Quick Plot: Death??? Pshaw-- Jacob Fielding, you are indestructible-- and you can pass on your power to others, save lives-- do good things, great things, or can you... Jacob Fielding is a young man who is down on his luck. Already in the foster care system most of his life, he loses his latest (and greatest) foster father in a car accident and now lives with a bunch of old Catholic priests. He decides that it's time to go back to school and meets the new girl-- Ophelia James (Oh.) Obviously not recovered from the whack on his head in the car accident, he falls for her despite the fact that she stinks of danger and makes truly stupid decisions regularly. This book follows Jacob, his best friend Milo and Ophelia as they first find out how to save the world, and then realize that things are never quite as good (or simple) as they seem at first.
This book was quick and readable. There weren't any major issues with it other than a girl character who was obviously NOT written by a woman. (a little too much if you know what I mean.) The main character is impossible not to empathise with, (though a little hard to sympathize with as the whole abusive foster care situation is not completely common-- nor is living with priests.) The concept of the dark side of something that most people would find to be amazing is interesting, though I feel like I've read a couple of those now. Perhaps this is the recession's effect on the superhero. My advice-- read it, enjoy it, it's not going to give you nightmares, (despite the familiarity of the plot from movies such as unbreakable or various horror movies,) or even too much to think about.
R.
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