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A review by timinbc
Almost Infamous: A Supervillain Novel by Matt Carter
4.0
I'm not sure this is really a 4-star book, but I enjoyed it.
It's clear right off that this book is not trying to be Serious Lit'ra'tr.
And it starts off a bit dorky, much like its protagonist.
But as the silly-but-consistent plot unfolds, Aidan grows up before our eyes.
It's probably best seen as a YA book,but it's not bad at all.
There's the usual casual sex of novels - the "we've been together for eight pages, let's get it on" kind - but at the same time Aidan is learning that there's THIS kind and THAT kind, and there's an important difference.
This is another novel of the standard "he had no idea how strong he was until ..." kind, but it isntl really a problem. I do wonder if someone will someday write about a protagonist who is NOT particularly strong but has learned how to be effective. Indeed, this book came fairly close to doing that, but in the end Aidan seems to rank pretty darn high on the power list.
I don't see this one having a sequel, but Carter's next one is worth watching for.
It's clear right off that this book is not trying to be Serious Lit'ra'tr.
And it starts off a bit dorky, much like its protagonist.
But as the silly-but-consistent plot unfolds, Aidan grows up before our eyes.
It's probably best seen as a YA book,but it's not bad at all.
There's the usual casual sex of novels - the "we've been together for eight pages, let's get it on" kind - but at the same time Aidan is learning that there's THIS kind and THAT kind, and there's an important difference.
This is another novel of the standard "he had no idea how strong he was until ..." kind, but it isntl really a problem. I do wonder if someone will someday write about a protagonist who is NOT particularly strong but has learned how to be effective. Indeed, this book came fairly close to doing that, but in the end Aidan seems to rank pretty darn high on the power list.
I don't see this one having a sequel, but Carter's next one is worth watching for.