhero stories tend to. I'll be interested to see where he takes it next.
pegahe's review
2.0
This is a partial review. The full review can be found on The Sirenic Codex.
Some books grow on you. I was almost positive The Vindico would either be a DNF or one star read for most of the book. So I was extremely pleased that, after I finally finished it, I realized it was entertaining and not that bad.
The premise is awesome although light-hearted. I was extremely disappointed with that. I wanted a serious story about the transformation into becoming a villain and The Vindico was not that.
Emily, Hayden, Sam, James and Lana were all kidnapped from their homes by a Villain so that they can gain superpowers and help the villains overthrow the League of Heroes. The Villains have their own reasons for hating the League and the kids don't have much of a choice.
Read the rest of this review.
Some books grow on you. I was almost positive The Vindico would either be a DNF or one star read for most of the book. So I was extremely pleased that, after I finally finished it, I realized it was entertaining and not that bad.
The premise is awesome although light-hearted. I was extremely disappointed with that. I wanted a serious story about the transformation into becoming a villain and The Vindico was not that.
Emily, Hayden, Sam, James and Lana were all kidnapped from their homes by a Villain so that they can gain superpowers and help the villains overthrow the League of Heroes. The Villains have their own reasons for hating the League and the kids don't have much of a choice.
Read the rest of this review.
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Loved reading this book, it was an interesting read with great characters and it was just so easy to devour this story! Now to read more now!
*First Read June 4th, 2012*
This was a great book, really interesting, and that the "bad guys" had important reasons for what they were doing, and that good and bad are in a grey area. And I can't wait for the sequel!
*First Read June 4th, 2012*
This was a great book, really interesting, and that the "bad guys" had important reasons for what they were doing, and that good and bad are in a grey area. And I can't wait for the sequel!
bookishly_faith's review
2.0
Alright, I chose to read this book because my library was making a huge deal about it since the author had come in and plus, they had a lot of copies of it. I thought that the idea of superheros would be interesting especially if it was from the villain's PoV.
The book wasn't bad at all, just a bit too middle grade to be called YA. It's like tween guy YA. This is because the characters were mostly flat and there was very little depth to the story. As much as the reader was given some information as to the motivations of the kids, because of the PoV (third person omniscient) it was hard to figure out what was going on inside the kid's minds. I think my favourite character was Emily because she had the most going on for her. I felt that the villains were undeveloped a bit. There was talk about how each came to join the Vindico but then, the reader would barely hear some of the motivations of like Rono, Silver or Leni. And was I the only one who had issues figuring out which Villain was which. I mean I knew the Torturer and Aviria, but the rest I kept getting mixed up because there was no real long clarification of the villain. I guess you could say this book was a light read because it only took me a day to get through and was pretty simple.
Another thing about the PoV, it was so hard to figure out whose PoV it was because it was omniscientIn one chapter the reader would hear from maybe 2 different character's minds(barely), maybe a villain's plot and some unknown person description of the action. I felt as though the story contained a lot of telling not showing. there was some description but there were told too many details that it became repetitive.
The pacing wasn't bad because I obviously was able to get through it very quickly.The plot wasn't bad but the author would throw something in and then I'd be wondering what it meant and when it would happen. And it never happened and I wasn't told the reaction of the person. Then, I had issues with the training of the teens to become villains. It didn't feel like they were actually trained! I mean, there was maybe one or two training sessions each character and then we were told that they were faster and stronger. I just felt like the reader missed a bunch of breakthroughs. The ending was terrible because I got so confused! The kids would do something, go back on it and then completely change their minds again. By the end, I was thankful I didn't have to continue to have to puzzle it out.
As you probably tell, I didn't really like the book. But it wouldn't be bad, if I wasn't so analytical.
The book wasn't bad at all, just a bit too middle grade to be called YA. It's like tween guy YA. This is because the characters were mostly flat and there was very little depth to the story. As much as the reader was given some information as to the motivations of the kids, because of the PoV (third person omniscient) it was hard to figure out what was going on inside the kid's minds. I think my favourite character was Emily because she had the most going on for her. I felt that the villains were undeveloped a bit. There was talk about how each came to join the Vindico but then, the reader would barely hear some of the motivations of like Rono, Silver or Leni. And was I the only one who had issues figuring out which Villain was which. I mean I knew the Torturer and Aviria, but the rest I kept getting mixed up because there was no real long clarification of the villain. I guess you could say this book was a light read because it only took me a day to get through and was pretty simple.
Another thing about the PoV, it was so hard to figure out whose PoV it was because it was omniscientIn one chapter the reader would hear from maybe 2 different character's minds(barely), maybe a villain's plot and some unknown person description of the action. I felt as though the story contained a lot of telling not showing. there was some description but there were told too many details that it became repetitive.
The pacing wasn't bad because I obviously was able to get through it very quickly.The plot wasn't bad but the author would throw something in and then I'd be wondering what it meant and when it would happen. And it never happened and I wasn't told the reaction of the person. Then, I had issues with the training of the teens to become villains. It didn't feel like they were actually trained! I mean, there was maybe one or two training sessions each character and then we were told that they were faster and stronger. I just felt like the reader missed a bunch of breakthroughs. The ending was terrible because I got so confused! The kids would do something, go back on it and then completely change their minds again. By the end, I was thankful I didn't have to continue to have to puzzle it out.
As you probably tell, I didn't really like the book. But it wouldn't be bad, if I wasn't so analytical.
labraden's review
4.0
The Vindico is about 5 young teens who are kidnapped and taken to train with the Vindico, which are a group of villains with superpowers who have been at war with the Legion of Heroes. The evil mentors search for their apprentices' strengths in order to train them but also exploit their weaknesses in order to make them villains. This book was an interesting twist on the "Teen Superhero Team" subgenre that has become so popular. The teens actually learn more about themselves than they ever would have learned if they had become superheroes. I look forward to reading The Feros.
xoczarina's review
3.0
This one got me rooting for the villains, and I like it. It was a very fun and light read that I thought what X-men would be like if it was made by Disney. lol
mjovyy1's review
2.0
I am not ashamed to admit that I will forever hold a special place in my heart for superhero novels. So when I saw this book in the library, I was excited to get back to the good old days when I deeply enjoyed books like these.
But I was disappointed. This book is suited for people my age, but I felt really detached from the story line. While the 5 characters were all unique, I had a hard time differentiating the bad guys.
The villains (The 'Vindico') are a secret organisation, that hold a high antagonism for the superheroes (the League).
But the author left out the classic characteristics of a villain, and further reader this novel, the villains didn't seem so bad. The author also added in particular scenes which I thought were very irrelevant to the story, and had completely unrealistic reactions from the 5 kids.
From this book, I'm not so keen on reading the rest of the series.
But I was disappointed. This book is suited for people my age, but I felt really detached from the story line. While the 5 characters were all unique, I had a hard time differentiating the bad guys.
The villains (The 'Vindico') are a secret organisation, that hold a high antagonism for the superheroes (the League).
But the author left out the classic characteristics of a villain, and further reader this novel, the villains didn't seem so bad. The author also added in particular scenes which I thought were very irrelevant to the story, and had completely unrealistic reactions from the 5 kids.
From this book, I'm not so keen on reading the rest of the series.