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elementarymydear 's review for:
The Antagonists: Book One
by Burgandi Rakoska
Overall feelings?
"Everyone has the potential to do something amazing."
That quote pretty much sums up this brilliant book! It was everything I could have ever wanted; the 'superhero' team really being the bad guys, a woman in a wheelchair proving to herself and to everyone else that she can be a hero, a platonic friendship between a heterosexual man and woman, immortals who trained under Merlin... all jam-packed into this short book! (Which I read in one evening... couldn't put it down!)
Nothing was shied away from, and I loved lots of the details and finishing touches; for example, what's it really like being telepathic, and how does that impact on your mental health? Does someone really stop being your brother just because they're your enemy? And I loved that, all the way through, protagonist =/= good guy, as well as a cameo appearance from Nicholas Flamel! Minnie is such an excellent main character, because she's just the right balance of feisty and strong, but also doubting and unsure. I do really really really hope there's a sequel, because there is so much more about the characters and their world that I want to find out!
There were so many brilliant lines in it, I thought I would put a few favourites here; I do think that some of the writing could have done with being looked through by an editor, as sometimes it didn't flow brilliantly or felt a bit repetitive, but this by no means slowed down my reading of it or my enjoyment!
Okay, favourite lines:
"Everyone has the potential to do something amazing."
That quote pretty much sums up this brilliant book! It was everything I could have ever wanted; the 'superhero' team really being the bad guys, a woman in a wheelchair proving to herself and to everyone else that she can be a hero, a platonic friendship between a heterosexual man and woman, immortals who trained under Merlin... all jam-packed into this short book! (Which I read in one evening... couldn't put it down!)
Nothing was shied away from, and I loved lots of the details and finishing touches; for example, what's it really like being telepathic, and how does that impact on your mental health? Does someone really stop being your brother just because they're your enemy? And I loved that, all the way through, protagonist =/= good guy, as well as a cameo appearance from Nicholas Flamel! Minnie is such an excellent main character, because she's just the right balance of feisty and strong, but also doubting and unsure. I do really really really hope there's a sequel, because there is so much more about the characters and their world that I want to find out!
There were so many brilliant lines in it, I thought I would put a few favourites here; I do think that some of the writing could have done with being looked through by an editor, as sometimes it didn't flow brilliantly or felt a bit repetitive, but this by no means slowed down my reading of it or my enjoyment!
Okay, favourite lines:
"Your mistakes aren't what define you, your reaction to those mistakes is.""Maybe I am too weak... but taht doesn't mean that I'm going to give up before the battle even begins! I may be weak but I'm still going to fight! I'm going to fight until I can't fight anymore! And them I'm going to continue fighting! I don't care if it's scary! I don't care if it hurts! I don't care if the odds are stacked against me! I don't care if I'm weak! I'm going to fight! And there's nothing that you can do to stop me!"
And, of course,"Never fall in love with a woman who mysteriously emerges from the lake one day and gives your friend a sword."
...I think that is all of my feelings for now? Who knows! I desperately want a sequel :D so would recommend this to LITERALLY EVERYONE especially if you're into YA, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or Superheroes. Or anything, really.