blairconrad's Reviews (1.12k)

Less fun than the previous ones - additional minor characters introduced add to the confusion and slowed the pace a little. Also, there was another "big secret" revealed, but I'm not entirely sure what it was. Maybe I was tired when I read it, but I felt like it was just revealed off-camera - what's that do for me?

I read volumes 4-7 in a big rush, so we get one review instead of 4. I continue to enjoy the series, even as the plots become a little more convoluted. I'm a little down over how so many of the other heroes have little dark secrets, but maybe that's just the way it has to be. Still, the new little secrets keep coming me back, and I wish I had another volume to read.

An interesting companion piece to [b:Irredeemable|6681037|Irredeemable (Volume 1)|Mark Waid|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256014034s/6681037.jpg|6876264]. Max's powers would be incredibly generic were it not for one little twist, but that twist should provide an opportunity for some interesting plotlines. I enjoyed seeing the "how do I be good" aspects of the character. Perhaps the best part was the Batman-like trilogy we have going on, with faux Commissioner Gordon and faux Robin. I got a chuckle out of that.

Still fun and interesting. I liked new Jailbait.

I read 3 and 4 in a rush and can't distinguish them now. Seeing Paradigm was kind of fun, and the Alana-Max dynamic may turn out to be interesting, but mostly I was bored by the White Supremacist angle. And the art has really gone downhill. I'll keep reading, but I hope it gets better again.

A good piece of younger person's fiction. I found Katness to be a sympathetic character.
The action scenes were pretty exciting, and the non-action scenes didn't drag.
The big winner here is that Collins was able to maintain some romantic tension as well as non-romantic tension - it wasn't obvious (to me) who was going to live, who was going to die, and how everyone was going to feel about everyone else by the end.
The world and the game are a little unrealistic, but one has be willing to contribute a certain level of suspension of disbelief in almost any speculative fiction.
Anyhow, I'm keen to carry on.

Fantastic! Tonnes of hilarity on nearly every page. If I had to pick something to complain, about, it'd be that the "Red Rover" game's ending was a tad predictable. And there could've been a few more hippos. Seriously though, this is great book, with amusing bits for children of all ages. Do yourself a favour and pick it up.

A strong start, with a not-particularly-likable main character and an interesting mystery. The best thing about the protagonist is her affliction, and the way it manifests. There's a bit of a mystery around that too, one that I'm not sure where it's going.
Unfortunately, after a strong start, the story sort of fell apart and was rushed to its conclusion. We probably could've done with another issue in order to finish the arc, rather than cramming it into 4 issues.

Like volume 1, a strong start and a weak end. The mystery, if anything, was better this time than last. I felt let down by something that I felt was not adequately shown toward the end, and I really didn't enjoy the supporting characters in this book, both those working with and against Allingham. The dialogue was also a letdown. These are cheap reads, so I'll probably continue for a bit longer, but I'm not enjoying myself as much as I'd like.