Is this another coming-of-age fantasy about a super-powered teen, his friends and rivals?
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Re: Is this another coming-of-age fantasy about a super-powered teen, his friends and rivals?
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I agree. Usually in this sort of stories the ones who get the supernatural powers at a later stages are the ones who get bullied and cornered. So the reader sympathize towards then and look forward to see how he counteract using his powers. That is what Rion did too. Though he did nothing to his bullies which can be too obvious, he used his abilities to prevent others from getting bullied, though he did it in a secret manner and amused himself.Medhansh Bhardwaj wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 05:28 I agree with you. A school student has trouble socializing and ends up being a loner. He has a disturbed family background, and has a poor life overall. Suddenly, some mystical being/object/weapon comes in his contact and boom! We have a superhero! Classic Spiderman.
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You pointed out a common point that I missed, the super powered protagonist not knowing about his father, and his mother refusing to discuss the subject. This one too is commonly seen in this sort of stories as many of these powers have a patriarchal lineage. And I have to agree that though unique things were rare, the author has developed this story in to a pretty much interesting piece of work.Rosefarid wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 05:45 Yeah @sushan, I've been thinking the same thing. I've just finished reading opaque. So they seem similar.Especially these guys don't know their father and in school no friends they won't feel it's their origin.They search for the dark world and find their parents, the clairvoyants must be the story.. But no worries authors I still love reading this kind of sci-fi novel.
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I have to agree with you. Howevermuch common this storyline is, the readers still request it. So the authors create various stories on top of the same core. Brady Moore added some racism and discrimination issues to show the usefulness of Rion's abilities in a more enhanced way. But when we dig deep the core is still the same.Suekihleng wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 15:00 It's a common storyline that we have seen quite frequently in past young adult novels, but it is the type of storyline that is popular and sought after. I think the author does a good job of keeping this genre fresh with some new ideas and twists in this book. So yes, while it's similar to other books of this genre, it's a common fantasy for young people, particular introverts, to find they have a superpower, some way to make them special and set apart from their peers.
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I would not put this book to a that much low level. Though the core of the book is similar the story cannot be taken as flat. Yes, there are many areas to be improved, and the plot felt like forced, and the characters do not bond with the readers. Yet we must give the author credit for the creation of this story since the very story is not a copy from somewhere else but a unique creation of this author.ej_author wrote: ↑03 Sep 2021, 16:00 Sadly, I think I have to agree with you. If this story would have been more unique, I probably could have forgiven more of its faults. As it stands, the book just felt very flat to me, something I've seen before and seems to be heading in the same direction as all the others. I want to be hopeful that the next book will be a little more colorful, so we'll see!
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