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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A New Spin on Superheroes,
By Tez Miller (Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Phenomenal Girl 5 (SHOMI) (Mass Market Paperback)
The Dragon's murder victims are stacking up in Megolopolis, and this is Elite Hands of Justice trainee Lainey Livingston's chance to break a major case, thus finally proving that she - Phenomenal Girl 5 - is a worthy enough superhero to join EHJ. The travel sickness from teleportation will pass, and the spells she's learning will add another weapon to her trade. But standing in Lainey's way from making the promotional leap is the reclusive Reincarnist, Robert Eliot, who's both training and tempting her. How can she investigate when he's hiding details of the crimes? Would working full-time for EHJ break her and Robert's budding relationship?
The first half of this book is exceptionally well done. Lainey's not perfect, though she is rather vain about her chest. Robert speaks without contractions, but Lainey calls him on it. A major spoiler puts emotions through the wringer, but as the characters' personal lives improve, they became somewhat...annoying. I was fine with Lainey until she started playing seductress. Then we meet more of the EHJ and learn that they're more celebrities than superheroes, doing more ad campaigns than investigation and heroics. This in itself is not a bad read, but it's frustrating when an apocalypse is nigh and no one seems to be working the case. Lainey recognises this, but then does the same thing and spends more time with her lover. I preferred the unrequited love to the out-in-the-open relationship - there's a stage in which most scenes end with fade-to-black shagging, and I had trouble refraining from yelling, "Get back to the freaking plot!" But this is a romance novel, not a thriller. I am not the target audience. Maybe you can tell a lot about someone by their choice of coffee, but when Lainey goes around and collects everyone's order...that was kind of tedious. Okay, the over-the-top EHJ heroes have grandiose beverages, whilst the down-to-earth people stick with espresso - readers could've figured that out on our own. That scene could've been cut. Then there's the multiple past, present and perhaps future relationships which they openly gossip about. PHENOMENAL GIRL 5 works much better when it's serious, not light, but I'm very picky about humour ;-) Still, it's a new-to-me spin on superheroes, and Book 2 in the series - TEKGRRL - should go down a treat.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A.J. Menden is truly a superhero in the world of writers.,
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This review is from: Phenomenal Girl 5 (SHOMI) (Mass Market Paperback)
5 Tombstones!
Lainey Livingston has never really fit in. Orphaned as a child, she was placed in a foster home until her special powers earned her a place at The School. Being one of the youngest and kind of a nerd, she was picked on by the other kids. The one thing that got her through was her goal to become a member of the Elite Hands of Justice (EHJ) and now that dream is about to become a reality. Her final test will be to survive two years of training with the legend known as The Reincarnist. Robert Elliott is the Reincarnist, a magic-user who has lived multiple lifetimes. When his current life ends, he is reincarnated as a 20 year old and begins again but his memories of past lives are vague. He keeps journals so that he does not lose track of who he has been and the people he has known. He refuses to return to active member status with the EHJ because they have become so focused on their celebrity status, they have lost site of the initial purpose of the organization; to protect the world from evil. He prefers to spend his time training the new recruits, hoping that maybe one day, one of them will restore the EHJ to its' true purpose. When Lainey meets Robert, she is not prepared for the feelings that he awakens within her. Robert guards himself against emotional attachment for becoming involved with others always leads to heartache and disappointment for the ones he leaves behind when he is reborn. Neither of them are prepared for a love that will transcend time and become an integral part of a prophesy that predicts the destruction or salvation of the entire World. A.J. Menden is truly a superhero in the world of writers. She has taken the concept of comic book heroes and created a contemporary world for them where they are dealing with the same problems that all of us ordinary mortals deal with on a daily basis. Her characters have to find a way to juggle heartbreak, love, betrayal and a myriad of other emotions and issues while still finding time to prevent chaos, death, and destruction on a daily basis. Lainey, while in no way perfect, is an absolutely perfect heroine in what promises to be a fast-paced and exciting series. If the books to follow are half as good as this one, I will be a very happy reader. Reviewed at Bitten by Books Paranormal Fiction Review Site by Lori
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Out on a limb with three stars,
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This review is from: Phenomenal Girl 5 (SHOMI) (Mass Market Paperback)
When I think of a SHOMI book I want romance and action and, more importantly, a connection. I loved DRIVEN by Eve Kenin aka Eve Silver and COUNTDOWN by Michelle Maddox. Then there were some SHOMI books that I would rate at the bottom of the barrel. PG5 was OK, not bad...just not great.
Lainey Livingston has a gift and she is going to be trained by the Reincarnist, Robert Elliot. You'll see some action though not as much as I expected. And yes, there is a romance, but I just did not feel the connection. I don't want to give away too much in case you plan to read this book. If you enjoy anime or like comic book types of stories this book may be your style. I guess my biggest complaint is I bought 'Tekgrrl' at the same time I bought PG5. 'Tekgrrl' is the follow-up to PG5. Because I didn't think too highly of this story it kept me from reading the next one. Usually I give each book I have a chance but not with this author; I donated 'Tkkgrrl' to the library.
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