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Super Powereds Year 1 edition by Drew Hayes Literature Fiction eBooks

So I don't write many reviews, but this is essentially the first free book in a series of four free books, with a couple of free spin offs. In the last two weeks, I've read all of them...at least as much as he's written so far, and I'm looking forward to the rest. He's made these books available free, but I recommend buying the e-books here, in part to support Drew, and in part because they are simply easier to read. These books were, and continue to be, posted on his website in a serial fashion. A consequence of that, is that the flow is a little weird. The book is broken into fairly short chapters, some of which are stand-alone scenes, some of which aren't. It's a little slow getting started, but It's still a good book. In fact, Drew tells a GREAT story. Think of this as an American version of Harry Potter, a little more grown up and a lot more sophisticated in terms of plot complexity. He's created college students with all the insecurities and arrogance some of us fondly remember, and thrown in a lot of the humor that we probably forgot. Read the book. If you ever liked comic books, urban fantasy, or even enjoyed an X-Men movie, you won't be disappointed here. Drew is the best new (to me) author I've found in several years.


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Super Powereds Year 1 edition by Drew Hayes Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

I had not read much in the way of super hero novels before this book. I was deep into scifi and fantasy but some friends of mine who were running a table top superhero game told me to read this to get a proper mindset for the campaign. Wow you can tell he put some deep thought and continuity into his writing as well as showing the human side of having powers and it not being all sunshine and lollipops. You can really feel the characters progressing as you are reading and you can tell things are happening in the background that aren't obvious till even a couple of books later.

The it is long but I love long books and I never found myself board once throughout the whole series. A really good read and I recommend it. (Or anything from Drew as well cause it is all good)
If we're being extra precise - which, as an accountant, I tend to be - I'd give this book 4.5 stars. To translate that, let's just say that while I can see where others might find fault, the book's general excellence carried the story at a pace that allowed me to overlook the sorts of things that might otherwise bug me.

I bought this book after reading another of this author's NPCs. NPCs is one of those books you buy because it sounds lightly amusing and, since you're feeling a little frisky with that $0.99 rattling around in your pocket, well, why not? And it turned out to be the sort of book that made my obnoxious smugness evaporate about a chapter in because, holy cow, this author knows how to write! I point this out because, while I don't know if I would have been drawn to Super Powereds had I not already had a sampling of what this guy can do, I was delighted enough to take a chance on what might not normally have been my thing.

I'm very glad I did.

My reviews are generally on the critical side; while I have a hard time, sometimes, articulating what was so great about a story, I have no such hard time pointing out where one falls short. And even for an outstanding book, there's always something, right? This review won't be an exception to that trend, but understand that what follows are quibbles that, while about stuff that might bug others, were not enough to get me to round down to four stars. That says something right there.

One of those quibbles might be about the pacing. This is a meaty book. This is not one of those stories that just hits the important parts and lets you fill in the rest. No, this is a story with everyday conversations, everyday activities (well, as everyday as they can be, considering they're superheroes)...and for five main characters, not just one. I can easily imagine people making suggestions as to how the writing might have been tightened up so that we're not left reading this sprawling gargantuan story that's only book one out of what I assume will be four. "Pfft," I say to that. This wasn't a story that boiled over and went wild (i.e. this wasn't one of those stories where the author throws everything but the kitchen sink in because he or she can't discern which bits are important). No, I get the impression that the author purposely wrote with density in mind, and I'm glad he did. It's long, it's detailed, it's wordy...but the length and the details and the words are all good. Then again, maybe I'm just the sort of person who likes a long, involved story.

Another one might have to do with the characters. Now, I liked the characters in general. All of them, really, and with a book this vast, that's impressive. Nevertheless, there were occasions when, for example, a more minor character hasn't had a POV in so long that I'd almost forgotten about him or her. There were a few that approached the stereotypical category; one was unfailingly good-hearted, another was the very epitome of jerkishness. Or, there's the fact that we have so, so many unique characters with their own talents and personalities but who all have regular college kid names, and a "wait, who now?" would pop up while they're being juggled. Again, though, these are quibbles. I think the author did a pretty terrific job with them overall.

The plot is a good one. Even though the general idea isn't new - I've read books with a lot of similarities - it felt pretty fresh. It wasn't a non-stop, edge-of-your-chair ride (which is good; a book can't be too constantly thrilling when it's this long or it just ends up feeling too busy and stressful), but the author a achieved a very nice balance between action, dialogue, and exposition.

I was very impressed with the ending. Obviously, one expects a climax in this sort of story. We got one, but...it really wasn't what I expected. Or rather, the part that I expected happened, but it was immediately overshadowed by a much more climactic surprise. It's been a long time since I've had a real "Holy [crap], it can't be bedtime yet!" moment. That was fun.

I've read other reviews that mention the editing, or lack thereof, and wanted to address those. I read one of those reviews before buying this one (I tend to skip the good reviews and jump straight to the bad ones so as to see whether the others' deal-breakers are the same as my deal-breakers), and admit, I was a little nervous. Poor editing actually gets me angry these days; if I'm going to buy an author's book, I expect him or her to have enough respect for me to make it worth buying. That worry was groundless. I did catch a couple mistakes - of the typo persuasion, which is a little easier to forgive, since we all make them - but I'm talking about maybe two or three over the whole ninety-two million page book. (Could there have been more I didn't catch? Certainly...and if that's the case, it says something that the book was so engrossing that I didn't catch them. I *always* catch them.) Perhaps there was an earlier edition that had more errors in it?

Since this is getting ridiculously long, I'll just finish up by saying that I found Super Powereds a delightful, engrossing read from an author who clearly is really, really good at what he does. Do yourself a favor and check his stuff out.
There isn't much to dislike about the Super Powered series. This is a future where a small percentage of humans have various super powers. Those who can control those powers are called "supers", those who can't are called "powered" and any "super" who can pass a grueling certification program can join the official ranks of "Heroes" who are overseen by the government much like special forces. Heroes can use their powers in combat. Supers can use their powers in things like rescue efforts or sports leagues... and powered can't control their powers at all. This book is about the first five kids to undergo a procedure to control their powers, and it works, so they're enrolled in a hero college called Lander.

This isn't some cheesy kid's or teen's story about heroes. The characters are interesting and appeal more than the admittedly well rounded characters of Harry Potter. But while Rowling can write emotionally resonating characters, there are a LOT more logical flaws in the Harry Potter world than in this world of Super Powered.

Imagine if the Harry Potter books were more logical, with more realistic consequences, and with more defined and restricted various powers, with games and scoring that made sense, with progression that made more sense... so that when several people worked together, their strengths and weaknesses more logically complimented each other.

Remember how, in The Incredibles, heroes had to go into hiding to avoid being sued for damages? This is a world where the Hero Certification Program (at 5 colleges, one of which is Lander) exist to allow some government oversight and only giving the best of the best heroes the right to battle to save cities or stop evil supers with the least casualties and damage possible. This allows heroes to operate and do damage if needed, but only the best of the best are trusted.

Drew Hayes has done something special here. Do yourself a favor and buy all four of these books.
So I don't write many reviews, but this is essentially the first free book in a series of four free books, with a couple of free spin offs. In the last two weeks, I've read all of them...at least as much as he's written so far, and I'm looking forward to the rest. He's made these books available free, but I recommend buying the e-books here, in part to support Drew, and in part because they are simply easier to read. These books were, and continue to be, posted on his website in a serial fashion. A consequence of that, is that the flow is a little weird. The book is broken into fairly short chapters, some of which are stand-alone scenes, some of which aren't. It's a little slow getting started, but It's still a good book. In fact, Drew tells a GREAT story. Think of this as an American version of Harry Potter, a little more grown up and a lot more sophisticated in terms of plot complexity. He's created college students with all the insecurities and arrogance some of us fondly remember, and thrown in a lot of the humor that we probably forgot. Read the book. If you ever liked comic books, urban fantasy, or even enjoyed an X-Men movie, you won't be disappointed here. Drew is the best new (to me) author I've found in several years.