Review: Rivals - A good variation of a coming of age plot.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2013
Rivals is a solid variation of a coming of age plot with the hero being pitted against his sister the villian. Both possessing super powers after being exposed to an alien artifact, they have some super battles against each other. The sister while being the super villian still retains some humanity which is what will save her in the end. Our hero at his tender teenage years has to deal with his super powers, a cranky granny, the FBI, his supervillian sister and coming of age all at the same time. It is a good thing that he has super powers or else he would not make it through his trials. But make it through he does and also gets the right girl by the end of the book. For this type of story, Rivals is a good solid read and may be enjoyed by teenagers and us older folks too.