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Warm-Blooded by J Greene
4.0
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
As much as I love superheroes, not many books hit the right spot for me, but this one offered an intriguing look at the genre. While it took many points that I knew from previous stories to set the mood, it still stood out with various interesting characters and concepts.
Kirin was a fantastic main character, from his uncovered past, his motivations, his kindness and powers, his voice made the story feel extremely engaging and fresh. I liked his personality, and how he interacted with other characters, especially Ifrit, was just too good. Overall, I feel like the characters were the main thing I liked about this story. There were many of them, as it is when you introduce a whole class of new people, each with a unique power and personality, but after reading for a while, I stopped being confused by who is who and instead welcomed the growing bonds between them. There is obviously more space for the growth of their little found family, with this book being the first in the trilogy, but there already was a nice feeling surrounding the class and how they worked with each other. The relationship between Kirin and Ifrit was definitely the star of it all (and I can't help but love their budding bond), but I also liked how there was enough space for others.
I have to say I struggled a bit with the pacing; sometimes, the time skips threw me out of the book. Overall, I really enjoyed the book, which I think is a solid debut, and I'm looking forward to the next one!
As much as I love superheroes, not many books hit the right spot for me, but this one offered an intriguing look at the genre. While it took many points that I knew from previous stories to set the mood, it still stood out with various interesting characters and concepts.
Kirin was a fantastic main character, from his uncovered past, his motivations, his kindness and powers, his voice made the story feel extremely engaging and fresh. I liked his personality, and how he interacted with other characters, especially Ifrit, was just too good. Overall, I feel like the characters were the main thing I liked about this story. There were many of them, as it is when you introduce a whole class of new people, each with a unique power and personality, but after reading for a while, I stopped being confused by who is who and instead welcomed the growing bonds between them. There is obviously more space for the growth of their little found family, with this book being the first in the trilogy, but there already was a nice feeling surrounding the class and how they worked with each other. The relationship between Kirin and Ifrit was definitely the star of it all (and I can't help but love their budding bond), but I also liked how there was enough space for others.
I have to say I struggled a bit with the pacing; sometimes, the time skips threw me out of the book. Overall, I really enjoyed the book, which I think is a solid debut, and I'm looking forward to the next one!