Gideon here, sci-fi writer extraordinaire and narrator of this bizarre tale.
Nothing is all fun and games in my wild and crazy world, but you probably know this by now.
Every time I think I've finally gotten a handle on things, something new comes up that throws a wrench in my plans.
That wrench could be the sudden death of a newfound friend; or an encounter with a band of powerful young Supers; or the moment the Cherry Blossom Girls and I are on the cusp of greatness, only to get broadsided by darkness.
The death, the anguish, the intensity. The good times, the camaraderie, the conspiracy.
This is my story, my triumphant saga, and it’s one you won't soon forget...
Warning: Cherry Blossom Girls 2 contains a harem; gamelit LitRPG humor/stats; violence; telepathic, shifter, teleportation and vampiric superpowers used for auto theft, mind games, and the exploitation of the general public. This series was inspired by The Tick, Stranger Things, Deadpool, Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions, and the anime Elfen Lied.
Harmon Cooper is the author of over sixty fantasy works. His bestselling series include Pilgrim, War Priest, Cowboy Necromancer, and Tokens and Towers.
His series, The Feedback Loop, is one of the earlier GameLit works first published in 2015. An earphone award winner for the series Death's Mantle, Harmon won the LitRPG/GameLit Audiobook of the Year award for Sacred Cat Island, narrated by Legends and Lattes author Travis Baldree.
Harmon write progression fantasy, cultivation fantasy, and LitRPG/GameLit.
If you liked books 1 & 2 you'll likely enjoy 3 as it keeps up the same energy level as previously established. One thing that has been bugging me since book 1 is
Cooper's Cherry Blossom Girls (and Gideon, of course...) return for another adventure, and wow, this is some adventure. There is so much action squashed into these pages that the author must've had to sit on it like a bulging suitcase to close the book.
More females! Slow down there, guys, these ones are too young for you. ; ) The young Supers are great, as different from each other as tea and coffee. With these girls comes a showdown. No way am I going to spoil this for you. It is fantastic!
Nothing runs particularly smoothly for Gideon - so what else is new? -but when Death rears its ugly head, it's upsetting for everyone.
Cooper's humour and unique imagination are once again shown in abundance. Do. Not. Miss. This.
I received an early ecopy which I voluntarily read and reviewed. All opinions are my own.
For some reason I can't get to the book page through the Amazon web site, so I'll do it from my kindle.
This was a good follow up work. CBG 1 & 2 build, as the MC notes, toward a full blown (no pun intended : ) harem. CBG3 puts it fully there. The book reads well, no major plot lags and the character development is good. The 'intimate ' are not over the top with repetitive wording, and had a couple of interesting twists. (The shower scene is the Prime example) I typically use the 'read to me' function in the kindle, and two times I had to whip open the kindle, stop the audio and read the words written. I agree with the MC: 'Super sales in super heroes'- William D. Arand, and the 'Super Powereds [years 1-4]' - Drew Haye, are great series!
Wow this is big far my favorite book kn the series. I bought this book this morning and haven't been able to put it down until I finished it.
Gideon and the CBGs get so much more amazing in this addition to the well loved series. So many more amazing feats in this book. I couldn't believe the amazing action scenes and adventures.
Gideon becomes a true adventure and thrill seeker in this book. He continues to try to be more helpful and even stronger for the group. The CBGs make this installment so much fun to read and the world expands even more.
The CBGs take a even sexier role in this story. It isnt all of the book but if you like the harem element then this is a great book.
After the first 2books it seems what else can we learn and what surprises are ahead for out superhero writer well theres loads and if you do put this book down it wont be for long as the action and relationships are even more key to this than the first two books . Now im on tenderhooka for a few months untill book 4 is out. Im sure this will be a best seller as will its successor and the audible can only improve on a great story.
Mm, it's a decent story, with a couple funny parts. It's annoying that the world of the future seems to be rife with these mega-corps with stupid amalgamated names like McStarbucks, and Disnike, and Wal-Macys. I realize such merged corporations exist today, like Time-Warner, but still, it is overdone to an annoying degree. Nice ending though, a cliff hanger. You don't get that often in harem series.
I finally remembered to eat something at about 85%. This one sucked me in and didn't let go. More supers. More powers. More explosions. More references to other authors and the indie book biz. More meta. Writer Gideon has his hands full. Harmon Cooper has found his groove.
Gideon and the girls are back in action. Taking care of super teens is difficult. Trust is hard to come by. Will they survive the final battle? I like the action, snarky humor, and romance. I am totally entertained throughout the book. They develop and learn to work as a team. A bit of a cliffhanger at the end makes me very anxious for the next book.
I honestly had been avoiding this series. There was just something about reading a novel about a writer who then continues writing in the book that came off as hokey to me. I glad to say my fears were unwarranted. The action is fun. The characters are fun...There was just a lot of fun to be had all around.
Another great book in a series that refuses to take itself too seriously, yet entertains greatly. There the constant meta-fun-poking, but the drama is real too, and here the drama and story ramp up to new levels of getting very real. Definitely recommended.
Harmon Cooper one of the best authors it shows in this series the characters are well written and informed. The whole idea of the story is awesome it's a must too read 5 stars
Gonna keep this one short...if you are this far into it, you might as well go one more and read the 4th...besides...that cliffhanger? Gotta find out what happens next.
So far this series has been very different from any other books I have ever read. Personally I would have liked to have a little more sex and have the sex better described.
Definitely the best of the three so far. Adding the super teens and doing a discount X-Men on the lamb bit added to the formula and brought it up to decent superhero fare in addition to the still interesting mechanics of writing bit.
Outrageous!snarky and witty! Part three of HARMON'S superhero adventure is a in-your-face sexy,funny and action filled romp that just also happens to be a page turning joy..a definite must read!
Superpowered harem heroes. The continuing story of the Cherry Blossom Girls. Interesting story of the growing harem of lovely ladies. (Note: Adult content)