Book Blog #30, Soon I Will be Invincible

Soon I Will be Invincible                        Cliche Superhero Story                          by Austin Grossman

Doctor Impossible is a devious evil genius. He has tried to conquer the world, and he almost succeeded if the Super Squadron hadn't forced him to languish in prison. But one fateful day, when two new up and coming "superheroes" make a terrible mistake during visitation, the world will pay the price.

Fatale Is half woman, and half machine. After almost dying during a car crash, it took millions of dollars and numerous surgeries, but she somehow survived. The famous Galatea, the former robot of the Super Squadron was vanquished, and she gets invited to fill the place. She realizes that she may be getting more work than she ever hoped for after Doctor Impossible escapes, and she finds the link to him.

This book was very good, and I actually enjoyed how cliche it was. I say it was cliche because it used a lot of the typical aspects of the superhero world and used them to make a funny and entertaining book. My favorite part about this book was how balanced the two different characters that it focuses on and is from their perspectives because it gives you a clear image on the good vs the bad. The other part of it that I really liked was that there was a lot of detail from each perspective so you feel like you can understand the actions of both people. There was not really anything that I disliked about the book, other than the fact that on the Super Squadron specifically, you feel like you only know Fatale.

Sloan really needs to read this, if she hasn't already.

TBR list:

I, Robot     by Isaac Asimov

Lair of Dreams (the Diviners #2)     by Libba Bray

The Shining     by Stephen King

The Mist     by Stephen King

The Dead Zone     by Stephen King

Afterworlds     by Scott Westerfield