Review: Does P.S. Power know the song Mr. Cellophane?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2013
Penny has been a character since the first book in this series, but she was always nothing more than a voice and occasionally an observer.  All that was said about her was that her ability made her completely invisible and inaudible while also leaving her almost completely untouchable.  But it was made clear that she rarely left the base until Cast Iron and even then the talks about her made her seem to be a bit character.Here she gets to tell her own tale, and it's clear that she's not well adjusted socially.  I found her endearing if a bit too criminal at times, and have to admit that P.S. Power did a good job describing the downsides to her power as well as the advantages.Some of the other reviewers found Cellophane to be a bit of a sociopath.  I felt that such a characterization is a bit overblown.  She definitely struggles a bit with the more casual moralities of certain situations, but many of those issues are built around a need to survive when no one can see, hear, touch or even remember her.Warning spoiler after this point - ***One thing did spring out at me while I read this.  Some of the main villains finally run into a hero and are once again shown to be "infected" themselves.  So far in this story there have been 4 villains who are members of anti-infected organizations who are revealed to be infected. (and who know they have powers) It's become almost a joke.  It seems like all of the anti-infected organizations in this universe are populated by infected supers who hide what they are.  One or two would be acceptable.  The fact that there have been 4, including 2 very prominent members just left me shaking my head.It's a fun read, but not an amazingly good one.  P.S. Power does have talent, but there are clear flaws in the story that make reading his tales slightly unsatisfying.