Powerless Book 1 The Synthesis Jason Letts 9781453869895 Books
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Mira Ipswich couldn't have ever known the startling difference that separates her from the rest of humanity. But when she discovers a strange anomaly in the midst of her seclusion, her parents are forced to reveal she exists in a world where everyone is imbued with a wondrous natural gift. Everyone except herself that is. Accompany Mira as her attempts to fit in among peers and understand her inconceivable condition embroil her with the dangerous forces threatening her homeland. Protected by nothing more than her imagination and ingenuity, you'll never find a superhero more like you. The first book in the Powerless series is the tale of Mira's turbulent and perilous entry into the world around her. And once she's a part of it, nothing will ever be the same again. Edited by Chuck Wightman, the story is already raking in the awards. It's won the Webb Weaver 2010 Writer's Competition, the judges proclaiming they were "entranced by the writer's ability to bring together this unlikely group of kids," and that the book could "be a hit in the YA book world." The story is a roller-coaster ride filled with lots to discover in an ever-expanding world, a set of diverse characters, and their deepest hopes and aspirations. If you like stories with plenty of dramatic twists and spirited intensity, it'll have you falling in love with a brand new series and begging for more! Powerless The Synthesis is approximately 89,000 words long.
Powerless Book 1 The Synthesis Jason Letts 9781453869895 Books
All children are born with a special power. Some show quickly, some don’t. Some are useful, some aren’t. Some even kill the child. For 15 years, Mira’s parents have kept her hidden behind the mist her father can create with his power. They decide to let the mist go and send her to school for her last school year. There she discovers a world she never realized existed. Students are being taught to become soldiers in the neverending war. More important than learning facts and figures, the kids are taught to use their gifts to get through three trials to ultimately determine which will be the leader of the graduating class.There were so many annoyances and plot holes in this book. It was a huge deal that Mira’s powers hadn’t showed, but there was a girl in her class with the same issue so that excuse of keeping her behind the mist doesn’t make sense (and of course was not the actual reason, but before Mira found out the real reason, she accepted her parents’ excuse without question even though she knew the other powerless girl was not locked up in her house for years). Once Mira’s parents let her out of the mist, they became, literally, the worst parents on the planet. Instead of helping her navigate the confusion of how the school works and dealing with not having a power while the others do, they just kind of left her to it and became ridiculously hands off. Except when a mirror that belonged to Mira’s grandmother got broken accidentally. That was pretty much the end of the world. There was a game that’s apparently the worst thing ever according to parents, but was really just a not so horrible game of truth or dare with pictoral dice and weird rules (like randomly getting rid of some of the pictures if the other players can’t make them fit together). In school, the teacher was a complete idiot, teaching them things like a watched pot takes longer to boil. The students were nearly as stupid, but Mira knows everything because her parents taught her at home all those years. Sometimes Mira seemed fine and communicated with others well and other times she was just completely naive and weird. Winning the final trial was the most important thing, all all that really mattered was the powers they were born with. The kid that sweats oil and the kid that senses other people’s powers were at a serious disadvantage to the kid who can jump far distances and the kid who can control gravity. The final trial is pretty much Hunger Games without the killing. Powerless: The Synthesis is the first book in a series. While the premise is interesting and the story was sometimes interesting, there was enough that irritated me that I will not be reading any more of them.
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Powerless Book 1 The Synthesis Jason Letts 9781453869895 Books Reviews
What I like about the American style of writing is how concise it usually is.
Unfortunately, Mr. Letts seems to favor the European style. Europeans tend to be more wordy and grandiose in their prose, which I, personally, don't find necessarily better for a young audience.
In my experience, American YA books are, usually, the best reads, with their precise narrative and appealing subjects.
I read the first 50 pages of "Synthesis" because I liked the premises of the story and I was hoping for the author to impress me. But I found his prose too distracting. Too contrived. Hopping that the plot would pull me in eventually, I skimmed through the rest, reading a bit here and a bit there, but after a while, exasperated, I put it down for good.
I don't like criticizing hard working authors, but I wish Mr Letts would simplify his prose. If his intended target is the young adult market, crisper, shorter sentences might translate his message better. In this book, his writing feels quite amateurish. Some of the dialog and the characters' actions and reactions just don't feel real either. Maybe he should have some young adults read and critique his next installment before it comes out in the market. They could give him very valuable input.
I wrote this critique because I enjoy reading YA Fiction and because I want my 8 year old son to enjoy it too. But I don't believe my son would be able to finish this book, even though the storyline is attractive enough.
Weed out those extra words, Mr. Letts. Weed them out.
From the book summary I really thought I was going to enjoy this story a lot, but sadly, I didn't enjoy it at all. The plot is full of holes and rife with inconsistencies, the story bored me to tears and it's clear from the vast amounts of grammar errors that this was a first draft which wasn't revised. I really, really wanted to enjoy this story, but from start to end I just couldn't get into it, and there were few to no explanations for most of the characters' motivations. Too much telling and too little showing, too much narrative and no character development - the list is endless. In my opinion the idea for this book has lots of potential and with the guidance of a professional editor, it can easily become a bestseller. Unfortunately, I won't be reading the rest of this series.
Hmmm...I do not want to get into a argument about this book, but I just could not get into the story very well. I kept cringing at the writing style and the interactions of the characters. It was hard to put my finger on it exactly, but most of the dialogue seemed really stiff and flowed unnaturally which made it really hard to fall into the story. I like a story that I forget that I am reading it...it just flows. I didn't read the whole book...I was having a hard time staying on the ride. Kinda like when you ride in car with someone who keeps tapping or slamming on the brakes, after a while you just want to get out of the freaking car. I usually don't write reviews, so if I am not extremely clear in what I mean, I am sorry. One of the things that kept bothering me about the dialogue was there seemed to be waaaay too many "he said, she said. Maybe the writing style improved later in the book, I don't know. Anyway, that is my 2 cents. Thanks for listening to me whine.
All children are born with a special power. Some show quickly, some don’t. Some are useful, some aren’t. Some even kill the child. For 15 years, Mira’s parents have kept her hidden behind the mist her father can create with his power. They decide to let the mist go and send her to school for her last school year. There she discovers a world she never realized existed. Students are being taught to become soldiers in the neverending war. More important than learning facts and figures, the kids are taught to use their gifts to get through three trials to ultimately determine which will be the leader of the graduating class.
There were so many annoyances and plot holes in this book. It was a huge deal that Mira’s powers hadn’t showed, but there was a girl in her class with the same issue so that excuse of keeping her behind the mist doesn’t make sense (and of course was not the actual reason, but before Mira found out the real reason, she accepted her parents’ excuse without question even though she knew the other powerless girl was not locked up in her house for years). Once Mira’s parents let her out of the mist, they became, literally, the worst parents on the planet. Instead of helping her navigate the confusion of how the school works and dealing with not having a power while the others do, they just kind of left her to it and became ridiculously hands off. Except when a mirror that belonged to Mira’s grandmother got broken accidentally. That was pretty much the end of the world. There was a game that’s apparently the worst thing ever according to parents, but was really just a not so horrible game of truth or dare with pictoral dice and weird rules (like randomly getting rid of some of the pictures if the other players can’t make them fit together). In school, the teacher was a complete idiot, teaching them things like a watched pot takes longer to boil. The students were nearly as stupid, but Mira knows everything because her parents taught her at home all those years. Sometimes Mira seemed fine and communicated with others well and other times she was just completely naive and weird. Winning the final trial was the most important thing, all all that really mattered was the powers they were born with. The kid that sweats oil and the kid that senses other people’s powers were at a serious disadvantage to the kid who can jump far distances and the kid who can control gravity. The final trial is pretty much Hunger Games without the killing. Powerless The Synthesis is the first book in a series. While the premise is interesting and the story was sometimes interesting, there was enough that irritated me that I will not be reading any more of them.
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