A review by paigelm
A Better World by Marcus Sakey

3.0

Okay. I read this really fast. But that does not mean that I liked the main character any. When the amount of time I could count him saying "I am going to save the world," expanded beyond my first hand, I stopped counting. Talk about tragic male hero complex. Oh god! I really love the main premise behind the story. Genetic mutation of people to create slight changes in functioning allowing for a new race of abnorms or brilliants. GREAT PLOT. LOVE THAT. So why does Mr. Nick Cooper have to be so annoyingly self-righteous and difficult to deal with. Are we supposed to not route for him and route for John Smith or Erik Epstein instead? Both of those characters appeal to me more because they don't have internal monologues that make them sound completely self-involved all the time. Not that this is a big part of the book but, none-absolutely none-of the sex writing is sexy. Its borderline bearable to read. What's the big deal with that. Everyone is so self-involved they can't have good sex? I'll read the third one to find out what happens (remember: plot good), but really hope Nick Cooper doesn't play as large a role--for the books sake.