No Capes

Written by: joecool123

"Why wear a mask?" I whispered as my fingers brushed the satin garment that revealed only his enigmatic eyes.

"No one can find out my real identity," He replied, his gaze pouring into mine, "Anyone could be behind this mask. Besides, it keeps me safe."

I held my breath, realizing just what could happen if he left the city. How that would change everything. "Okay," I continued, letting the cool drizzle of the nighttime air soak my skin, "I suppose that's pretty standard... but why not wear a cape? Don't superheroes usually wear capes?"

He cracked a boyish grin and took a step away from me, like he'd suddenly inherited a windfall of energy. "Nah. Not unless they want a death wish. Capes are hazardous for your health, Madeline." He looked me directly in the eyes, and I suspected he was about to divulge his best advice so far. "No capes."

If this were one word reviews, I would use the word 'amazing'. That's right; This book is amazing. Everything from the writing, to the characters, to the setting and world buiding is great.

The book follows from the perspective of Madeline who lives in Capitol City which also houses superheroes. And normally, I hate tragic backstories (y'know, parents/loved one/s died), because they are so overdone, and usually serve no real purpose to the story. However, this book relies on a tragic backstory otherwise the story wouldn't work.

The way everything falls into place and makes so much sense when revealed is great. Nothing feels forced and seriously, it's been a couple of days already since I finished it but the way everything falls into place is amazing.

There are, however, a few [minor] things that were never really resolved. For example, what happened to Kristen? The last we saw her was around the middle/halfway between the middle and the end and then... no word. Also, the fact that Madeline would need to move (mini-spoiler, she doesn't,) doesn't make much sense.

Another nit-pick, a bit bigger than the last one, is that things are described in a bit too much detail. For example, a paragraph describing a scene in the final battle, although takes about a second book-time, in real life it feels like five minutes have gone by (hopfully you understand what I mean).

Anyway... SOMEONE CALL A PUBLISHING COMPANY AND WARNER BROS./A MOVIE COMPANY RIGHT NOW AND TELL THEM ABOUT THIS BOOK.

TL; DR:

Overrall: 9/10. There are a few grammar mistakes, and somethings aren't resolved/answered but otherwise, go read this book.

Well.

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