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A review by hidekisohma
The Hero of Numbani by Nicky Drayden
3.0
So....finally got around to reading an overwatch novel. i tend to read novels based on the lore of games i play (warcraft, old republic, hitman, mass effect, etc) and i wanted to give this one a shot as i actually do like Orisa. However, that's the problem with this book. it's not really about Orisa.
Legit, she doesn't even show up until EXACTLY 50% of the way through the novel. and even when she does, she's not the focus of the story. the focus instead, is on this genius preteen inventor named Efi. and honestly, i couldn't have cared less.
I'm not here for a book about Efi and her friend/family drama. i'm here for Orisa. I know this is an origin story but Jesus Huffington Christ does this story take a long time to get anywhere. I feel like, with this story, they could have just had 1-2 chapters of Efi and her background, and then activate Orisa and have the story basically just be about her learning stuff and then joining overwatch. I cared ZERO percent about Efi's friends getting mad at her, or her parents being upset at her spending so much time making robots instead of normal girl stuff. I know it's a very hard concept for this author to grasp, but i ONLY CARE ABOUT THE GAME CHARACTERS. i want to know about Orisa. I want to hear about her struggles fitting into Overwatch. i DO NOT GIVE A SINGLE CRAP about Efi's love of Lucio and her weird obsession with this food called "puff puffs". If you wanted to make a book about a little girl who makes robots on the side and it's a story about human personal growth, FINE..but don't write an Overwatch book. write your own.
This book felt like it took WAY longer than it should have. for a YA book, it took me TWO WEEKS and that's a long time for a YA novel for me. It just felt like this book wouldn't die.
Orisa's a fine character, and the last 20 pages are pretty cool, but that's the problem. it's THE LAST 20 PAGES. 280 pages of this book are dedicated to Efi feeling bad and having family issues and I just didn't give a single crap about that.
Considering all the overwatch characters, only 3 are actually featured. instead watch out for... Dayo and Naade. yeah. characters i really want to invest my time in. how did you know my favorite overwatch character was... some random kid named Sam?
An origin story of Orisa is a good idea. unfortunately we got an origin story on Efi. and....that's not what we needed.
The book felt really slow, even though the wording itself read very easy. It was just the subject matter i had no interest in. I wish this had been a book about Orisa, but sadly, it wasn't. I REALLY wanted to like it, but i just couldn't. it wasn't good, it wasn't bad, it was just...not an overwatch book. I hope the one about Ashe and McCree is better.
Overall, 2.5/5 rounded up to a 3.
Legit, she doesn't even show up until EXACTLY 50% of the way through the novel. and even when she does, she's not the focus of the story. the focus instead, is on this genius preteen inventor named Efi. and honestly, i couldn't have cared less.
I'm not here for a book about Efi and her friend/family drama. i'm here for Orisa. I know this is an origin story but Jesus Huffington Christ does this story take a long time to get anywhere. I feel like, with this story, they could have just had 1-2 chapters of Efi and her background, and then activate Orisa and have the story basically just be about her learning stuff and then joining overwatch. I cared ZERO percent about Efi's friends getting mad at her, or her parents being upset at her spending so much time making robots instead of normal girl stuff. I know it's a very hard concept for this author to grasp, but i ONLY CARE ABOUT THE GAME CHARACTERS. i want to know about Orisa. I want to hear about her struggles fitting into Overwatch. i DO NOT GIVE A SINGLE CRAP about Efi's love of Lucio and her weird obsession with this food called "puff puffs". If you wanted to make a book about a little girl who makes robots on the side and it's a story about human personal growth, FINE..but don't write an Overwatch book. write your own.
This book felt like it took WAY longer than it should have. for a YA book, it took me TWO WEEKS and that's a long time for a YA novel for me. It just felt like this book wouldn't die.
Orisa's a fine character, and the last 20 pages are pretty cool, but that's the problem. it's THE LAST 20 PAGES. 280 pages of this book are dedicated to Efi feeling bad and having family issues and I just didn't give a single crap about that.
Considering all the overwatch characters, only 3 are actually featured. instead watch out for... Dayo and Naade. yeah. characters i really want to invest my time in. how did you know my favorite overwatch character was... some random kid named Sam?
An origin story of Orisa is a good idea. unfortunately we got an origin story on Efi. and....that's not what we needed.
The book felt really slow, even though the wording itself read very easy. It was just the subject matter i had no interest in. I wish this had been a book about Orisa, but sadly, it wasn't. I REALLY wanted to like it, but i just couldn't. it wasn't good, it wasn't bad, it was just...not an overwatch book. I hope the one about Ashe and McCree is better.
Overall, 2.5/5 rounded up to a 3.