A review by mycouscous
Powerless by Matthew Cody

4.0

A super fun book centering around an ordinary boy who befriends a group of preteen superheroes in his new town. There is a mystery afoot, though! Each pint size hero loses his or her powers and all memories of their special abilities on their thirteenth birthday. The plot is full of twists and red herrings -- I, as a grown up, was fooled. I admit. Cody's take on the superhero adventure story is grounded by its ordinary Joe perspective. I liked the characters a lot, with their mistakes, realistic tempers, and near nerdiness. The bullies in the story turned me off a little as they weren't especially well done -- more like the caricature of the bad kids in schools. This wraps up in one book, but hints at a sequel. Tons of fun -- to be recommended to reluctant readers for sure.