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Heroine Addiction
Vera Noble belongs to a long line of famous superheroes, but she's done quite enough lifesaving in her time. Now, she's perfectly happy to serve pie and coffee in her small-town cafe, far away from the bright explosions and enormous radiation-spawned monsters of the big city. However, no life ever stays safe and quiet forever, and one simple request from her family's forme...more
Kindle Edition, 264 pages
Published
2011
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The heroine of this novel is a the loveable, snarky, Vera, former superheroine who now runs a coffee shop and hunts vintage fashion on the side.
This book is great and funny and really, really savvy to the superhero genre while still pulling it apart at the seams to examine the reality of the people underneath it. Vera's superheroes parents function like a power couple in the celebrity sense- careful of the media, their own images, and working towards their goals with some real concern for the k...more
This book is great and funny and really, really savvy to the superhero genre while still pulling it apart at the seams to examine the reality of the people underneath it. Vera's superheroes parents function like a power couple in the celebrity sense- careful of the media, their own images, and working towards their goals with some real concern for the k...more
Jun 10, 2011
Indigo
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of the superhero genre, fans of diversity in fiction
I am always gentler on first outings, and this is a first outing.
The two main complaints I have about the book?
Could've used a bit more firm editing hand for simple things. As mentioned in the status updates, the toilet tank is not a gross, nasty thing. The water in the tank goes into the bowl, and the bowl is where all the waste goes. Small detail, but jarring.
A little firmer editing hand for the narrative. Not the first person present tense. I'm used to first person narrative by now even if...more
The two main complaints I have about the book?
Could've used a bit more firm editing hand for simple things. As mentioned in the status updates, the toilet tank is not a gross, nasty thing. The water in the tank goes into the bowl, and the bowl is where all the waste goes. Small detail, but jarring.
A little firmer editing hand for the narrative. Not the first person present tense. I'm used to first person narrative by now even if...more
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Basically, it makes me want to be a superhero so I can jump forward in time, read all of her other books and then jump back again.
If this opening line appeals to you--
"Vera, there's a supervillain at booth five."
-- then you need to read Heroine Addiction. The characters are fantastic, it's sweet in parts without being sappy, and while it does deal with superheroes and supervillains and crazy plots to take over the world, the author never veers into Character Death to Prove She's Edgy territory....more
If this opening line appeals to you--
"Vera, there's a supervillain at booth five."
-- then you need to read Heroine Addiction. The characters are fantastic, it's sweet in parts without being sappy, and while it does deal with superheroes and supervillains and crazy plots to take over the world, the author never veers into Character Death to Prove She's Edgy territory....more
I wish I could give it the half star to make it 3.5. I enjoyed the story and the characters, especially the main character of Vera. I found her to be strong and interesting. I liked the idea of a retired superhero who didn't get along with her more powerful family members. I wish the author had delved a little deeper into the family relationship of the Nobles, rather than having the various romantic interest subplots, but maybe that's just me. I did find the interactions between Vera and Morris...more
Definitely an enjoyable read. The identity of the villain behind it all was revealed awkwardly. Vera seemed to suddenly assume it was this person, and as another reviewer mentioned, I felt like I missed something. Otherwise, though, I did enjoy the book. Superheroes as an everyday, licensed bureaucracy? Even better, a dysfunctional superhero family? Hee. I loved Vera's attitude of "Been there, done that. Sigh," to all the stuff she and the other heroes have to face, and I liked her style. I'm gl...more
For those who love superhero stories, sly unexpected humor, and protagonists who are made of the same cookie-cutter mold, Heroine Addiction is an excellent choice. Vera Noble, the daughter of the world's two most famous superheroes, finds herself dragged back into the family business when her father's greatest enemy (and secret lover) enlists her help to locate the missing hero. The story is full of twists, and lots of funny little winks toward the reader, and definitely a great read.
I'm possibly ruined for self-published books because I'm sure most are not as well written as this. Really excellent world building - this isn't just a place that happens to have some superheros, it's a world with set laws, history, privileges, restrictions, etc. for superheros. Really great, rounded characters who, despite revolving around Vera in the story, have hints of lives of their own. And not everyone is straight and white! There's straight, bi, gay, black, white, Indian, etc. characters...more
Really enjoyable, fun read. I was pretty much immediately engrossed. It could use a smidge of improvement- there were times where I had to flip back a few pages to see if I had missed anything, only to find that I hadn't, it just was confusing. But those moments are few. I really hope this author continues writing what really feels like a series.
As fan of comic books and super heroes I really enjoyed this book. I thought that the characterization was great, and I really felt for the characters. I love dysfunctional families, and super powered dysfunction was great and funny. I just enjoyed everything, and even though I didn't really care about the romance, I still enjoyed it.
This was cute, but I think it could have used one more round of edits to pull it together better. Also, the kindle edition I had was riddled with errors - in words containing double-Ls, one of the Ls was invariably missing, and there were some paragraph break shenanigans going on too, which was jarring to the reading experience.
Feb 06, 2012
Debbie
marked it as sampled-unsure
Only read sample; not sure if want to buy or read. Bit jarring on the editing needed and I think I know more about heroine's "look" than her character or the plot. Could get more amusing; could get heavyhanded on sexual preferences of characters and their romances.
I don't read on my phone, I hate the screen size and the backlight hurts my eyes. I read this on my phone. An utterly addicting read which has several fun twists on a number of genres. I didn't realize how much I needed a bisexual superhero until I got one.
3.75 stars. Surprisingly amusing jaunt that manages the "Ordinary Superhero" concept without becoming trite or resorting to cliches. Felt a little slow at times, but the deft use of humor was worth it. (Also, I am surprised to admit that Morris was my favorite character!)
This book took me entirely by surprise... I was expecting a quick, funny read, and I got this intensely amazing story with perfect pacing and ridiculously lovable characters. I highly recommend!
Excellent Kindle buy at $3.99. I really liked this story, and I look forward to reading more from this author.
really enjoyed this.
I rather liked this one. Was it perfect? No. In particular I think some of the more action-oriented sequences were a bit short or underdescribed, but I liked the heroine and it pulled together a bunch of fun superhero tropes in a satisfying enough fashion to make for a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon. I'd read a sequel.
Thoroughly enjoyable
May 23, 2013
Lady Godiva
marked it as to-read
May 10, 2013
Kim
marked it as to-read
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Sheila
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Apr 11, 2013
Angela
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Apr 03, 2013
Adrienne Lalla
marked it as to-read
Mar 18, 2013
Chris
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