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Cosmic Girl: Rising Up: A Superhero Novel
Want to be a superhero?
Experience life as a superhero through the eyes of Cosmic Girl.
Britney Brookes was just an ordinary sixteen-year old girl who couldn’t walk, until she is kidnapped and experimented on, and is given extraordinary powers.
When the police and the F.B.I. find no leads to pursue, just some dead bodies, Britney vows to find the shadowy figure behind it all, and begins her own investigation.
Back home in Chicago, she creates a costume, and gives herself a new name: Cosmic Girl.
Then her search begins.
But this is more than just a thirst for justice.
This is personal.
Experience the highs and lows of being a superhero through the eyes of Britney, as she embarks on her journey to greatness.
Experience life as a superhero through the eyes of Cosmic Girl.
Britney Brookes was just an ordinary sixteen-year old girl who couldn’t walk, until she is kidnapped and experimented on, and is given extraordinary powers.
When the police and the F.B.I. find no leads to pursue, just some dead bodies, Britney vows to find the shadowy figure behind it all, and begins her own investigation.
Back home in Chicago, she creates a costume, and gives herself a new name: Cosmic Girl.
Then her search begins.
But this is more than just a thirst for justice.
This is personal.
Experience the highs and lows of being a superhero through the eyes of Britney, as she embarks on her journey to greatness.
368 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 12, 2014
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About the author
R.S.J. Gregory
12 books12 followersR S J Gregory published his first superhero novel, Cosmic Girl: Rising Up in April 2014. Since then he has released four more in this series, which follows the adventures of teenager, Britney Brookes and her friends as they battle other metahumans and try to stop Armageddon.
Not to be tied down to just one genre, he has also written The Bramville Horror, an homage to H P Lovecraft, and he has also started a new supernatural thriller series with the debut of A Date with Death, featuring Brandon Blake and his vampire lover Celeste.
Always seeking new ways to thrill his readers, he is known for making his stories fast paced, unpredictable and packed full of exciting action.
R S J Gregory was brought kicking and screaming into this world way back in April 1973, in Bristol, England, at 3:45 .a.m. which is the earliest he has ever woken up. The youngest of three and ever a daydreamer, he first found enjoyment in drawing movie stars from his favorite action movies, before becoming a moody teenager.
While on a dream vacation in the Unites States, going from coast to coast in April 2001, when the World Trade Center still completed the New York skyline, he met and fell in love with a young woman from South Africa, who would later become his wife.
When cancer struck at the tender age of 35, he vowed that he would try and make a difference once he had recovered. He found that his contribution came in his ability to tell a good story, which was always there, he just never realized that it could be useful. Now with seven novels under his belt, and with plenty of cool ideas bouncing around inside his head, he writes with a sense of fun and wonder.
He lives and writes in Essex, England with his gorgeous wife and rambunctious, and slightly high maintenance daughter.
For more information, please visit his website, www.rsjgregory.com.
Not to be tied down to just one genre, he has also written The Bramville Horror, an homage to H P Lovecraft, and he has also started a new supernatural thriller series with the debut of A Date with Death, featuring Brandon Blake and his vampire lover Celeste.
Always seeking new ways to thrill his readers, he is known for making his stories fast paced, unpredictable and packed full of exciting action.
R S J Gregory was brought kicking and screaming into this world way back in April 1973, in Bristol, England, at 3:45 .a.m. which is the earliest he has ever woken up. The youngest of three and ever a daydreamer, he first found enjoyment in drawing movie stars from his favorite action movies, before becoming a moody teenager.
While on a dream vacation in the Unites States, going from coast to coast in April 2001, when the World Trade Center still completed the New York skyline, he met and fell in love with a young woman from South Africa, who would later become his wife.
When cancer struck at the tender age of 35, he vowed that he would try and make a difference once he had recovered. He found that his contribution came in his ability to tell a good story, which was always there, he just never realized that it could be useful. Now with seven novels under his belt, and with plenty of cool ideas bouncing around inside his head, he writes with a sense of fun and wonder.
He lives and writes in Essex, England with his gorgeous wife and rambunctious, and slightly high maintenance daughter.
For more information, please visit his website, www.rsjgregory.com.
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January 19, 2016
I just couldn't connect with the characters emotionally. Stuff happened that DID NOT MAKE SENSE. It was all kind of 2-dimensional. Still fun though!!!
July 10, 2014
R. S. J. Gregory twists the classic trope that exposure to special meteorites can give super powers. Britney was crippled in the car crash that killed her mother. Then on a School trip to Washington, she and the rest of her group were kidnapped, and supposedly died. But instead they are experimented on. The exposure to the meteorites not only cures Britney’s paralysis, but gives her and her surviving classmates super powers. After they breakout and go home to Chicago they figure out how their super powers work. All of them are fast and nearly invulnerable. Britney can also fly. One of her friends is a telepath, another can create electric bolts. Soon they decide to have costumes and start saving people while looking for the person who experimented on them and murdered their teacher and some of the other students. Cosmic Girl: Rising Up (paper from Amazon Digital Services which I bought electronically) is fun. I especially liked the scene where she has to avoid jets while carrying Beth to New York City to investigate leads. I’m eagerly waiting the sequel.Review published by the Philadelphia Weekly Press
July 22, 2020
Fantastic read!
I grew up reading comic books. Batman,Spider-man, etc. I read the description and thought I’d pick up the book and check it out.
I found the premise of the book plausible, like the events could actually happen in today’s world. As remote as it would seem, the characters gave the feel of really embracing these changes to their bodies. The characters were likable and current, not spaced out or extreme in their new abilities. This book followed the teens through their origin towards the end of the threat, by mortal standards. The practice was a logical choice made by ordinary teenagers. I enjoyed this book from the first page to the last. I look forward to the next installment.
I grew up reading comic books. Batman,Spider-man, etc. I read the description and thought I’d pick up the book and check it out.
I found the premise of the book plausible, like the events could actually happen in today’s world. As remote as it would seem, the characters gave the feel of really embracing these changes to their bodies. The characters were likable and current, not spaced out or extreme in their new abilities. This book followed the teens through their origin towards the end of the threat, by mortal standards. The practice was a logical choice made by ordinary teenagers. I enjoyed this book from the first page to the last. I look forward to the next installment.
February 8, 2024
Great metahuman novel!
I've been looking for a good supers series that wasn't as silly as the Cape High books. I wish I'd found this one sooner.
The characters are good and the plot is decent, especially for the author's (possibly?) first novel. The main chars are all teens, but this doesn't quite have the usual YA feel of most teen character novels. I can't even tell you why... maybe it's due to the primary chars trying to really deal with real issues.
There is the occasional physics hand-wavium that a supers novel can't exist without, but it's generally surrounded by good story. The author keeps really well to a good middle-ground between realistic and we-don't-need-no-stinking-physics.
I'm looking forward to reading the next one.
I've been looking for a good supers series that wasn't as silly as the Cape High books. I wish I'd found this one sooner.
The characters are good and the plot is decent, especially for the author's (possibly?) first novel. The main chars are all teens, but this doesn't quite have the usual YA feel of most teen character novels. I can't even tell you why... maybe it's due to the primary chars trying to really deal with real issues.
There is the occasional physics hand-wavium that a supers novel can't exist without, but it's generally surrounded by good story. The author keeps really well to a good middle-ground between realistic and we-don't-need-no-stinking-physics.
I'm looking forward to reading the next one.
February 9, 2018
Good read with a few flaws
Author and editor(s) have a few technical issues they need to work on—sound alike words (i.e., ring instead of wring), mixing up ‘s with plurals and vice versa, and their comma usage is really bad. It’s a bit Polly Anna, but not unexpectedly so for a YA. I like the world building and enjoyed the main characters (secondaries got short shrift in this book).
Author and editor(s) have a few technical issues they need to work on—sound alike words (i.e., ring instead of wring), mixing up ‘s with plurals and vice versa, and their comma usage is really bad. It’s a bit Polly Anna, but not unexpectedly so for a YA. I like the world building and enjoyed the main characters (secondaries got short shrift in this book).
November 5, 2017
Pretty darn good
I enjoyed the story. There are a few errors throughout the book, but its tolerable. Writing first person can be a bugger! Great story, and yes...I want to read the next book!
I enjoyed the story. There are a few errors throughout the book, but its tolerable. Writing first person can be a bugger! Great story, and yes...I want to read the next book!
January 8, 2019
Cosmic Girl
I love the whole story but don’t appreciate the sexual comments although there aren’t many it still isn’t right beside that that I would recommend this book to EVERYONE!!!😝😎
I love the whole story but don’t appreciate the sexual comments although there aren’t many it still isn’t right beside that that I would recommend this book to EVERYONE!!!😝😎
November 25, 2017
Great starter for a superhero story. Perhaps a little light on the action scenes but it's great thus far.
April 7, 2024
Pretty good
New world, New ideas, New heroes. Ok, while all is not new original Ideas, it is a nice book and good outline. Interesting concept of who gets powers and which ones.
New world, New ideas, New heroes. Ok, while all is not new original Ideas, it is a nice book and good outline. Interesting concept of who gets powers and which ones.
February 17, 2017
Just finished reading this book and really enjoyed the story but I could only give it 2 ½ stars (rounded up to 3) for several reasons:
1. Although the story is good it could have been so much better – the origin and development of their powers left me cold, for some reason it just did not seem right, as if the story sputtered before getting started.
2. The characters all seemed 2 dimensional and not how the real folks behave. Britney is in a wheelchair for 10 years and now she can walk. She is like OK, no big deal. So is her father! Is this his daughter or someone he met on holiday? It does not even get mentioned at school! Stuart and Paul could be erased from the story and it would not be noticed. I think the female characters are better written but not by much.
3. Mitchell must be the worst love interest ever, all the time Britney was in a wheelchair he couldn’t be bothered but as soon as she can walk its like now we can be more then friends, wtf. Girl, show some self-respect and dump this loser.
I may continue with the series as the story was a page turner and I did like the mc and her sister.
1. Although the story is good it could have been so much better – the origin and development of their powers left me cold, for some reason it just did not seem right, as if the story sputtered before getting started.
2. The characters all seemed 2 dimensional and not how the real folks behave. Britney is in a wheelchair for 10 years and now she can walk. She is like OK, no big deal. So is her father! Is this his daughter or someone he met on holiday? It does not even get mentioned at school! Stuart and Paul could be erased from the story and it would not be noticed. I think the female characters are better written but not by much.
3. Mitchell must be the worst love interest ever, all the time Britney was in a wheelchair he couldn’t be bothered but as soon as she can walk its like now we can be more then friends, wtf. Girl, show some self-respect and dump this loser.
I may continue with the series as the story was a page turner and I did like the mc and her sister.
May 5, 2019
This could have been a 4 star review, but there were just a few too many things wrong:
1. The author does not do a believable depiction of a teenage girl
2. The author does not have a believable police/FBI/societal response to the initial tragedy that starts this book.
3. The author has no comprehension of physics and so breaks it it unbelievable ways. Yea, I know superheros in general break the rules of physics, but if you go mach 1+ your clothes are going to tear. You're going to cause damage to surrounding houses. You will have the cornering ability of a tank. And lets not even think of what happens if you hit a bug at those speeds!
4. The weather was all over the place. I mean - sleeveless tees in Feb? Outdoor swimming pools in NYC in March? Come on now!
Too bad, because this started off as a great origin story, and the characters were decent. But there were enough details that were flat out BAD that I kept getting knocked out of the story. Like buying a leather catsuit for $100, and DYEING it with fabric dye? Really? And then spraying on glitter? REALLY?
So I just couldn't enjoy the story. Maybe if you can ignore all the wrongness you'll feel differently.
1. The author does not do a believable depiction of a teenage girl
2. The author does not have a believable police/FBI/societal response to the initial tragedy that starts this book.
3. The author has no comprehension of physics and so breaks it it unbelievable ways. Yea, I know superheros in general break the rules of physics, but if you go mach 1+ your clothes are going to tear. You're going to cause damage to surrounding houses. You will have the cornering ability of a tank. And lets not even think of what happens if you hit a bug at those speeds!
4. The weather was all over the place. I mean - sleeveless tees in Feb? Outdoor swimming pools in NYC in March? Come on now!
Too bad, because this started off as a great origin story, and the characters were decent. But there were enough details that were flat out BAD that I kept getting knocked out of the story. Like buying a leather catsuit for $100, and DYEING it with fabric dye? Really? And then spraying on glitter? REALLY?
So I just couldn't enjoy the story. Maybe if you can ignore all the wrongness you'll feel differently.
January 23, 2019
Cosmic Girl is a great super hero, sci-fi, fantasy novel. This book is a real page turner. A compelling read about a high school student, Britney, and her group of friends who obtain super hero powers. Well-written book with great characters. I highly recommend this book to readers, especially fans of super hero books, comics, and fans of YA books. This book is a perfect blend of adventure, drama, comedy, and mystery. I'm looking forward to reading the other books in the Cosmic Girl series.
August 13, 2015
Cosmic girl was written for a young audience
It was a decent idea but the story was written with a very young reader in mind. I couldn't really enjoy it as i thought the characters responses and thought processes were unrealistic but a young reader would likely enjoy.
It was a decent idea but the story was written with a very young reader in mind. I couldn't really enjoy it as i thought the characters responses and thought processes were unrealistic but a young reader would likely enjoy.
December 10, 2015
Cosmic girl.
I enjoyed this. A good spread of powers across the team and a slightly annoying English kid ( from Bristol? ). I look forward to reading further adventures. Perhaps they will discover who gave the meteorites to Devlin.
Carry on.
I enjoyed this. A good spread of powers across the team and a slightly annoying English kid ( from Bristol? ). I look forward to reading further adventures. Perhaps they will discover who gave the meteorites to Devlin.
Carry on.
January 3, 2016
Not for me.
The characters seemed too plastic to me. The motivations were too simple and the hook too incomprehensible and took too long to develop. I got 60% of the way through and lost interest.
The characters seemed too plastic to me. The motivations were too simple and the hook too incomprehensible and took too long to develop. I got 60% of the way through and lost interest.
October 6, 2023
The beginning is tough, necessarily for the story. After that it really takes off (pun intended).
A regular re-read for me.
A regular re-read for me.
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