Currents: The Ables, Book 3

The Ables #3

by Jeremy Scott

Set four years after the events of Strings , Currents finds the Ables gang about to start their second year at Goodspeed University. Phillip is struggling more than ever with anxiety and PTSD, and he continues to feel tremendous guilt over the loss of a friend. It’s haunting him. He’s having vivid nightmares, passing out frequently, and starting to question his role in the world. On top of all that, he’s taking his first public speaking course, and the learning curve is steep―though he does make a new friend in the class. Phillip also finds himself truly blind once again, with no one to give him even temporary sight. He and his girlfriend, Emmaline, have created a sort of shorthand that allows her to communicate enemy positions so that Phillip can still be an effective crime fighter. Sherpa, his dog, is proving just as helpful during hero work as she is in the day-to-day things Phillip needs help with. There’s more distance between Phillip & Bentley now, and the reasons aren’t entirely understood by either of them. As Phillip tries to keep it together and rebuild an old friendship, the group of college heroes chases a new energy-hoarding villain across the globe, desperate to understand the danger in time to stop it. By the end, few of them will ever be the same.

Genres: Audiobook, Mystery Thriller, Adventure

336 pages, Paperback

Published October 27, 2020

About the author

Jeremy Scott is a writer and entertainer from Nashville, TN. He is the co-creator & narrator of CinemaSins, a YouTube channel dedicated to movie-related comedy that has amassed over 3.8 million subscribers in under 2 years' time. A former online marketing consultant, Jeremy spends his time writing, being sarcastic, and greenly hoping to find a good laugh once a day.

Reviews

[Luke · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's been 4 years since the events of the 2nd book. Wow. The Ables be old!!

The meat of this book was more about mental health and dealing with trauma than superhero stuff. It's cool. I've never seen superheros with this angle before.

It's another solid addition to the series. I have no idea where the next book is gonna go.

[emily_oriley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn you, Jeremy… stop poking my feels! >.<

Such a great book. Amazing depiction of mental health and PTSD and therapy without that stereotypical bias. Even to the point where Philip complains it’s not working then gets called out for not bothering to do any of what his therapist says will help him.

I started to get frustrated with how the Ables were missing super obvious information. But then I got to the ending and started looking back and now I think it was pretty clever. Tip of cap to you sir.

And the ending. Simple and yet extremely profound. I’m excited there’s a fourth book on the way, but I think I would have been okay if this was the last of the series.

BTW, am I the only one that noticed a ton of Star Trek references in this book? Excuse me, Mr. Scott, but your nerd is showing.

(See what I did there)

[A.M. Molloy · Rating 5 out of 5]

With each new installment in the Ables trilogy, the story and character development get even better. The way this book (an series as a whole) handles mental health and disabilities should be applauded.

While this book ended perfectly, I will always be secretly hoping for more in the Ables universe.

Well done. I highly recommend it.

[Meryl Stav · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s nice to see real growth from the characters and in writing style/quality. I’m a little disappointed in the ending but overall I liked this book the most of the 3. (Well I like the story in 1 the most but the writing style made it hardest to read).

[Katie Kaste · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow again! The writing of this series continues to be strong. This time the Ables are facing someone pulling power from big cities. Phillip is struggling with his PTSD and doesn’t know how to cope without having panic attacks. He has a therapy support dog, named Sherpa. He is fully blind and guilt ridden over Henry’s death. Bentley and Philip aren’t really talking. Emmaline and he are finally learning to fight together. What I really love about this series is its realistic portrayal of mental health and disabilities. Even with the extraordinary situations of the custodians, it feels very grounded. Also the depiction of real therapies I have even used to deal with my own trauma helps. This was a fun series to read and take the journey with the Ables.

[Donald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book in the Ables trilogy. Well written and a perfect book for fans of the first two

[Rudy Lepe · Rating 4 out of 5]

(4) I truly liked how this book was more focused on Phillip as a person.

[Tristan Glover · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful conclusion that has you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

[Aaron Coumos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pacing has issues, and the ending was a little bit of a let down, but enjoyable none the less. Shorter than I would have expected.

[AdamT · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing, worth the read!!!

[Yann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jep, still hooked on this series! Being a superhero and mental health are both super cool.