Review: Action packed YA superheroes
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2013
It was clear from the first sentence of this book that the author knows what he's doing. Super Nobody grabs your attention straight away and holds you there in a fast moving action packed story about super villains, superheroes and a not-super reluctant teenage hero.The story begins with Michael being bullied. It seems a normal enough situation, but things soon start turning very strange. Kids are turning into Actives, the name for super beings,  and soon everything goes pear-shape. Michael may be a nobody, but he's just the kind of nobody the town needs to save it from a madman, or is he? If plan A fails, there's no plan B.Mr Meske doesn't just deliver a great action story, he delivers on the characterisation as well. Michael, Charlotte and his mother are very real people, and Michael grows through his experiences as characters should. The language was such that I  never had any doubt that I was looking at the world through the eyes of a 12 yr old boy. I particularly liked the 'shrug shield and grunt armor.' The prose is clean and clear, well aimed for a young young adult audience, a great read for boys and girls.Highly recommended. 5 stars. It well-deserves its AIA Seal of Excellence.I received this book free of charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.