A review by hteph
Pinnacle City: A Superhero Noir by Matt Carter, Fiona J.R. Titchenell

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A bit different world-building than the common superhero novel. All the tropes are in, alien, supervillains, alternate timelines, but they are treated with in such relaxed casual way that they all fit together. The absurd humor that follows of it is never forced or made front stage, instead it becomes a colorful fond for the story. Again the plot is following a standard pattern, but written in a way that makes it feel fresh and interesting. The plot has enough twists and turns and surprises sprung to be interesting, predictable as it is.
It sells it self as a noir superhero, but I want to add space-opera to it as the world building keeps my brain to conjure Mos Eisley all the time.