I wrestled between 2 and 3 stars for this story for the longest but a few things put it over the edge. I love superhero stories or anything that explores humans with powers. In particular, I liked Iron Phantom’s powers and their limitations, the theme of grief and regret, the familial relationships, Rylan, and the general light-heartedness. I thought the opening with how crime had increased in Morriston city was great and set the tone well. The main villain had a believable motive too. Unfortunately, this book doesn’t deliver on the supervillain angle, it’s more so a misunderstood hero, and the dialogue is corny at times.

Also, it’s super obvious who Iron Phantom is from day one, but it was not too grating to wait for Abby to figure it out. Predictable (at times) but still fun!

2.5