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A review by ms_chievous
Powerless by Tera Lynn Childs, Tracy Deebs
4.0
3.75/5
Okay, here goes:
I'm a sucker for pretty much anything and everything superhero related. So, when I saw this, I snapped it up immediately. Now, while I really enjoyed it, it did leave me with some complaints and asking a couple questions.
One: The character development was like pulling teeth. Trying to get any background info on characters, powers, or world building was really kinda frustrating. For example: Kenna hugs her friend Rebel after being attacked and Rebel makes mention of a detail that she shouldn't know of the attack and this makes Kenna suspicious. Here's my problem: this is a super-freakin-hero book. I don't know what Rebel's powers are, how do I know she doesn't have some telepathic power like a kick-ass-punk-girl Dr. X?? We don't even find out her power in fact until later in the book! There are a couple of instances of this throughout the book that I'm too frazzled to remember. ALSO, how old are these kids? High School? College? If HS, why aren'y they in school?? (summer break? if so, TELL ME)
Two: Okay, so technically this fits into the first problem, and that is this whole deal with villain and hero "power signatures". Uhh, okay? Sooo how did this start? How did this whole thing get decided? Is it decided on power types? OR were they born with it in the beginning of time and said "welp, your marks' on the right, guess that means you're a villain forever #suckstobeyou mwahaha." Like....I DON'T UNDERSTAND!!! UHG. And this idea really actually fascinates me But I neeeeddddd mooooorrreeeee!!
Well, I thought I had more but I think I just word vomited it all out there in one go. But anywho, I really did like this book. It fascinated me, it was easy and engaging and I liked the characters pretty much (omg Nitro is my little psycho pyro fo-realsies). And I will probably be reading the second book, if nothing else but to hopefully find the answers to ALL MY BURNING QUESTIONS!
Okay, here goes:
I'm a sucker for pretty much anything and everything superhero related. So, when I saw this, I snapped it up immediately. Now, while I really enjoyed it, it did leave me with some complaints and asking a couple questions.
One: The character development was like pulling teeth. Trying to get any background info on characters, powers, or world building was really kinda frustrating. For example: Kenna hugs her friend Rebel after being attacked and Rebel makes mention of a detail that she shouldn't know of the attack and this makes Kenna suspicious. Here's my problem: this is a super-freakin-hero book. I don't know what Rebel's powers are, how do I know she doesn't have some telepathic power like a kick-ass-punk-girl Dr. X?? We don't even find out her power in fact until later in the book! There are a couple of instances of this throughout the book that I'm too frazzled to remember. ALSO, how old are these kids? High School? College? If HS, why aren'y they in school?? (summer break? if so, TELL ME)
Two: Okay, so technically this fits into the first problem, and that is this whole deal with villain and hero "power signatures". Uhh, okay? Sooo how did this start? How did this whole thing get decided? Is it decided on power types? OR were they born with it in the beginning of time and said "welp, your marks' on the right, guess that means you're a villain forever #suckstobeyou mwahaha." Like....I DON'T UNDERSTAND!!! UHG. And this idea really actually fascinates me But I neeeeddddd mooooorrreeeee!!
Well, I thought I had more but I think I just word vomited it all out there in one go. But anywho, I really did like this book. It fascinated me, it was easy and engaging and I liked the characters pretty much (omg Nitro is my little psycho pyro fo-realsies). And I will probably be reading the second book, if nothing else but to hopefully find the answers to ALL MY BURNING QUESTIONS!