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A review by whatthelog
No More Heroes by Michelle Kan
Urban fantasy is where it is at for me! I bought No More Heroes ages ago, so last week I decided to finally tackle it in the Reading Quest. (I’m doing really well, by the way – nearly finished the Mage path!) I originally was interested in it because of the diverse range of characters – Rehua is Samoan, whilst Fang is genderfluid and aroace. (This aspect of the novel is ownvoices). I kind-of wish that Fang was the clear main character of the novel, because she was given much more of a backstory than any of the others, and honestly interested me a lot more than all of the others combined.
I absolutely loved how different the superpowers were. Some characters can travel through reflective surfaces and fog, whilst other characters can create shockwaves and electricity. The way their powers are described is also really interesting – they don’t go with the obvious ways to use their powers, but use them really cleverly. The ways that some of the teams of vigilantes used their powers to work together also made the fight scenes really interesting to read!
However, while I enjoyed No More Heroes, it didn’t grip me like some of the other diverse urban fantasy that I’ve read recently. For me, there were just too many characters, many of whom weren’t as fleshed out as they could have been. The world also felt like it could have also been explained more. If there is a sequel (as the ending hinted) then I might read it, if these issues were tackled.
I absolutely loved how different the superpowers were. Some characters can travel through reflective surfaces and fog, whilst other characters can create shockwaves and electricity. The way their powers are described is also really interesting – they don’t go with the obvious ways to use their powers, but use them really cleverly. The ways that some of the teams of vigilantes used their powers to work together also made the fight scenes really interesting to read!
However, while I enjoyed No More Heroes, it didn’t grip me like some of the other diverse urban fantasy that I’ve read recently. For me, there were just too many characters, many of whom weren’t as fleshed out as they could have been. The world also felt like it could have also been explained more. If there is a sequel (as the ending hinted) then I might read it, if these issues were tackled.