Review: I was hooked with the first few scenes with how silly and funny it was.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2014
“What? You hand-glide into a few parties wearing a tiara and tutu and suddenly you’re labeled frivolous for life?”—BremySure, Bremy might have worn nail polish with crushed diamonds in it to match her dress for her half a million dollar sweet sixteen party, but that was years ago. She’s out from under her billionaire father’s thumb (or kicked out/ cut-off, you know: tomayto, tomahto…), but she’ll show the world that she’s not just some flaky ex-socialite living in an apartment (and, um…sleeping in a bed next to a toilet) while she tries to find ways to pay her appendage-cutting loan shark landlord that doesn’t involve showing off her “beebies.” But first she needs to fix her karma, and Superhero Dark Ryder is her way to do it. Bremy just needs to convince Ryder that she’s Superhero—ok, maybe more like Sidekick, and more of the bumbling with a heart-of-gold variety—material…“It was clear that I had no real skills or abilities when it came to crime fighting, but I had gumption. And wasn’t gumption worth more than anything else? Why would reality TV lie?”—BremyFunny doesn’t even begin to describe this book! Sure, it’s a Superhero book, but this isn’t one of your dark and broody Christian Bale Batman variety. This is the kick back, grab some popcorn, and have some mindless fun variety. The book toes the line between crossing over into straight out parody, but there is still enough seriousness that I would call it a fun and entertaining story for Superhero fans with tributes to Superhero stereotypes.Bremy is perky and a bit flaky, never one to let her impossible situation get to her, and as the narrator, she’s a fun character voice. Her thoughts are entertaining as she struggles to deal with being poor—aka making it out on her own. The poor ex-rich girl has no talents or skills but plenty of bad judgement when it comes to making do with what she has given her lack of street smarts. On the other hand, what she lacks in ability, she more than makes up for in her innate adorableness, and although finding friends may be hard as an ex-spoiled princess, one can’t help but eventually fall for her.Well, except one person: her father, an evil, power-hungry man with questionable morals. That’s what makes Bremy even more interesting and want to make you root for her. She’s the one that walked away and chose her poor lifestyle, because she couldn’t ignore the wrongness of her father’s plans. In fact, she doesn’t stop there, if she sees injustices, she will try to right them—and often with disastrous yet entertaining results. Let’s just say she’s got a loooong way to go if she’s trying to even the score with Karma.Side characters are hilarious and are at the extreme end of the scale, which is where it’s close to being a parody. We have the freakish and scary neighbor that would concern any Japanese horror character, the nerdy genius who could hack into anything he feels like using only his phone, the broody Superhero, the maniacal Supervillian, a heavily muscled love interest (PG romance), and more. Scientific details don’t get in the way of the story—want to implant someone with a brain-controlling gun? Just shoot them anywhere with this chip-gun. But who needs scientific details when you’re being entertained by an outrageous story, anyway?Overall, I was hooked with the first few scenes with how silly and funny it was. The book didn’t let up, and I didn’t want to put it down until the end. This is a 5 out of 5 for me!(Originally posted on my blog; I received a review copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.)