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A review by adamdavidcollings
Failstate by John W. Otte
5.0
Failstate is just another teenage superhero competing for the prized vigilante license on a reality TV show. His power is the ability to break and destroy stuff. Not so glamerous. He’s a bit of an underdog, which I love, and his life is about to get a whole lot more interesting.
Failstate was great fun to read. It defies the cliches of both superhero fiction and young adult fiction. It took me places I really didn't expect it to. That is not to say it didn't keep it's narrative promises.
The characters were well-rounded and develloped. I alwys kmow an author has done a good job with their characters when I have strong emotional rections to these people who don't exist. This happened with Failstate. I identified closely with the main character. I felt like I was in his shoes, along for the ride.
I look forward to seeing where this series goes next.
Failstate was great fun to read. It defies the cliches of both superhero fiction and young adult fiction. It took me places I really didn't expect it to. That is not to say it didn't keep it's narrative promises.
The characters were well-rounded and develloped. I alwys kmow an author has done a good job with their characters when I have strong emotional rections to these people who don't exist. This happened with Failstate. I identified closely with the main character. I felt like I was in his shoes, along for the ride.
I look forward to seeing where this series goes next.