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Bezig met laden... Super Sales on Super Heroes (Super Sales on Super Heroes, #1)door William D Arand
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Fun and different Heroic anti-hero uses a pathetic power to get beautiful female superhuman slaves that he then treats well. If you like tabletop RPGs and character creation...this is amusing and at times surprisingly deep. If there is a sequel, I am going to buy it now. Best recommendation I know how to give. Stuff I liked: – The main character, Felix, undergoes a satisfying journey from pure schmuck to badass overlord. – The supporting cast is likable, with each woman in Felix's life having different powers, expertise, and personalities. Andrea is the most adorable, with her love of pancakes and sunny outlook on life. (She can also be classified as an airhead, and this point is raised during the story, but I digress....) – There's a good mixture of action, legal headaches, budding romance, and organizational planning. – The novel isn't some syrupy good vs. evil tale. Felix is no saint – he and his cohorts do plenty of vile deeds as they ascend to power. It's always refreshing to read a story that doesn't present a shining star of a hero who spends ten pages agonizing over some “impossibly difficult” moral choice. (Though I'll admit the cannibalism was strange.) Stuff I didn't like: – The writing could use some polishing. The author loves to have characters “grump” or “sigh” or “quirk a brow.” Most of these words are just filler to split up dialogue. Many paragraphs are repetitive and simply bland, as if hastily written. – Felix's powers are confusing, and the author forgets or ignores his own rules governing their use. And just when I thought I had a handle on these powers, the author adds some new dimension that makes Felix even more powerful. By the end of the novel, he can do almost anything. I understand "leveling up" is a staple of the genre, but sometimes the power spikes were a wee bit much. On the other hand, Felix does have weaknesses, which his enemies exploit to great effect – but again, the main weakness doesn't make sense either. I'm trying not to give too much away. – The ending is weak. I know it's a setup for book two, but I would've liked to have seen at least a few revelations. – The world itself isn't fleshed out. Supervillains are in charge, and superheroes are routinely killed with impunity, but it all feels distant, like it's happening on some other planet. The story focuses so tightly on Felix and his budding empire that it's myopic. Overall, I'm interested in book two, and other novels from Arand. He has compelling ideas and a decent grasp of storytelling. However, there's plenty of room for improvement, and I hope he continues to grow as an author, so that I'll happily hand out four or five stars. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Felix would like nothing more than to take a vacation. A long one.One where he didn't have to wake up every morning and worry over casualty lists for the day.Ever since he and the Legion had been forced to flee their headquarters four years previous, nothing had gone quite right.In fact, Felix and the Legion have been locked in a shadow war with enemies unknown. Ones with magic that could carve through their technology easily.As the rest of the world fell apart, tearing itself to pieces at every turn with the return of the old gods, the Legion has held the chaos back.The price in blood has been climbing slowly, lately.Felix suspects there's a change on the horizon. One that he hasn't prepared or developed a plan for. Or so his paranoia has been telling him.That there's a change coming now that'll shake up the world.One that will turn it inside out, Legion and Felix along with it.Felix has decided it's time to push ahead and act. To finish things and protect his people at the same time. To take his Legion and make it safe.Because that's all that matters in the end to him.His Legion. And it always came first.Warning and minor spoiler: This novel contains graphic violence, undefined relationships/harem, unconventional opinions/beliefs, and a hero who is as tactful as a dog at a cat show. Read at your own risk. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This book was just fun. Wish fulfillment? for sure. Gary Stu? absolutely. But all in a fun way.
Something that bothered me about the series is the harem aspect of it. It's not explored at all and neither is there any smut. The entire harem setup feels entirely unnecessary. The author expands on neither the social dynamics nor the romantic aspects of it at all.
It serves no purpose. Most of the characters in this harem are much better developed than most love interests I've read about in romance in general but the actual romantic relationships are just missing.
I think this series could've profited from not actually going the harem route and just have the MC be somewhat of a player. This way the whole relationship awkwardness could've been bypassed and at the same time, the sexual tension and sass could've been preserved.
A lot of inspiration was taken from typical shounen manga tropes in regards to said harem setup. It's basically the cast you find in every third-class shounen with an op male MC.
The following books sadly don't fully own up to the quality of the first one but they can still be fun if you find yourself invested in the cast. ( )