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A review by catbooking
Ex-Heroes by Peter Clines
4.0
This was fun. Like an action movie sort of fun. But also had some dark moments, because not everything is peachy in Super-hero-ville.
The heroes felt unique, both in their abilities and their approach to problem solving, but not to the point of sowing discontent. I guess I am a sucker for stories about people working together for some common goal, it gives me hope that not everything is lost.
I do have a few of complaints though. First, the sexualization of Stealth is annoying. Once or twice, it was worth a mention, but after that I could really do without. Second, it was concerning that I could figure out what was going on before the super smart strategist did, while we were given the same information. I mean, yeah Stealth is not infallible, but it breaks the immersion when the smartest hero grabs the 'idiot ball'. Third, Zzzap is very overpowered. I do understand the difficulty of making heroes both awe inspiring and yet vulnerable, but having a literal god hang around fixing things or being conveniently absent is very hand wavy on the part of the author.
I will definitely read book 2, if only because my brain is craving junk food reads, while also hoping it gets better.
The heroes felt unique, both in their abilities and their approach to problem solving, but not to the point of sowing discontent. I guess I am a sucker for stories about people working together for some common goal, it gives me hope that not everything is lost.
I do have a few of complaints though. First, the sexualization of Stealth is annoying. Once or twice, it was worth a mention, but after that I could really do without. Second, it was concerning that I could figure out what was going on before the super smart strategist did, while we were given the same information. I mean, yeah Stealth is not infallible, but it breaks the immersion when the smartest hero grabs the 'idiot ball'. Third, Zzzap is very overpowered. I do understand the difficulty of making heroes both awe inspiring and yet vulnerable, but having a literal god hang around fixing things or being conveniently absent is very hand wavy on the part of the author.
I will definitely read book 2, if only because my brain is craving junk food reads, while also hoping it gets better.