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H.E.R.O. - Metamorphosis (2011)

by Kevin Rau(Favorite Author)

3.46 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Kevin Rau

series

H.E.R.O.

review 1: More super nonsense. The story was enjoyable, the characters likable enough bu the writing was strictly amateur hour.The single biggest flaw in this first book is the _incessant_ repetition.Each character explains their new found abilities in excruciatingly long-winded detail at least a half a dozen times... EACH.The author has written ~ten books in this series, If he's learned anything about pacing and storytelling in that journey he would be doing himself a great service to come back and re-edit/rewrite this book.
review 2: I didn't finish this book. I gave up on it.I think the author is great at writing action scenes. He clearly loves the comic book genre and is well versed in the tropes. He's put an awful long time in details. But the details kill the b... moreook. We're told about three characters and their new powers. Then the characters tell each other about how their powers work. Then we meet new characters and the leads explain yet again how their powers work.And the costumes were explained in great detail, in some cases twice. And the characters kept telling each other how cool they looked when they were empowered and their eyes were backlit. I sincerely felt like the author was going for a large word count rather than a solid story.Everything was so convenient for the supers. Once they got their powers, they had perfect bodies, no need to shower or shave or use the potty anymore. There was someone who had a costume making power to make great suits that would repair themselves. It is the author's first book and he acknowledges weakness in the offering. But I wearied of the characters about 60% through the book. I just don't like them anymore. Since he's giving this as a freebie, I would consider hiring a good editor to help chop it down into something more palpable. less

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