Review: Gripping!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
Impossible to put downWhat would you do if you had superpowers? James McGovern's debut novel is highly impressive- one of the best books from a new author that I have witnessed. All YA books coming out in recent years - the Hunger Games, City of Bones, Divergent - while all fantastic, have one thing in common: a female protagonist. While I am not against a female main character, the character of Martin King make a refreshing change from this trend.The book starts in a very exciting way: an alien called Falcon gives special powers to three ordinary kids. It may sound like a clichéd premise, but this certainly ISN'T a clichéd book. McGovern takes you on this wild adventure and every chapter is stock full of surprises. I loved this book a great deal.