Review: An enjoyable read that keeps you engaged
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 16, 2014
This is a review of the first two books of the series.The quickie: poor editing and mediocre world building but the good character and story development make it an enjoyable read.I first saw this book a couple months ago and based on the description and reviews I decided to pass on it. However, I got some Amazon gift cards for the holidays and was looking for some new pulp fiction to read. I had enjoyed reading some superhero fiction and decided I'd give this a try. I'm glad I did.First the bad... Like many Amazon cheap reads the editing is bad. Plenty of grammar and obvious cut and paste errors to be found. I didn't find it too distracting but if that kind of thing is really irritating to you then maybe you should give these a pass. Also, the "world building" for lack of a better term was only mediocre. There were things about how the author fit super powers into his world that I found inconsistent or illogical. I find this is a fairly common problem with paranormal and super hero type stories. But, while a mild irritation, there was nothing so bad that I couldn't hit the "suspend disbelief" button.The good is that I felt the author did a really good job of character development and story/plot building. He fleshed out his characters in a way that allowed you to understand and relate to them and to care about them. There isn't just one main character as in many books and the story is told from a variety of perspectives. Sometimes that is hard to pull off but I think the author did it well. He did a great job of weaving together different characters' stories and used devices such as flashbacks well to help add meaningful details. He did a good job of building suspense and keeping the reader engaged in the story and eager to see what comes next and how things turn out. The stories included a wide variety of characteristics to keep you engaged: action, romance, tragedy, suspense, mystery, humor, etc.Overall I found that I enjoyed these books way more than I had expected to. If you can get past the relatively minor flaws I think most people would find them enjoyable reads. I am looking forward to the third book and hope it is released soon.