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A review by katmystery
The Beckoning Shadow by Katharyn Blair
3.0
3.5 stars.
I appreciate that this book was not another X-Men ripoff, like so many teens-with-superpowers novels nowadays!
An interesting concept that was not quite pulled off. While I enjoyed the story, characters, and world and laughed and cheered for the heroes, I did not find anything particularly extraordinary about this book. A highly predictable plot-line disguised as something more, including a magic system that was both too complex and too simple to be believable, supported by a cast of sufficiently good characters. The character motivations felt unrealistic to me. The "dark past" hinted at on the back cover didn't seem dark enough to merit the main character's story-driving regret. I feel that the story could have been told in half the number of pages.
But if you like superpower stories and Rocky, I do recommend this! It's a solid book- I just didn't find it fantastic.
I appreciate that this book was not another X-Men ripoff, like so many teens-with-superpowers novels nowadays!
An interesting concept that was not quite pulled off. While I enjoyed the story, characters, and world and laughed and cheered for the heroes, I did not find anything particularly extraordinary about this book. A highly predictable plot-line disguised as something more, including a magic system that was both too complex and too simple to be believable, supported by a cast of sufficiently good characters. The character motivations felt unrealistic to me. The "dark past" hinted at on the back cover didn't seem dark enough to merit the main character's story-driving regret. I feel that the story could have been told in half the number of pages.
But if you like superpower stories and Rocky, I do recommend this! It's a solid book- I just didn't find it fantastic.