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Super Zero by Rhonda Stapleton

bookishrealm's review

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2.0

This was a strange first issue and to be quite honest I didn’t really like it. I was confused on the main characters perception of super heroes. She seemed to be all over the place and it pissed me off that she came from such a good background yet she wanted to intentionally create chaos just because she thought it was a way to get powers. It was crappy to hear her say stuff like that when her closest friend was clearly getting abused by her father and lived in a rough household and environment. I don’t think this series even goes past issue #2 but I definitely won’t be reading it.

pippajay's review

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5.0

THE GOOD:

This is a humorous and romantic read that throws you straight into the story without any info dumping, with believeable and consistent characters, no sections that drag and some great snarky one-liners. My favourite had to be the reference to the posturing of a couple of supervillains as having gone through 'Captain Kirk's Superhero School for Overactors'. It was so compelling and entertaining that I had to read it from start to finish in one sitting - luckily at 64K words it's a fairly quick read, but it still felt a complete and complex story. It's written in first person which I normally dislike, but that didn't stop me enjoying it thoroughly.

THE BAD:

There were one too many references to the main character's belief that she was a strong, independant woman - usually just before she melted in a puddle. I felt it was a little tell-y in places too.

IN SUM:

This is a sweet and warmingly romantic superhero story with no explicit bedroom scenes, some nice twists, some great humour, and all wound up nicely in just 64, 000 words. I f you've enjoyed films like Mystery Men and The Specials, then this is definitely a book for you.
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