Review: New take on Super Heroes....
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2011
I picked up The Synthesis (Powerless #1) as a free ebook on Amazon.com It looked interesting, so I decided to give it a shot. I found the story to be original and different. Mira is a girl who grows up in a secluded cottage with her parents knowing nothing about the outside world. As she discovers that there is a world beyond the mist of her home, she finds out that she has no super human powers at all, which is quite unusual in a world where everyone has some sort of power. This story takes her through her schooling and shows her overcoming obstacles of her disability to triumph in the end. The first half of the book was interesting, good set up, detailed characters and scenery. Then the middle half kind of lost me for a bit, I found it tedious to read and repetitive. The last part of the book finally hooked me back in and it ended splendidly with alot of action and Letts executed the wrapping up of the story line beautifully. I only wish there had been more action sooner and less concentrating on dragging out the details that we already knew were there, like Mira working on her skills and gadgets over and over and over again but without any interesting details to grab my interest in those parts. Otherwise, definitely the right price (free!) and worth the read, it's not a quick read either.