Halfway Heroes
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Lydia and Mark are left with incredible new physical abilities after an accident with experimental chemicals during a high school field trip to a pharmaceutical company. With the limitations of these abilities, they discover that they’re not beyond human reach, but their lives are changed—perhaps forever.
The two become separated; Lydia is whisked away by a government official, while Mark is offered a job with the wealthy owner of the pharmaceutical company. The two men thrust the pair into a world they never knew existed, full of gifted people with powers like their own. The opposing ideals of the two sides drive Lydia and Mark into a swirling confrontation with one other and with their respective groups, one that will force the two to question the consequences, motivations, and nature of their actions and abilities.
Dustin Martin
Dustin Martin is a lover of science fiction and fantasy, as his writing usually reflects, and enjoys all kinds of plots, from grand adventures to character-driven stories. He draws much inspiration from authors in these same fields and his Christian faith.Dustin is currently putting himself through school as an English major. When he isn't writing or studying, Dustin is often listening to music or enjoying a book.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Halfway Heroes was a curious novel, and really unlike any that I've reviewed on my blog so far, but unfortunately it just wasn't for me.The strongest point of the novel was its characters. I really do not have much to fault with these. Lydia and Mark are both tremendously sympathetic characters who came across as being really well rounded and developed steadily as the story progressed. The secondary cast also were very strong and made a big impression on me - particularly Finster and Heather who managed to be so much more than just henchmen and had a surprisingly strong relationship with Mark.However, in terms of plot, I had a few issues. Firstly, as you may be aware, I have been an avid comic book reader since I was little and I especially love superhero stories. With this background, I felt that there was nothing really original about the concept of this story - it just read as a mixture of Spiderman (in terms of Mark and Lydia's origins) and the X-men (the structure of the Cave and the BEP Division). While not necessarily a problem, this made the story a little unmemorable for me.I also felt that not enough had been cut from the finished version of this novel. At almost 500 pages, this book is incredibly long for a debut novel and a lot of this came from padding. Nothing was cut out of the story. The author followed his characters every move, leading to lengthy tours of places like Rooke Pharmaceuticals and the Cave that added little of importance to the plot. The fight scenes were also described punch by punch, leading to some running for multiple chapters and removing all tension from what could have been very fast paced sequences.All in all, the story was coherent and fluently written and Martin can obviously write characters well. It could have been a fun story but I felt that the length and pacing just made it feel as though it dragged.
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