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After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn
4.0

Not earth-shattering, but enjoyable. I wasn't always in love with Celia's character, but I didn't mind spending the time with her that we did. An interesting exploration of some potential pitfalls of being a "normal" daughter of super-powered parents. Small amounts of humour coupled with some actual suspense (to contrast it with [b:my previous read|7945049|Bury Your Dead (Armand Gamache, #6)|Louise Penny|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1278515084s/7945049.jpg|11453665]) kept me turning pages. Aspires to be an [b:Astro City|72111|Astro City Vol. 1 Life in the Big City|Kurt Busiek|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246140727s/72111.jpg|97133] arc, and nearly makes it.