Janice Y. (jai) reviewed on 10/27/2007 + 310 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 7

This was a fun, sort of campy novel, using a lot of comic book standards - yards and yards of spandex, first and last names beginning with the same letter, powers gained by being dipped in nuclear waste that happened to be lying about in the open, and secret identities. I had a lot of fun reading it and recognizing the tongue in cheek references to comic books and superhero tropes. Superheroes and villians are common in this world and Carmen sees at least 5 on her way to work. They even have designated parts of the city that they protect. All of this is mixed to produce a chick-lit/romance/humorous story. Really easy to read, and hard for me to put down. The heroine and her love interest had an interesting hurdle to overcome - she hunts down and unmasks superheroes and he is one. Yes it does have some superficial characters and Carmen gets very angsty towards the end when she doesn't need to be (sigh, ONLY annoying part of the book but overlookable). I found this one enjoyable.

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