I really enjoyed this book!

I loved that Tess is a comic book lover and that she just so happens to survive a terminal illness that results in the ability for her to become her own superhero. It’s ironically, poetic and kinda perfect.

For the most part I loved everything going on in this book. Larrinaga has great plot line development in this story, and her characters have an okay amount of depth to them. What I want to see more of, though, is the details of this world; I want to feel as though my mind gets so wrapped up in this world that I completely lose sight of the real world around me. This book is right on the cusp of that. There were plenty of moments I could have completely dove in and forgot where I was and what I was doing, but it just didn’t quite happen. With a bit more depth in the scenes and characters I definitely could have toppled over into that richer world and found myself rating this a full five stars. All that being said, the story is great as it is which is why I rated it so favorably.

Generally, I prefer to be surprised when there’s a good, surprise reveal in a story. I want to be blindsided by something I didn’t see coming, and I like to challenge myself to see if I can figure out what it is before it’s officially revealed in the story. Having said that, I was a little disappointed that I was able to ascertain a few reveals before they actually occurred in the book. That’s not to say I disliked the reveals, but only that if you are an intuitive reader like me, you may also be un-surprised by the events that occur in the story. It’s still a good story, it was just slightly predictable.

The real reason for my four star rating was the ending. To me, the ending “struggle” and downhill slide into its conclusion (or epilogue, if you will) seemed really fast. Which is a shame since there was definitely room for more story before reaching the “this-book-is-getting-too-long” moment. I’m hoping that the next in the series get the opportunity to exceed expectations for this one as well as itself.

Which I for one, am looking forward to!

Full Review: wanderinglectiophile.wordpress.com/2017/12/12/review-superhero-syndrome-solstice-survivors-1-by-caryn-larrinaga/ ( )

I wasn’t sure if I would like this, as superheroes are not my thing but I thought I would give it ago and I am so glad I did.

What a fantastic start to the series. Tess had contracted Solstice Syndrome, there’s no cure so she was basically waiting to die. But, she didn’t die, oh no, after a freak meteor storm she is in fact cured which is weird in itself but she has something else too.

I really enjoyed the storyline, it flowed really well, and it kept my attention from start to finish. It was very different and exciting. It was a great start to the series and I will definitely be looking out for the next book in the series. ( )