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Review by caryjr73 -- Superhighway by Alex Fayman
[Following is a volunteer review of "Superhighway" by Alex Fayman.]
4 out of 4 stars
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A Review of Superhighway by Alex Fayman
A troubled orphan, Alex is on the verge of timing out of the system and is struggling to understand his next move. He has been greatly into computers since spending a brief time with an adoptive family, a passion kindled when computers finally arrive at his orphanage. While experiencing an issue with the new computers, he reaches down, grabs the network cable, and finds himself transporting along the colorful highway of lights and flashes known as the internet. Innocent at first, a series of missteps and information downloads quickly sends his life into a dangerous spiral, a spiral he will struggle to unravel himself from while learning the truth about how he came to be.
I found myself pretty engrossed from the start. And, while sometimes I felt the story would be predictable, it would take a twist in an unexpected direction. The fun of the book comes on multiple levels in the form of transformation in every aspect of his life. Watching these unfold was the “hook” that brought me deeper into the story.
First, you get to watch Alex go through a series of personal growth spurts. He goes from shy, introverted orphan to developing close relationships while learning to handle serious, and too often dangerous, adult situations. All the while, he grapples with understanding both his new powers and the discovery of his roots, putting this into the page turner category.
Second, the overall “what is he going to do next” or “how will he handle this” moments are suspenseful, entertaining, and most importantly, unpredictable. Whenever Alex would travel, there was always a sense of “where is he going to end up” which was often times rewarded. The harrowing escapes and entries are really what made this book for me.
The last point that this book hits on very well is around the “Robin Hood” approach he adopts as a result of his journeying. While this will get him into some difficult situations, it showed a level of morality in him, both present and potential, that makes readers (including myself) want to dive into the second book in this series.
The overall storyline and premise of this book was both entertaining and fairly realistic, outside of Alex’s gift. The timeline and information given in this first book definitely paves the way for a second book. This may seem obvious, knowing that this is the first book in a series, but I have read many “lead-off” books that left me underwhelmed and not really wanting to dive into book two or three. The background information in this first book easily leads into the coming attractions of the second book. And I can’t wait to crack that one open, which warrants my 4 out of 4 stars rating.
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4 out of 4 stars
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A Review of Superhighway by Alex Fayman
A troubled orphan, Alex is on the verge of timing out of the system and is struggling to understand his next move. He has been greatly into computers since spending a brief time with an adoptive family, a passion kindled when computers finally arrive at his orphanage. While experiencing an issue with the new computers, he reaches down, grabs the network cable, and finds himself transporting along the colorful highway of lights and flashes known as the internet. Innocent at first, a series of missteps and information downloads quickly sends his life into a dangerous spiral, a spiral he will struggle to unravel himself from while learning the truth about how he came to be.
I found myself pretty engrossed from the start. And, while sometimes I felt the story would be predictable, it would take a twist in an unexpected direction. The fun of the book comes on multiple levels in the form of transformation in every aspect of his life. Watching these unfold was the “hook” that brought me deeper into the story.
First, you get to watch Alex go through a series of personal growth spurts. He goes from shy, introverted orphan to developing close relationships while learning to handle serious, and too often dangerous, adult situations. All the while, he grapples with understanding both his new powers and the discovery of his roots, putting this into the page turner category.
Second, the overall “what is he going to do next” or “how will he handle this” moments are suspenseful, entertaining, and most importantly, unpredictable. Whenever Alex would travel, there was always a sense of “where is he going to end up” which was often times rewarded. The harrowing escapes and entries are really what made this book for me.
The last point that this book hits on very well is around the “Robin Hood” approach he adopts as a result of his journeying. While this will get him into some difficult situations, it showed a level of morality in him, both present and potential, that makes readers (including myself) want to dive into the second book in this series.
The overall storyline and premise of this book was both entertaining and fairly realistic, outside of Alex’s gift. The timeline and information given in this first book definitely paves the way for a second book. This may seem obvious, knowing that this is the first book in a series, but I have read many “lead-off” books that left me underwhelmed and not really wanting to dive into book two or three. The background information in this first book easily leads into the coming attractions of the second book. And I can’t wait to crack that one open, which warrants my 4 out of 4 stars rating.
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Superhighway
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