Review: Tough choices ahead-Choose your friends wisely
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
I'm not sure if Super Powereds  (actually given the underlying premise of the story I think that the title should read "Super/Powered" Year whatever) is a YA series or just a damn good Superhero Prose Novel series.There's no doubt that it is indeed damn good.Hayes captures some really interesting characters and builds some very engaging character moments in the two mega novels released thus far. For Kindle books they are freaking huge, and while I enjoy having the entire story of a class year told in one edition, its a long ride to the end of this roller coaster.The characters, particularly Vince, Camille and Nick are unique and in some ways inspiring.Hayes knows how to stretch the mystery out and keep it from becoming frustrating to the reader.I still want to know what Nick is planning.There are some nagging details that kinda bug me as I read. Hayes never really gets into the nuts and bolts of how his characters powers are and how they work. There are some hints and flashes throughout the book but there are also annoying little asides thrown in that cast doubt in the readers mind as to whether the character image you've been developing in your head is accurate.Be that as it may, Super/Powered-Year 2 is a damn fine read. It gives every character a moment to shine and more than a few moments to agonize over the choices that they make.Highly recommended and far superior to any of that Divergent crapfest.