A review by septemberheartflakes
Collateral Damage by Taylor Simonds

3.0

Just a fun, quick and non-serious read on superheroes uniquely in the perspective of a normal citizen instead of the cliche I'm the chosen one/hero

Meg is a mundane citizen of the Lunar City, a city that is protected by the Super Variants (fancy name for superheroes). She thinks the super Variants are doing more harm than good and causing unnecessary fatalities while saving the city, for example, crashing her car, burning her house. Until she is found the dead body of a SuperVariany and is hurtled into the chaos of everything.

I love how the umbrella is Meg's iconic trademark and how despite her mundaneness, she is the main character of the novel. I admit the story is quite simplistic and one of the most predictable storyline I had ever read. I am also uncomfortable with how much details are spoonfed through dialogues, it makes me feel like the book is objective. I also did not enjoy the back-and-forth banters between the characters trying to sound sarcastic and cool.

But I did enjoy the quick ride of the book and some meaning behind the chosen ones of the Super Variant towards the end. Also, I love the umbrella. That's why it's a 3 star from me and not less.