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A review by dragoninwinterfell
Evo Uprising by Kipjo K. Ewers
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Action-packed doesn't begin to describe Evo: Uprising. Set years after The First, Kipjo K. Ewers' second installment of the series is brimming with fight scene after fight scene between soper-humans created in the aftermath of Sophia Dennison's heroic act. Often, it felt like those fight scenes stretched on too long to the point where they lost their impact.
What i enjoyed most about this novel was the world building and character work.
In this world where magically enhanced people have nearly become normal, these powerful beings range from super heroes, super villains, and super powered individuals who are just going about their daily lives. While elements of the super hero genre are played with, they're often subverted, averted, and/or deconstructed. Existing issues are enhanced rather than solved by the existence of super heroes. In that way, this series reminds me of Watchmen in it's gritty depiction of a world full of super people.
While I feel that this novel was bloated with too many characters, the in depth character work for the main protagonist, Sophia Dennison, the supporting cast, and even some of the tertiary characters was excellent. I loved how Sophia was the most powerful being on the planet, yet made mistakes, had regrets, and was emotionally vulnerable. She's also not unbeatable. But I don't feel that enough time was given to the development of her most important relationship, which had an unearned turning point that was hugely important to the climax. There wasn't enough room with all the new characters and dynamics stuffed in.
Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.
What i enjoyed most about this novel was the world building and character work.
In this world where magically enhanced people have nearly become normal, these powerful beings range from super heroes, super villains, and super powered individuals who are just going about their daily lives. While elements of the super hero genre are played with, they're often subverted, averted, and/or deconstructed. Existing issues are enhanced rather than solved by the existence of super heroes. In that way, this series reminds me of Watchmen in it's gritty depiction of a world full of super people.
While I feel that this novel was bloated with too many characters, the in depth character work for the main protagonist, Sophia Dennison, the supporting cast, and even some of the tertiary characters was excellent. I loved how Sophia was the most powerful being on the planet, yet made mistakes, had regrets, and was emotionally vulnerable. She's also not unbeatable. But I don't feel that enough time was given to the development of her most important relationship, which had an unearned turning point that was hugely important to the climax. There wasn't enough room with all the new characters and dynamics stuffed in.
Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.