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Teen Superheroes #1
Diary of a Teenage Superhero
A teenager wakes up in a seedy hotel room. He has no memory of his name or his past. A man lies dying on the floor next to him. Someone starts pounding at the door.
He runs. He is chased.
While staying one step ahead of his pursuers, he begins to assemble the pieces of his life. His name is Axel. He is the victim of an amazing experiment – he has been given the power to control air – and he is not alone.
An organisation known only as The Agency has also modified other teenagers. Brodie is a master of the martial arts. Ebony can transmute one substance into another. Dan controls metals with his mind. Chad creates fire and ice from nothing.
They have been handed incredible powers to help the human race in times of crisis – and one of those times is now.
A terrorist organisation known as Typhoid has acquired Pegasus – a highly advanced missile, invisible to radar and conventional defence systems. They intend to fire it at an American city. Only this bunch of untried, untested teenage superheroes stands any chance of stopping the missile before it strikes its target.
Diary of a Teenage Superhero is a high octane thriller showing what happens when conventional teenagers with everyday problems are given powers beyond this world.
They have to learn to work together, but as Axel draws closer to his newfound friends, he remembers the words of the dying man in the hotel room.
Trust no-one.
He knows he can’t trust The Agency.
Can he even trust his newfound friends?
He runs. He is chased.
While staying one step ahead of his pursuers, he begins to assemble the pieces of his life. His name is Axel. He is the victim of an amazing experiment – he has been given the power to control air – and he is not alone.
An organisation known only as The Agency has also modified other teenagers. Brodie is a master of the martial arts. Ebony can transmute one substance into another. Dan controls metals with his mind. Chad creates fire and ice from nothing.
They have been handed incredible powers to help the human race in times of crisis – and one of those times is now.
A terrorist organisation known as Typhoid has acquired Pegasus – a highly advanced missile, invisible to radar and conventional defence systems. They intend to fire it at an American city. Only this bunch of untried, untested teenage superheroes stands any chance of stopping the missile before it strikes its target.
Diary of a Teenage Superhero is a high octane thriller showing what happens when conventional teenagers with everyday problems are given powers beyond this world.
They have to learn to work together, but as Axel draws closer to his newfound friends, he remembers the words of the dying man in the hotel room.
Trust no-one.
He knows he can’t trust The Agency.
Can he even trust his newfound friends?
182 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2012
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About the author
Darrell Pitt
52 books163 followersDarrell Pitt is a long-time fan of comics, science-fiction, and anything that would make the 'cool kids' cringe. Seriously, he remembers literally sprinting home from school one day to watch the next episode of Doctor Who because the previous episode ended on a cliffhanger (although, didn't they all?).
He has a lifelong interest in superheroes, monsters, science fiction and anything involving spaceships or zebras. (If your eyes furrowed at the mention of the word, zebras, yes, it’s true. He really likes zebras. He hasn’t written a book yet that features an all zebra crew on a spaceship where they encounter superheroes or monsters – but there’s still time!)
He has a lifelong interest in superheroes, monsters, science fiction and anything involving spaceships or zebras. (If your eyes furrowed at the mention of the word, zebras, yes, it’s true. He really likes zebras. He hasn’t written a book yet that features an all zebra crew on a spaceship where they encounter superheroes or monsters – but there’s still time!)
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December 8, 2013
-Conspiración mundial y galáctica, juvenil y con superhéroes.-
Género. Ciencia-Ficción.
Lo que nos cuenta. Nuestro joven protagonista se despierta sin memoria en una habitación de hotel junto a un hombre moribundo, que sólo alcanza a decir que el nombre del muchacho es Axel, que debe encontrar a Swan, que no confíe en nadie, que alguien en La Agencia le ayudará y que la respuesta está en el libro. Apenas tratando de entender qué sucede, Axel comienza a ser perseguido por personas con intenciones claramente hostiles. Primer libro de la serie Teen Superheroes.
¿Quiere saber más de este libro, sin spoilers? Visite:
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Género. Ciencia-Ficción.
Lo que nos cuenta. Nuestro joven protagonista se despierta sin memoria en una habitación de hotel junto a un hombre moribundo, que sólo alcanza a decir que el nombre del muchacho es Axel, que debe encontrar a Swan, que no confíe en nadie, que alguien en La Agencia le ayudará y que la respuesta está en el libro. Apenas tratando de entender qué sucede, Axel comienza a ser perseguido por personas con intenciones claramente hostiles. Primer libro de la serie Teen Superheroes.
¿Quiere saber más de este libro, sin spoilers? Visite:
http://librosdeolethros.blogspot.com/...
October 6, 2017
Why I read the book?
Honestly, the title of the book caught my attention -"Diary of a Teenage Superhero." What I expected from the book was that a superhero (teenager, of course) performs some extraordinary stunts to save the world. Did the book delivered on that expectation?
YES. It did!
The book revolves around 5 youths (teens) who have lost their memory. Circumstances
- bring them together;
- make them realize that they have supernatural abilities;
- teaches them to harness the powers;
- forces them to live together and later become a family which fights with a group of terrorists and saves the New York city from a fatal nuclear attack.
An interesting and action-packed plot. But, at the same time, the author played cleverly by ensuring that the action does not overshadow the story. The climax is even more engrossing.
What did I not like in the book?
- The "first person present tense" way of writing :(
- Some of the characters were quite irritating (especially Clad).
Honestly, the title of the book caught my attention -"Diary of a Teenage Superhero." What I expected from the book was that a superhero (teenager, of course) performs some extraordinary stunts to save the world. Did the book delivered on that expectation?
YES. It did!
The book revolves around 5 youths (teens) who have lost their memory. Circumstances
- bring them together;
- make them realize that they have supernatural abilities;
- teaches them to harness the powers;
- forces them to live together and later become a family which fights with a group of terrorists and saves the New York city from a fatal nuclear attack.
An interesting and action-packed plot. But, at the same time, the author played cleverly by ensuring that the action does not overshadow the story. The climax is even more engrossing.
What did I not like in the book?
- The "first person present tense" way of writing :(
- Some of the characters were quite irritating (especially Clad).
November 24, 2015
This is the second book I have taken on recommendation by a student in English 11, for his Choice Novel Unit. He is using it for the "character relationships analysis" writing component of the course. I am tutoring him and thought it would be beneficial to know what he is talking about in reference to the characters! And he does have a lot to say about it! He is very proud of his reading accomplished already (and the unit has just begun)! He literally lights up when he talks about this book and the other FIVE he has already burned through in a few short weeks!
On an aside, he chooses to read on a Kindle, which I found interesting. He likes that he can easily download series this way and has been consumption mode of choice! (Apparently, working well)!
We will be exploring the social relationships between characters, especially analyzing a budding romantic relationship between two superhero teen that begin our series as only friends. Also, the relationships between the aliens (parent-like antagonists) and the unknowingly abducted teen heros! existence
On an aside, he chooses to read on a Kindle, which I found interesting. He likes that he can easily download series this way and has been consumption mode of choice! (Apparently, working well)!
We will be exploring the social relationships between characters, especially analyzing a budding romantic relationship between two superhero teen that begin our series as only friends. Also, the relationships between the aliens (parent-like antagonists) and the unknowingly abducted teen heros! existence
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September 14, 2016Actual Rating: 3.5 Stars
A boy wakes up in a cheap motel room with a serious case of amnesia. Before he can relocate his thoughts, a bunch of bad guys start chasing him, with the intention to kill. It isn't long before he finds other teenagers with the story, running from the same creepy guys. This brings up the mystery of who erased all their memory? Why are they being hunted? How are they able to do all these cool super human things?
Overall, Its an okay read if you want to read something Jason Bourne related.
November 28, 2016
Was this story fast-paced? Yes. Was it fun to read? Well, there was much to make fun of. Minor spoilers ahead. (It is not a superhero book, btw.)
Reader thoughts: First, we'll start with the plot holes. Yes, I enjoyed finding them.
Plot holes:
1, everyone uses British words (lifts, petrol, centre) but pretend they are from all over the world (China, US, Australia, and Norway).
2, Axel doesn't use his powers when he could:
__He walks around enemy bases and doesn't have a constant shield. Why not?
__He can use air to blast through walls but keeps trying to go through doors and a maze of corridors.
__He cannot affect the robots with magic and decides to punch them to death. Why not pick up rocks with magic and throw them at the robots?
__He can fly mach 2 but cannot catch a bad guy when running across a beach. Uh, hello? What happened to flying really fast?
__He has to travel 100 feet underwater and nearly dies of drowning, but he can control air! Why not bring some air with him as he swam?
3, The kids paid 20,000 fake dollars for a convertible. Don't those cost more, like, $50,000?
4, Distances:
__They are in a truck in NY City and head south. "We must be headed to South Carolina, because there's a military base there." There are lots of military bases between NY and SC! The truck drives for half a day, and they arrive in SC. It takes longer than half a day to drive that far! (My family has done that. Also, why Charleston? It's mostly a Navy training school, right?)
__Axel flies from Florida to NY in less than an hour. Actually, he says, "A few minutes later" he could see NYC. I've done the math now, and it's about two hours.
4, characters change their minds to the point of insanity.
__two boys decide to fight their way free of the base, and they say, "these are the good guys, we shouldn't fight them," and surrender.
__Twelve is crazy, but he's an alien.
__Axel's like, "I can't trust anyone!" but he does. Then he won't trust Brodie but does trust this random scientist who lures him to a cavern by himself.
5, Danger and injuries are impossible:
__Their hotel room explodes. "Walls, carpets, everything is black and smoking or blasted into nothing." But the kids, you know, are just fine.
__Axel is shot (and did the bullet just graze him or lodge in his side? We only know it won't kill him and that it is a "flesh wound," which, after Monty Python and the Holy Grail, is not very specific). Then he's running around, and then he doesn't feel well, and there's lots of blood. He passes out for a day, immediately jumps around some more, is exploded, and runs around some more. There is no recovery time!! This is a pet peeve of mine. Yes, I have, like, a dozen.
Basically, it all boils down to this. The powers are too powerful. Danny gets mind control AND can move metal? There are way too many things these kids can do, and they don't. They're never in real danger, not if they pay attention.
Also, I hate when the "good guys" are bad. I don't mean the Agency. They can be as shifty as they want. I mean the kids themselves. They steal and cheat and lie and sneak out and break rules when the adults try to keep them safe. They decide sneaking into a building requires them to destroy a power station and knock out power to an eight block city grid. Bleh.
A couple scenes jumped around. In one scene, a bad guy shoots a scientist, and Axel tries to stop the bleeding, but what happened to that bad guy? He doesn't try to kill Axel until two scenes later. He could have shot him when he shot the scientist instead of just not getting mentioned again. Does he leave or stand there watching Axel not save the scientist as she gives him important secrets? The book doesn't tell us!
Writer thoughts: Despite all this, I did finish the book. Some of that is because it has a fun voice. The book was short with lots of action and explosions and not too many characters. One time, they talk about an experimental teleporter and Jones says, "They're not really sure where it transports you. That's why it's still experimental." Ha!
Why do I not consider it a superhero book? No costumes or code names. If this is a superhero book, then Maximum Ride and Michael Vey and Percy Jackson would have to be considered superheroes. They're not, though. They're just kids with powers. That's what this book is, too.
There's some inconsistent spacing and formatting. Sometimes there are extra spaces between paragraphs, and sometimes there isn't.
Here are the specific instances I disliked. Quotes
Brodie "produces a wire coat hanger from her jacket" and picks open a car and hotwires it. Really? She just happens to have a wire coat hanger in her jacket?
"Two men crash tackle him to the ground. He hits the ground." Gar! It's redundant. This is common in non-traditionally-published books, and thankfully it was rare in this one.
Axel uses "a single, invisible ball of energy." No, he controls AIR not ENERGY.
"We synchronize watches as we did the previous day." Seriously? What watch needs synchronized again after a single DAY?
Dan tries to destroy a metal door. "It might be made of iridium," Ebony says. "That's one of the strongest metals known to man." Oh, really, Ebony? Then why don't you turn it into air for us like you have to half the other obstacles instead of watching them struggle?
"If you make so much of a squeak, I'm going to tear your head off." Really? Does he have to threaten the good guys?
Reader thoughts: First, we'll start with the plot holes. Yes, I enjoyed finding them.
Plot holes:
1, everyone uses British words (lifts, petrol, centre) but pretend they are from all over the world (China, US, Australia, and Norway).
2, Axel doesn't use his powers when he could:
__He walks around enemy bases and doesn't have a constant shield. Why not?
__He can use air to blast through walls but keeps trying to go through doors and a maze of corridors.
__He cannot affect the robots with magic and decides to punch them to death. Why not pick up rocks with magic and throw them at the robots?
__He can fly mach 2 but cannot catch a bad guy when running across a beach. Uh, hello? What happened to flying really fast?
__He has to travel 100 feet underwater and nearly dies of drowning, but he can control air! Why not bring some air with him as he swam?
3, The kids paid 20,000 fake dollars for a convertible. Don't those cost more, like, $50,000?
4, Distances:
__They are in a truck in NY City and head south. "We must be headed to South Carolina, because there's a military base there." There are lots of military bases between NY and SC! The truck drives for half a day, and they arrive in SC. It takes longer than half a day to drive that far! (My family has done that. Also, why Charleston? It's mostly a Navy training school, right?)
__Axel flies from Florida to NY in less than an hour. Actually, he says, "A few minutes later" he could see NYC. I've done the math now, and it's about two hours.
4, characters change their minds to the point of insanity.
__two boys decide to fight their way free of the base, and they say, "these are the good guys, we shouldn't fight them," and surrender.
__Twelve is crazy, but he's an alien.
__Axel's like, "I can't trust anyone!" but he does. Then he won't trust Brodie but does trust this random scientist who lures him to a cavern by himself.
5, Danger and injuries are impossible:
__Their hotel room explodes. "Walls, carpets, everything is black and smoking or blasted into nothing." But the kids, you know, are just fine.
__Axel is shot (and did the bullet just graze him or lodge in his side? We only know it won't kill him and that it is a "flesh wound," which, after Monty Python and the Holy Grail, is not very specific). Then he's running around, and then he doesn't feel well, and there's lots of blood. He passes out for a day, immediately jumps around some more, is exploded, and runs around some more. There is no recovery time!! This is a pet peeve of mine. Yes, I have, like, a dozen.
Basically, it all boils down to this. The powers are too powerful. Danny gets mind control AND can move metal? There are way too many things these kids can do, and they don't. They're never in real danger, not if they pay attention.
Also, I hate when the "good guys" are bad. I don't mean the Agency. They can be as shifty as they want. I mean the kids themselves. They steal and cheat and lie and sneak out and break rules when the adults try to keep them safe. They decide sneaking into a building requires them to destroy a power station and knock out power to an eight block city grid. Bleh.
A couple scenes jumped around. In one scene, a bad guy shoots a scientist, and Axel tries to stop the bleeding, but what happened to that bad guy? He doesn't try to kill Axel until two scenes later. He could have shot him when he shot the scientist instead of just not getting mentioned again. Does he leave or stand there watching Axel not save the scientist as she gives him important secrets? The book doesn't tell us!
Writer thoughts: Despite all this, I did finish the book. Some of that is because it has a fun voice. The book was short with lots of action and explosions and not too many characters. One time, they talk about an experimental teleporter and Jones says, "They're not really sure where it transports you. That's why it's still experimental." Ha!
Why do I not consider it a superhero book? No costumes or code names. If this is a superhero book, then Maximum Ride and Michael Vey and Percy Jackson would have to be considered superheroes. They're not, though. They're just kids with powers. That's what this book is, too.
There's some inconsistent spacing and formatting. Sometimes there are extra spaces between paragraphs, and sometimes there isn't.
Here are the specific instances I disliked. Quotes
Brodie "produces a wire coat hanger from her jacket" and picks open a car and hotwires it. Really? She just happens to have a wire coat hanger in her jacket?
"Two men crash tackle him to the ground. He hits the ground." Gar! It's redundant. This is common in non-traditionally-published books, and thankfully it was rare in this one.
Axel uses "a single, invisible ball of energy." No, he controls AIR not ENERGY.
"We synchronize watches as we did the previous day." Seriously? What watch needs synchronized again after a single DAY?
Dan tries to destroy a metal door. "It might be made of iridium," Ebony says. "That's one of the strongest metals known to man." Oh, really, Ebony? Then why don't you turn it into air for us like you have to half the other obstacles instead of watching them struggle?
"If you make so much of a squeak, I'm going to tear your head off." Really? Does he have to threaten the good guys?
August 25, 2015
Wattpad has this complete book for free, but only this one - not its sequel, which is available only in a five-chapter sample. This one, however, is quite entertaining on its own, being less of a typical "superhero" story. You won't get too many Marvel-style stories here. Nope, it's a little closer to I Am Number Four in style, or perhaps Heroes - darker, edgier, characters on the run, government agencies involved, that sort of thing. Oh, and they have to stop the apocalypse, of course. It doesn't really bring anything new to the table, but it's still a good story.
The only trouble is that the book ends on a mild cliffhanger. Mild, but still annoying because I have all but no chance of buying the complete sequel anytime soon. :(
The only trouble is that the book ends on a mild cliffhanger. Mild, but still annoying because I have all but no chance of buying the complete sequel anytime soon. :(
October 10, 2015
Not really written like a "diary", but still a damn good read.
July 9, 2014
Darrell Pitt delivers a new take on two well-loved genres in his series Teen Superheroes. Mixing Superhero with Alien Invasion, Pitt creates a world on the verge of an invisible war whose salvation rests in the hands of five teenagers, each as unique as their country of origin. In book one, Diary of a Teenage Superhero, Pitt introduces the reader to his cast of misfit teens and sets up an excellent opening book for the series. As of July 2014, there are three books published for Teen Superheroes with hints of a fourth on the way.
>> Warning: This review may include spoilers. <<
Synopsis: A quick read, only spanning 188 pages! The best way to categorize how this story takes off if with the words: confusion and panic. Not necessary a bad confusion for the reader, it is our protagonist, Axel, who is frantically piecing together his identity until ultimately meeting up with four other teens with unique, separate superpowers. The other teens are great supporting characters, providing a nice balance to the story, there is: Brodie, the Aussie chick who can kick anyone’s tail; Dan, the Chinese kid who can manipulate steel and move objects; Chad, the Norwegian tough guy who can summon both fire and ice; and Chad’s sister, Ebony, who can make any material dissolve with her touch. And then there is Axel with his power to control air in ways that are new and imaginary from any superhero I’ve come across. I would liken this story to the more recent film Chronicle. In both, teens discover then test their powers before having to use their gifts for either good or ill. Throw in some aliens and you have a great new series that will satisfy both younger and older readers.
Critique: There is a reason I am giving this story four and not five stars. I will be up front. It felt unpolished in its pacing and transitions from scenes and chapters. At times, I was introduced to a new character, a fight scene, and another fight scene in just a few short pages. Although fast-paced, I found myself losing track of the plot as things moved so quickly. This could be a personal quirk of mine as I am a fast reader by nature, but the reader needs time to absorb what is going on. Now the good stuff! The story and characters are very appealing, and I am hooked to read the rest of the series. I really enjoyed what our heroes are capable of doing and the threat that still lurks at the end of the novel.
Overall: a great first book to the series!
>> Warning: This review may include spoilers. <<
Synopsis: A quick read, only spanning 188 pages! The best way to categorize how this story takes off if with the words: confusion and panic. Not necessary a bad confusion for the reader, it is our protagonist, Axel, who is frantically piecing together his identity until ultimately meeting up with four other teens with unique, separate superpowers. The other teens are great supporting characters, providing a nice balance to the story, there is: Brodie, the Aussie chick who can kick anyone’s tail; Dan, the Chinese kid who can manipulate steel and move objects; Chad, the Norwegian tough guy who can summon both fire and ice; and Chad’s sister, Ebony, who can make any material dissolve with her touch. And then there is Axel with his power to control air in ways that are new and imaginary from any superhero I’ve come across. I would liken this story to the more recent film Chronicle. In both, teens discover then test their powers before having to use their gifts for either good or ill. Throw in some aliens and you have a great new series that will satisfy both younger and older readers.
Critique: There is a reason I am giving this story four and not five stars. I will be up front. It felt unpolished in its pacing and transitions from scenes and chapters. At times, I was introduced to a new character, a fight scene, and another fight scene in just a few short pages. Although fast-paced, I found myself losing track of the plot as things moved so quickly. This could be a personal quirk of mine as I am a fast reader by nature, but the reader needs time to absorb what is going on. Now the good stuff! The story and characters are very appealing, and I am hooked to read the rest of the series. I really enjoyed what our heroes are capable of doing and the threat that still lurks at the end of the novel.
Overall: a great first book to the series!
June 9, 2013
Diary of a Teenage Superhero (Teen Superheroes, #1) by Darrell Pitt
Axel awakes in a motel room , with no memory of how he got there or who he is. He finds a man lay on the carpet with a bullet wound, as he try's to save this unknown man , he shoves a book into his hands and tells him some will help, and trust no one. With that he is on the run but has no idea it is he is running from. He eventually meets up with other teens, Brodie, Chad, Dan, Ebony. They all have no memory of who they are where they are from. They have special powers that none can explain. They do know that there are men out there that want to hurt them even kill them. They find out that all of them are experiments, teens with no families kidnapped and changed into super heroes. They must save the earth from a nuclear weapon by a terrorist organization and get out alive. So the adventure begins thy must work together or they will never make it out alive.
This book was very well written. My attention was grabbed from the start. All the twist and turns of a great action adventure. I really came to care about all these teens. The writer weaves a masterful tale that keeps the reader turning the pages as fast as you can read them!
5 STARS
Patches
complimentary book given for a free review. juliesbookreview.blogspot.com
Axel awakes in a motel room , with no memory of how he got there or who he is. He finds a man lay on the carpet with a bullet wound, as he try's to save this unknown man , he shoves a book into his hands and tells him some will help, and trust no one. With that he is on the run but has no idea it is he is running from. He eventually meets up with other teens, Brodie, Chad, Dan, Ebony. They all have no memory of who they are where they are from. They have special powers that none can explain. They do know that there are men out there that want to hurt them even kill them. They find out that all of them are experiments, teens with no families kidnapped and changed into super heroes. They must save the earth from a nuclear weapon by a terrorist organization and get out alive. So the adventure begins thy must work together or they will never make it out alive.
This book was very well written. My attention was grabbed from the start. All the twist and turns of a great action adventure. I really came to care about all these teens. The writer weaves a masterful tale that keeps the reader turning the pages as fast as you can read them!
5 STARS
Patches
complimentary book given for a free review. juliesbookreview.blogspot.com
April 9, 2014
First person present tense. Always hard to read, but I gave it a go. Not a bad story all in all, but a little too much action and not enough character development for my tastes. Some SPaG issues, .. missing words, apostrophes in the wrong places, but otherwise a fast-paced but short novel. It reads a bit like an episode for a tv series, but there is nothing wrong in that. I just felt it needed more depth.
May 16, 2021
For May's Goodreads Review I chose to read, "Diary of a Teenage Superhero" by Darell Pitt. I have found that for some reason I have a particular interest in books and movies that talk about superheroes or superpowers in general. For that reason, I searched up superhero books and chose this one to read as it looked the most intriguing from the selection provided. I felt like this book was really entertaining to read as the protagonist, Axel learns who he truly is and understands a key virtue. This virtue is trust as he finds few people like him and others who want to help them and the world but becomes skeptical as time goes on. I would give this book 5 stars as it was fun to read about his journey of finding himself overcoming the various difficulties that have been put in front of him. I would also recommend this book to any teens or anyone in general who likes books about superheroes.
October 8, 2018
The book Diary of a teenage superhero is about a bunch of kid that have super powers and their memories are erased so they have no idea who they are.Even tho the name of the book is not so good I liked this book because it was very fun and interesting to read it was the first book in a long time that I could not put down. The reason I liked this book so much is because it was very action packed and exiting and I was always wanting to know what was going to happen next. My number one favorite character is Axel because there power where so cool and it was interesting to envision them in my mind. One of my favorite quotes in the whole book is ”they will make a stacu in my honor” because it was such a classic villain thing to say.
February 24, 2018
This is a light, fun read that moves along at a good pace, but the characters are paper-thin and the plot starts with "I woke up and couldn't remember who I was" and doesn't get any more original from there. It's tropes and cliches from cover to cover.
A decent time-killer on a long flight or train/bus ride, which is what I used if for, but there's not a lot of substance here.
A decent time-killer on a long flight or train/bus ride, which is what I used if for, but there's not a lot of substance here.
January 21, 2019
This book has been written in an innovative manner with a similar plot and storyline. However, I must say that the story is fast paced at various places and then slows down in other sections. The plot also becomes convenient and predictable. The author also fails to realise that and action and adventure book also has sentiments in it as well. The feelings described feel rushed and incomplete.
June 24, 2021
Teen Superhero’s
I read this with interest and as I like Sci Fi I really enjoyed it. It’s a very good read for a short novel which keeps you enthralled as to what might happen next. I hope the rest are of the series are as good. It’s nice to see that teenagers are not portrayed as being selfish; but as being able to think about others and not just themselves.
I read this with interest and as I like Sci Fi I really enjoyed it. It’s a very good read for a short novel which keeps you enthralled as to what might happen next. I hope the rest are of the series are as good. It’s nice to see that teenagers are not portrayed as being selfish; but as being able to think about others and not just themselves.
September 22, 2017
Story is basically what it says: It’s a diary.
A boy wakes up in a seedy motel room with no memory. A dying man nearby tells him he must find The Swan or The Agency. O-kay.
I couldn’t get over how daunting and clichéd this was. The whole thing was a play-by-play diary.
A boy wakes up in a seedy motel room with no memory. A dying man nearby tells him he must find The Swan or The Agency. O-kay.
I couldn’t get over how daunting and clichéd this was. The whole thing was a play-by-play diary.
June 14, 2021
Create Original Heroes
I was amazed by this book. I’m even planning on writing my own because of how it inspired me. The characters were great, the plot was amazing. I read this whole book within about 5 hours.
I was amazed by this book. I’m even planning on writing my own because of how it inspired me. The characters were great, the plot was amazing. I read this whole book within about 5 hours.
January 5, 2025
Great story
It is a good story, with some great characters and a nice plot to move it along. The sorry follows some children who wake up with amnesia and special powers and follows them as they try and save the world from an evil corporation
It is a good story, with some great characters and a nice plot to move it along. The sorry follows some children who wake up with amnesia and special powers and follows them as they try and save the world from an evil corporation
February 1, 2018
A fun and engaging young adult book. More for that age group than adults, but still, it is well written and charming.
March 18, 2018
The best book
Best book ever I have to buy the next one I hope its is just ask good as the first one
Best book ever I have to buy the next one I hope its is just ask good as the first one
June 18, 2019
I oved the book....
August 10, 2019
This book talks about a boy who was transformed into a superhero. His superpower is to control air. This story takes place when he woke up finding a dead man in his room. After that he was chased by a group of men and was caught. Suddenly, when he was being tortured, a girl came in fought all of the men. That boy whose name was Axel then found a couple of Friends who had superpowers. After that he found himself able to control air. If you want to know what happen next read the book.
July 15, 2020
Enjoyable page turner
It was a uniquely different superhero book and it was great I could not stop turning the pages 5 stars
It was a uniquely different superhero book and it was great I could not stop turning the pages 5 stars
May 18, 2021
Fast-paced. Catchy title. Not necessarily an award winning book, but a fun read regardless. More like a young adult book. I'd enjoy reading more of this series.
June 19, 2024
10/10 14-year old Gabe
October 17, 2025
Fast-Paced and short.
August 7, 2013
Seeing how short this book was, I wondered how the author could pull off the superhero angle in such short time. The book flashed by, but the story turned out well rounded. The setting isn't a stretch from most other superhero, YA novels. A group of teens with varying powers work for an agency and train to defeat some evildoers. Compared to other books in this genre, I found the quick pace and short word count refreshing. It is worth the time to read, but don't expect anything revolutionary.
I found the pacing in this book to whisk me through the pages, with constant action. This bulk of this book is plot, and lacks substance, but just dangling what would happen next made the novel exciting.
I also had to whip out my dictionary on more than one occasion, which is something that young adult books have never troubled me with. Besides a few flourishes, the verbiage in this book is standard fair. There are many short sentences and little description.
Somethings that I did find annoying are repeated ideas, such as many people in the book having slight accents, the teens adjust to their powers in little over a week and SPOILER ALERT there are aliens. Aliens aren't always a bad thing, if they have a central role in a book. However, the addition of E.T.s in this book just made little sense and felt other-worldy. By that, I mean that even though the Pitt concocts the world of the book, aliens just seem like too much of a stretch. In the book, they aren't even the primary enemy and they look exactly like humans. Whether this was done to back up plots for further installments in the series, I don't know, but they did not belong in this book.
The characters are somewhat stereotypical and don't undergo much development, but they each played their roles fine. The superpowers in the book were not all that original, with Axel being the last airbender, Brodie being the reincarnation of Bruce Lee, Dan being half Magneto half Jedi, Chad being the offspring of Mr. Freeze and the Human Torch and finally Ebony, being the better version of Zan from the wonder twins. They all share the common weakness of special guns that impair their powers. As far as that aspect goes, superpowers usually defining the book in the superhero genre, the powers weren't bad. Some of the characters seem like they are overpowered, namely Dan who could use Jedi mind tricks so long as they didn't advance the plot.
SPOILERS AGAIN The book also pays tribute to superhero movies, I hope these were intentional, where Axel flies to catch a missile much like Superman and by the combined powers of all the superteens, the bad guy is turned to stone, much like the end of The Fantastic Four.
Bottom line: It isn't anything new, but it is a quick, entertaining read. May pick up the sequels eventually, but doubt I will reread this one. 3/5
I found the pacing in this book to whisk me through the pages, with constant action. This bulk of this book is plot, and lacks substance, but just dangling what would happen next made the novel exciting.
I also had to whip out my dictionary on more than one occasion, which is something that young adult books have never troubled me with. Besides a few flourishes, the verbiage in this book is standard fair. There are many short sentences and little description.
Somethings that I did find annoying are repeated ideas, such as many people in the book having slight accents, the teens adjust to their powers in little over a week and SPOILER ALERT there are aliens. Aliens aren't always a bad thing, if they have a central role in a book. However, the addition of E.T.s in this book just made little sense and felt other-worldy. By that, I mean that even though the Pitt concocts the world of the book, aliens just seem like too much of a stretch. In the book, they aren't even the primary enemy and they look exactly like humans. Whether this was done to back up plots for further installments in the series, I don't know, but they did not belong in this book.
The characters are somewhat stereotypical and don't undergo much development, but they each played their roles fine. The superpowers in the book were not all that original, with Axel being the last airbender, Brodie being the reincarnation of Bruce Lee, Dan being half Magneto half Jedi, Chad being the offspring of Mr. Freeze and the Human Torch and finally Ebony, being the better version of Zan from the wonder twins. They all share the common weakness of special guns that impair their powers. As far as that aspect goes, superpowers usually defining the book in the superhero genre, the powers weren't bad. Some of the characters seem like they are overpowered, namely Dan who could use Jedi mind tricks so long as they didn't advance the plot.
SPOILERS AGAIN The book also pays tribute to superhero movies, I hope these were intentional, where Axel flies to catch a missile much like Superman and by the combined powers of all the superteens, the bad guy is turned to stone, much like the end of The Fantastic Four.
Bottom line: It isn't anything new, but it is a quick, entertaining read. May pick up the sequels eventually, but doubt I will reread this one. 3/5
September 18, 2024
First of a five-book (so far) series, this one is available for free an Amazon as a gateway into the series. If you like it, pick up the rest; if not, the only thing you lose is time reading a pretty good superpower story.
A Young Adult story centered around a male protagonist, but following the present trend in YA - two possible love interests (both very nice girls - you hope he winds ups with both at different parts of the story). All five of the teenage superpowered people have had their memories destroyed in the process which gave them their powers. The process implemented by a shadowy alien-run Agency to create weapons against other alien-run organizations - and the author gives you no idea if the Agency or the Organizations are on the side of humanity.
Everyone has an agenda for the teenagers, including their personal ones (survival, learning about their families lost with their memory wipe, and the need for independence).
Solid writing. Good build of power skill sets. Love how the main character discovers his power and decides to use it for the first time. Dan and Axel's powers are really cool - nicely limited and unlimited at the same time.
Would have liked a little more introspection ... more personal growth and agency (ability to make new decisions instead of react to situations) of the teenagers ... and a little less of the feel of writing to meet the standard expectations of the readers. Also would have liked to see a little more of the interaction of powers be part of solving some of the dangers instead of focusing on the main character's powers - but that is me - I like team solving.
Overall plenty of action, some cool superpowers, aliens, superheros, secret agencies. Lots to enjoy.
A Young Adult story centered around a male protagonist, but following the present trend in YA - two possible love interests (both very nice girls - you hope he winds ups with both at different parts of the story). All five of the teenage superpowered people have had their memories destroyed in the process which gave them their powers. The process implemented by a shadowy alien-run Agency to create weapons against other alien-run organizations - and the author gives you no idea if the Agency or the Organizations are on the side of humanity.
Everyone has an agenda for the teenagers, including their personal ones (survival, learning about their families lost with their memory wipe, and the need for independence).
Solid writing. Good build of power skill sets. Love how the main character discovers his power and decides to use it for the first time. Dan and Axel's powers are really cool - nicely limited and unlimited at the same time.
Would have liked a little more introspection ... more personal growth and agency (ability to make new decisions instead of react to situations) of the teenagers ... and a little less of the feel of writing to meet the standard expectations of the readers. Also would have liked to see a little more of the interaction of powers be part of solving some of the dangers instead of focusing on the main character's powers - but that is me - I like team solving.
Overall plenty of action, some cool superpowers, aliens, superheros, secret agencies. Lots to enjoy.
July 12, 2012
BEC'S REVIEW
Teenagers with superpowers given to them by some mystery organisation. It’s been done before, right? As has the issue of who these teenagers could trust and so on. However just because a concept has been done before doesn’t mean it isn’t worth reading, and while Diary of a Teenage Superhero was a bit predictable at times, I did find myself enjoying it. Plus there were some aspects which made it different from other similar stories. One aspect is the characters having no memory of their previous lives for instance.
While giving teenagers super powers does raise some moral grey areas, especially with the amnesia they all share in terms of consent, for the most part this book is very black and white. There are certain bad guys who are just that, bad guys. However there are some shades of grey, especially in the Agency that created the super powered teens and in terms of some of the teens themselves. This black and white is aided by most of the characters being two dimensional in character, especially the villains. Very few characters are overly fleshed out.
And yet this is one of those books that does not need overly deep characters. The plot itself is not overly deep. It is intended to be an entertaining read, something which will fill a few hours and make you feel like you’ve read something interesting or worth reading. And in that regard the book is a success. Despite having predictable topic material and two dimensional characters this book still proves entertaining, and one I enjoyed reading.
Teenagers with superpowers given to them by some mystery organisation. It’s been done before, right? As has the issue of who these teenagers could trust and so on. However just because a concept has been done before doesn’t mean it isn’t worth reading, and while Diary of a Teenage Superhero was a bit predictable at times, I did find myself enjoying it. Plus there were some aspects which made it different from other similar stories. One aspect is the characters having no memory of their previous lives for instance.
While giving teenagers super powers does raise some moral grey areas, especially with the amnesia they all share in terms of consent, for the most part this book is very black and white. There are certain bad guys who are just that, bad guys. However there are some shades of grey, especially in the Agency that created the super powered teens and in terms of some of the teens themselves. This black and white is aided by most of the characters being two dimensional in character, especially the villains. Very few characters are overly fleshed out.
And yet this is one of those books that does not need overly deep characters. The plot itself is not overly deep. It is intended to be an entertaining read, something which will fill a few hours and make you feel like you’ve read something interesting or worth reading. And in that regard the book is a success. Despite having predictable topic material and two dimensional characters this book still proves entertaining, and one I enjoyed reading.
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