![]() ![]() There are lots of flashbacks and time jumps to Skye’s life in the comic-book world, which could easily lead to a confusing, Bourne Identity-style plot. First, the plot is well-constructed, especially given the format used. Three things immediately struck me about this book. In his quest, he crosses paths with comics fan and #blerd Jace Howard, who is trying to repair his relationship with his father, a tough-as-nails cop who hasn’t fully processed his wife’s death some years ago. Skye, thinking he’s lost everything, decides to “kill God,” and seeks him out. Why? Well, in the interest of selling comic books, the author has been torturing every last loved one Skye has ever had, even forcing him to kill his own girlfriend, Natasha, when she falls under the influence of a supervillain. In a nutshell, the plot consists of Skye, a comic-book hero, being transported out of the comic world and into the real world, where he intends to kill his author. In what has become my new favorite movie, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, one of Rose Tico’s best lines is, “That’s how we win: Not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love.” When I sat down to write a review of the superhero novel I just finished, Becoming Hero, that quote immediately came to mind, because that’s pretty much exactly what the protagonist, Skye Yamada-Johnson, learns throughout the course of the book. ![]()
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