Talented is the title of a book by Sophie Davis, and an apt description of the author as well. The book aims at several potential sets of readers, and largely reaches the mark for most of them.
YA: Young woman coming of age although her learning to be independent phase is partially replaced by learning to be interdependent with a team.
Romance: Boyfriend? Check. Potential conflict in that area? Check. Check. (A little too much emphasis on this aspect for my personal taste, BUT for others the book may have insufficient coverage of this area, so take my comment with a grain of salt.)
Science Fiction: The worlds' oceans and its surviving inhabitants have been damaged due to radioactivity leaks. The country has broken into two separate nations, based largely on their opinion of how to deal with those born with talents - what a large comic company would refer to as mutants. Transportation is handled via hover-cars. And I could go on.
Superhero: See Science Fiction above.
And those are just the major categories. There are nods to several others.
I LIKED this book. This book may not be easily categorized into only one category, but LIFE does not easily group itself into one category, either, so I consider that to be a major PLUS. The book, like so many others, is done in first person narration. Fortunately, unlike many other independent and small-publisher outputs, this narration does not suffer from I-disease. (I awoke I ate breakfast I went to the john ...) Ms. Davis properly recognizes that narration must describe the scene and the action, and how our protagonist is reacting those aspects is only one component of the job.
This is the first in a series. The second book, as well as a novella, are both out as well. I'm adding them to my TBR list.
DISCLOSURE: This book was offered for free download by the author to any and all interested. An honest review was requested in return, but not a requirement.
YA: Young woman coming of age although her learning to be independent phase is partially replaced by learning to be interdependent with a team.
Romance: Boyfriend? Check. Potential conflict in that area? Check. Check. (A little too much emphasis on this aspect for my personal taste, BUT for others the book may have insufficient coverage of this area, so take my comment with a grain of salt.)
Science Fiction: The worlds' oceans and its surviving inhabitants have been damaged due to radioactivity leaks. The country has broken into two separate nations, based largely on their opinion of how to deal with those born with talents - what a large comic company would refer to as mutants. Transportation is handled via hover-cars. And I could go on.
Superhero: See Science Fiction above.
And those are just the major categories. There are nods to several others.
I LIKED this book. This book may not be easily categorized into only one category, but LIFE does not easily group itself into one category, either, so I consider that to be a major PLUS. The book, like so many others, is done in first person narration. Fortunately, unlike many other independent and small-publisher outputs, this narration does not suffer from I-disease. (I awoke I ate breakfast I went to the john ...) Ms. Davis properly recognizes that narration must describe the scene and the action, and how our protagonist is reacting those aspects is only one component of the job.
This is the first in a series. The second book, as well as a novella, are both out as well. I'm adding them to my TBR list.
DISCLOSURE: This book was offered for free download by the author to any and all interested. An honest review was requested in return, but not a requirement.
