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Sensation

(Kid Sensation #1)

Kevin Hardman (Goodreads Author)

4.05 · Rating details · 1,955 ratings · 147 reviews

Like millions of other kids, Jim grew up wanting to be a superhero. Unlike most of his contemporaries, however, Jim actually had the goods: a plethora of super powers that would have been the envy of any meta on the planet. But when his tryout with the Alpha League - the world's premiere group of supers - goes disastrously wrong, Jim basically becomes an outcast.

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Jun 16, 2013 Nemo (The Moonlight Library) rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2013-published, format-ebook, sts, review-copy, audience-middle-grade, books-i-own, beautiful-covers, audience-young-adult, indie, genre-urban-fantasy

When Jim, otherwise known as the ‘Kid’, tried out for the superhero league, he didn’t expect to become a fugitive. Now on the run, Jim uses his myriad of superpowers to stay anonymous while still being a good guy. When the forces of evil deign to track him down for their own nefarious ends, Jim is caught between the struggle of good and evil and must face temptation, broken alliances, and blossoming romance.

Sensation was a genuine surprise to me. I generally don’t read male POV (I do make a few When Jim, otherwise known as the ‘Kid’, tried out for the superhero league, he didn’t expect to become a fugitive. Now on the run, Jim uses his myriad of superpowers to stay anonymous while still being a good guy. When the forces of evil deign to track him down for their own nefarious ends, Jim is caught between the struggle of good and evil and must face temptation, broken alliances, and blossoming romance.

Sensation was a genuine surprise to me. I generally don’t read male POV (I do make a few exceptions – the Shift series by Kim Curran is also does excellent teen boy POV BTW) and I did have to read the blurb a few times, trying to read between the lines of what might actually happen in the book. Of course, the cover is gorgeous, so that decision was easy :P What can I say, I like colourful, shiny things.

Hardman is a competent, confident writer with only a few mistakes often seen in newbie tomes: there was a distinct lack of character voices (two different characters both happened to say ‘Voila’ when unveiling something), and overuse of unneeded parenthesis and a startling and annoying repetitious habit of ‘cutting a long story short’: ‘Basically’ an awfully high percentages of sentences began with ‘essentially’, ‘moreover,’ ‘frankly speaking, ‘ultimately,’ ‘in essence,’ ‘in short,’ ‘needless to say,’ and so on. It seemed like superfluous word padding, and unfortunately after reading some author blog posts I also see it’s a habit in non-fiction writing as well.

There was also some issues with deciding what to include as dialogue and what to summarise, but it didn’t really impact the overall story and I expect Hardman to get better as he writes more. I’ll also add that Jim’s narrative voice didn’t seem particularly ‘teen’ but I will also point out that there is such a thing as a mature teen boy, and he had more important things to worry about than girls and sex and whatever else teen boys think about (seriously, I’m not one, so I don’t know).

The plot of Sensation was really great, a strong typical ‘coming of age’ plot for a teenage protagonist anonymous superhero fugitive. I would have liked more angst, especially when it came to Jim’s absent father, and there seems to have been an entire aspect missed concerning his mother as well. Unfortunately, as usually is with boys’ stories written from a male author, the book seemed to revolve entirely around males. The only females present were either sexually interested in Jim (or pretending to be), or his mother. I guess I’m probably not the intended audience though, as I highly doubt many teen boys would give a shit how many women show up in the novel and what they talk about.

Overall if you want to read a YA book from a teen boy perspective, and you want to see what a really well written self-published novel can do, I do recommend Sensation, though I don’t think I’ll be reading the sequels.

Thanks to the author for providing this review copy for an honest review. ...more

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May 25, 2019 Montzalee Wittmann rated it it was amazing

Sensation
By: Kevin Hardman
Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
Most superhero stories seem to come across pretty cheesy but this one is a real winner! I got hooked right away! Plenty of action that was exciting and some was just down right funny! I loved the unique characters and the twists that crept up unexpectedly. A great world the author has built here. I definitely want to continue this series!
The narration is fantastic! All the voices unique and special. Great job!

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May 07, 2020 Gavin rated it liked it

This was an enjoyable YA superhero tale. It was nothing special but was entertaining enough and mixed in some fun superpowers with an action orientated plot.

It was the tale of 16 year old Kid Sensation, a multi-powered superhero, as he sought to try out for the superhero teams for the second time. The first time ended in a spectacular disaster!

It was a decent enough story. Kid Sensation was a little bland but he was likeable and easy enough to root for since he was actually a real hero! The is ...more

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Jun 10, 2020 Gary rated it liked it

Not a bad story line and premise but lacking depth to the characters 3 stars

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Mar 12, 2014 Leah rated it really liked it

Received a free copy for a review. Damn good program!

Sensation by Kevin Hardman was pretty darn decent. At first, I was extremely hesitant, especially when the Wanted poster of Kid Sensation (the protagonist) came to light. He had so many abilities, I was afraid the book was going to be about this over the top hero, with no faults, and just an extremely predictable plot.

A lot of this story was predictable, and normally that would annoy me. From (view spoiler) ...more

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Nov 02, 2016 Lana Mason rated it did not like it

Shelves: audio-book, did-not-finish, superhero

I love comic books, super heroes and villains fighting against one another in a perpetual struggle. I love conflicted heroes and vigilantes, who struggle against their inner darkness. I love villains who do what they do because they don't consider themselves the villains, but the heroes in their own stories. I practically learned to read from comic books. That's why this book was such a disappointment to me.

It may have gone a different way had I not loathed the main character so much. From almo I love comic books, super heroes and villains fighting against one another in a perpetual struggle. I love conflicted heroes and vigilantes, who struggle against their inner darkness. I love villains who do what they do because they don't consider themselves the villains, but the heroes in their own stories. I practically learned to read from comic books. That's why this book was such a disappointment to me.

It may have gone a different way had I not loathed the main character so much. From almost the very first sentence I didn't like him... he had everything! Telepathy, telekinesis, invisibility, shapeshifting, teleportation, and on and on and on and on... practically everything but super strength which, as the lead pointed out many times, he could fake. He was a teenager, which isn't bad in and of itself, but this teenager took out a super hero team without hardly breaking a sweat. Not only that, but he and his grandfather decided for him to hold back when trying out for the local super hero team, which was a decision I didn't really understand. I mean, if he wanted to be a hero or wanted to be famous, why not show off how awesome you are? Or, if you wanted to keep your abilities hidden, why try out in the first place? It didn't make sense.

That's not the worst part, though it was plenty bad. The worst part is that much of the first part of the book was told via flashback. Instead of starting the story with the young Kid Sensation, about how he got his first power when a bully picked on him, or about the try outs, or going through high school while all this was happening to him, or training with his grandfather... that stuff is told in flashbacks. The initial scene has us watching him be a bounty hunter while under disguise as "Mohawk". We then see his fancy apartment and all his super powers and so on, which just made this... I don't know... "Bestest With The Mostest" vibe. After that, it was hard to feel sympathy for the character at all. Why should we? He had all of these advantages and yet still finds stuff to complain about? Granted, he's a teenager, but... he's a teenager! Should he really be besting the premier super hero team? And should we be seeing it in a flashback? If we had grown up with him, watched him be bullied by mean kids, and how he developed his first powers, and how awkward it was to have all this, then maybe it might have worked. Instead, we get page after page of past tense battles and shenanigans which put me to sleep. When it wasn't boring, it was almost painful to listen to. Last thing (off the top of my head at least), I know it's a YA book, but the lead character didn't sound like a kid, not in the slightest. The way he "spoke" (as it's in first person POV) was way too adult at times, using words like "ubiquitous". Granted, I know what ubiquitous means, but the average kid isn't going to. One shouldn't "dumb it down" for young adults, but the way the lead character spoke didn't sound like a young adult at all. That was another thing which made it hard to relate to him.

There are, however, a couple of bright spots. The narrator was very good, and I enjoyed his voice. I think I'll have to cleanse my audio palette before trying him again, but try him again I shall! He had a lot of emotion in his voice, and he did the best with what he was given. For the text itself? The lead character was African American, which made me really happy. There are so few minority protagonists that I feel this must be pointed out. I really wish I liked the protagonist at all, but I appreciate seeing minorities in positions of power. AND on top of it, the author called out racism within the book, which was great! It's not enough for me to bump it to 2 stars even, but it was good to see that! I also liked Brain Trust. The idea for BT was really quite interesting, but we didn't see enough of him-or-her.

Overall, I would definitely pass on this book. While the narrator was excellent, and there were a couple of bright spots, the book overall felt like watching a train wreck, except without the compulsive 'can't look away' aspect. This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review. ...more

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Mar 10, 2014 Roger Royer rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, e-book, sci-fi

Let me just say that I wish more novels where written in this genre. I love my comic books but novels will always be my first love and there was a series of short story collections I read back in the 1990's that had super heroes in them and I loved them. The stories where by some of the best authors of the time and I would like to say that this one could have been included among them. The story is well paced and detailed enough that you get the idea of the world very fast. The idea of super bein ...more

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Mar 11, 2014 NotAnotherJenn rated it really liked it

Two years ago Kid Sensation (Jim) had a disastrous tryout for the Alpha League, the world's premier super hero team. He's spent the last two years working as bounty hunter Mohawk and trying to develop and hone his abilities. He quickly gets pulled into a plot involving a mysterious group of evil-doers who are trying to take down the league and rule the world.

I thoroughly enjoyed the novel. I thought Jim was a likely kid who stuck by his principles and generally tried to do the right thing. He ha ...more

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Apr 24, 2016 Michael Chatfield rated it it was amazing

Cool, just, damn cool! Yes he has a lot of powers, and yes he's still being something of a pain about not having all of them, makes sense as people always want what they don't have.
I like him being cocky, because it's a good defense from the crap in the world.
Up there in my meta books, fun read, looking to getting the other books! ...more

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Mar 10, 2018 Heather Hayden rated it it was amazing

I don't often stumble upon a good superhero novel, but this one had all the one points for me--sympathetic hero, interesting setting, and a cliche in just the right way plot. After a disastrous tryout for the Alpha League, Jim plays superhero in the shadows. But he's not a vigilante--he has his grandfather and a powerful superintelligence called BT helping him capture and turn in supervillains secretly. It's only when trouble really begins to rise that he realizes he'll have to embrace who he is ...more

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May 18, 2017 Sabrina rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is a world where super powers are not quite as uncommon as our world, it is a cool mix of YA and superman.
Jim is a normal teenage boy with all the usual teen issues to deal with, along with something extra, he seems to have more superpowers than all the other heroes put together and this doesn't make his life any easier.
I really enjoyed this book and didn't want to stop listening, unfortunately life got in the way and I had to take 2 sittings to finish the book. ...more

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Apr 07, 2017 Curly's Ramblings rated it it was amazing

I enjoyed this audiobook. Interesting characters, storyline, & plot. This story is packed with action from the start with surprising twists, interesting villains, treachery, & intriguing situations. The story would likely appeal to teens, young adults, or fans of superheroes.

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Sep 12, 2017 Michelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Loved it! Can't wait to jump into the next adventure of Kid Sensation! ...more

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Oct 21, 2016 Justin rated it liked it

Shelves: free-to-review

Not my normal type of book but I enjoyed it

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Jul 06, 2019 Cmoore rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

So it's been a couple of years and I realized I've never updated the info for this book... and, unfortunately I never posted a review... I guess, I'll just have to listen to the book again! ...more

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Mar 07, 2014 Ben Langdon rated it liked it

Sensation, Kevin Hardman (I&H Recherche Publishing)

playing with new toys
a cast of thousands, bright sparks
aim too big, you miss

The first Kid Sensation book shows the author’s roots: the writing is okay but can’t really contain all of the ideas he has. The influences from comics are rich, but again, there are too many. Hardman has obviously spent a long time setting up the world, and with his expansive series available out there, I guess he does have a lot of material for his hero and the univers Sensation, Kevin Hardman (I&H Recherche Publishing)

playing with new toys
a cast of thousands, bright sparks
aim too big, you miss

The first Kid Sensation book shows the author’s roots: the writing is okay but can’t really contain all of the ideas he has. The influences from comics are rich, but again, there are too many. Hardman has obviously spent a long time setting up the world, and with his expansive series available out there, I guess he does have a lot of material for his hero and the universe. However, I genuinely think there is too much in this story for it to read fluidly.

The sheer number of characters (whether they be given a sentence, a paragraph or even a chapter) actually detract from the central storyline. I understand the need to show how detailed the world building is, but I think a lot of the characters mentioned in passing could have been merged together – cut down the number of characters and it really doesn’t affect the outcome. What is their individual purpose?

The main character also suffers from a bit too much of everything. While most other supers have one or two powers, Kid Sensation has pretty much every conceivable standard power – except super strength. It’s clearly a case of Mary Sue, and he suffers a bit from being too confident, too snarky and overall too accomplished for the first book in a series about a teenage superhero. While I understand there’s clearly an over-use of newbie superheroes in books out there, there is room to write a character who isn’t too naive or too worldly-wise. I guess I’m hoping for some balance. With great power… there should be some kind of weakness. The Kid gets tricked a few times, but never seriously, and he always escapes with ease.

One of the things I love about superhero novels is the depiction of powers, and how a character’s powers can represent their personality or situation – to serve as a metaphor. Keeping the number of powers smaller, keeping them consistent and linked, allows a reader to imagine the character’s abilities and the extent to which they can or cannot do something. Kid Sensation has none of these boundaries. He can do anything.

Hardman is good at writing powers though. There are three great characters within these pages:

Braintrust – a collection of clones, with no real sense of a true body. “He’ reminded me of the blue-skinned clones from Giffen’s Legion of Super-Heroes – a comic I absolutely loved. Braintrust served brilliantly as the Kid’s ‘go to man’ and I’d liked to have read more of him.

Electra – a teenage girl who was raised by superheroes and has a healthy dose of teen-angst which manifests as a powerful sonic scream. Loved her first scene, and the description of her shout. She proved to be resourceful and intelligent. (If we forget her brief moment as a girl in distress, Electra is a pretty cool character).

Kid Sensation himself is a bit too powerful, too confident, to really make his way into my proverbial reader’s heart. I didn’t really care about him, even at the end when his family secret is revealed. I think it may be partly because of the narratorial style of writing – the Kid tells the story in a blow by blow way, not really ever touching on his feelings or reactions to things. Perhaps it would have been good to see his actions which were then contradicted by his thoughts.

Going back to my first comment, my first train of thought… I think this book is a good glimpse into Hardman’s early writing. He has written a lot since this book, and I am sure his style (like his character) has matured through each book. I’ll be checking out the later books to see how he goes because, really, he has managed to create a good superhero world.

[6.0/10.0] ...more

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Jan 05, 2017 S. Thomas rated it really liked it

Kevin Hardman brings the often explored genre of superheroes into the world of novels and delivers a fast paced adventure with good storytelling in Sensation. Jim is a sixteen year old boy who has put off learning to drive, doesn’t have many friends, and deals with anger issues. What sets him apart from many who share those traits is that Jim has developed nearly every super power in the book!

I received a free copy of the audiobook initiated by my request, and I’m glad I sought it out! I used t Kevin Hardman brings the often explored genre of superheroes into the world of novels and delivers a fast paced adventure with good storytelling in Sensation. Jim is a sixteen year old boy who has put off learning to drive, doesn’t have many friends, and deals with anger issues. What sets him apart from many who share those traits is that Jim has developed nearly every super power in the book!

I received a free copy of the audiobook initiated by my request, and I’m glad I sought it out! I used to read a lot of superhero comics as a kid and feel they influenced my tastes in reading and writing. Aside from the occasional Marvel or DC movie, it’s a genre I haven’t visited in better than fifteen years and it turned out to be fun.

We learn from flashbacks early on that two years before our tale begins, Jim blew his big opportunity to join the world’s foremost superhero team, the Alpha League. He now operates under a different alias with the help of his grandfather, a retired telepath, and Brain Trust, a hive mind of clones who want to know everything.

Under pressure from his mom and Grandpa to fit in with other kids, Jim attends a superhero teen football pick-up game where he become acquainted with some of the Alpha League’s junior members. The adventure unrolls in expected and well delivered comic book fashion.

Foreshadowing in this book was well done two pieces in particular played out exactly as I thought they might. No real surprises, but it’s a superhero book, so I didn’t expect a jack-knifing plot like in a suspense or thriller.

The first person storytelling allowed for the occasional info dump on some of the finer details of super powers. One example I enjoyed was when Jim finished a shower, he simply phased himself off from being solid matter, so water dropped away rather than needing to be toweled off.

I listened to the audiobook which was well narrated. Supporting characters had distinct voices or accents which always makes it a bit easier to keep the story straight during dialogue heavy scenes.
Like any good superhero adventure there are more opportunities for sequels sprinkled throughout the story than I can count and a quick look at Mr. Hardman’s Goodreads page confirms he’s made good on at least six of them.

I took off one star because I feel that Hardman introduced the reason for Jim’s freak out and voluntary two year seclusion without really explaining why Jim felt it wasn’t actually him that had such an anger problem. Then Jim continues to have anger issues later on, although to a lesser severity.
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Nov 06, 2016 BookLoversLife rated it it was amazing

Shelves: for-review, audio-book

How have I not heard of this before!! This book was so much fun and even though it's only about 5 and a half hours long, it's chock full of action, adventure and super powers!!

Jim was such an amazing hero. He has multiple powers, and more arriving every day, which prompts him to try out for the Alpha League. While some of his powers are useless, he still hopes to become a member of the greatest superheroes ever. It's during his try outs that things start to go badly wrong and Jim finds himself How have I not heard of this before!! This book was so much fun and even though it's only about 5 and a half hours long, it's chock full of action, adventure and super powers!!

Jim was such an amazing hero. He has multiple powers, and more arriving every day, which prompts him to try out for the Alpha League. While some of his powers are useless, he still hopes to become a member of the greatest superheroes ever. It's during his try outs that things start to go badly wrong and Jim finds himself on the run from the super heroes. He has to use every available power he has to evade them but manages to, for 2 years anyway! When he is finally found, his life will change forever, whether it's for good or bad though, you will just have to read it to see!

As I said, Jim is such an awesome hero. Being a superhero, you can't exactly be called Jim, so he changes his name to Kid. He has a plethora of powers, with more coming every so often, and I loved that about him. He may have been "special" but he wasn't arrogant or egotistical about it. He felt like a normal teen, with extraordinary powers. He was also so nice! All he wanted was to do good, but when the son of the most powerful superhero ever decides he doesn't like him, Jim has to become a fugitive. Even then, he still tries to do good!

Plot wise, it was fairly fast paced. I loved the sheer amount of superheroes, powers and indeed supervillians, we have in this book. Some of the powers were freakin awesome!! The author has really created an amazing world, filled with adventure, magic and powers. It's a world I can't wait to dive into again!!! Well written and developed, this was a truly entertaining read.

In all, I listened to this in a few hours and didn't want it to end. While some of the twists were predictable and you could see it coming, it was still a thoroughly enjoyable read.

I have listened to many, many books narrated by Mikael Naramore and have enjoyed his narration in every one of them. He has a voice that is easy to listen to and a wide variety of tones, that make the book more enjoyable. He is one of the few narrators I always recommend!

I received a free copy of this and voluntarily reviewed it. this in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts. ...more

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Mar 07, 2014 Jonathan rated it really liked it

I received a free copy in return for a honest review.This is the fourth superhero novel that I have read.So far it has been the best so far out of those four books(by different authors). It would be a dream to have as many powers as Kid Sensation.I enjoyed it from start to finish and have since got other books in the series.I highly recommend to anyone interested in superheroes.

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Feb 20, 2017 Ceilidh rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-recommend, great-plot-twists, first-books-in-series, books-i-own-epub

A good, quick read if you're looking for an action book. The sheer number of names (Jim's included) kept throwing me off balance. Otherwise, I totally recommend! I enjoyed it a lot because, although about teens, there is no cursing. ...more

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Jan 24, 2014 Carrie rated it it was amazing

I didn't notice how short this was when I picked it up, but it was fun! I kept picturing the movie Sky High which I also liked. ...more

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Mar 14, 2016 Milan rated it liked it

Easy to read and entertaining but quite obvious in some aspects. All in all a fun relaxing read.

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Apr 10, 2019 Susan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: sf, audiobook, action-adventure, contemporary, 4review, cool-tech, super-hero, ya, angels

This was a very fun quick read. It’s reminds me of both Phipps’s Supervillainy series and of the modern TV show, The Flash. The Kid (aka Jim) is coming of age and he’s got all these powers. He’s living with his mom and his grandpa in a world where many people have some kind of super power. If you have one of these powers (or even more than one) you still have to pay rent. So many embellished humans work 8-5 jobs and generally have basic, boring lives.

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Dec 28, 2019 Sam Koumi rated it liked it

[Note of disclosure: I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review, but I'll stay as unaffected as possible]

Sensation, book one in the Kid Sensation series by Kevin Hardman, narrated by Mikael Naramore, is my first experience reading a super hero novel, and it certainly made a good first impression.

Personally, I prefer stories with more morally questionable heroes, such as anti-heroes, so this story didn't take to my tastes 100% and had some of the same problems as Superman does ...more

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Jul 17, 2019 Emily Pennington rated it it was amazing

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Jim grew up wanting to be a superhero. And the fact is, he could easily accomplish that feat since superpowers kept manifesting in him – so far, all but the one of super-strength that he really was hoping for. His current role was to bring in criminals for the police. This time, however, he saw a “Wanted Poster” from the Alpha League looking for Kid Sensation – which was Jim’s superhero name. He pointed out that Kid Sensation was not a criminal and had done nothing wrong. He felt the picture sho ...more

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May 22, 2017 Norma rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2017, audio, reviewed, comic-heros

( Format : Audiobook )
""This is Kid Sensation.""
Meet John Indigo Morrison Carro, more usually known as Jim, a sixteen years old, normal teenager, well, almost normal. He does have a few abilities not usually found in the everyday teenager - like telekinesis, shape shifting, teleportation and being able to fly - plus a few other handy little attributes. But he is lonely, without a father, rejected by the League and there is a group of six Masters out to get him.

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Sep 21, 2017 Jim Hessin rated it it was amazing

A great superhero novel to kick off a great superhero series. This series centers around a teenage super hero with a wide range of abilities (just about everything save for super strength). I believe the best things about this series are it's avoidance of foul language that seems to permeate the super hero genre today as well as the creativity behind the characters, and how they resolve conflicts.

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Mar 06, 2020 Wyatt Smith rated it really liked it

Firstly, Mikael Narramore does a great job narrating the book. Its easy to follow and tell characters apart.

This is a young adult superhero novel and I'm not in the young adult market. Surprisingly this book wasn't as bad as some YA books can be with all the teenager angst, rebellion, idiotic behaviour, etc. As a matter of fact the main character was quite mature, which might have endeared me to the book more.

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Nov 08, 2017 Scott rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Hardmans portrayal of a world where superheroes are common and Teen superheroes all try to make a superhero team is great idea.
The usual fight against evil is present and he typical angst of hiding your secret identity against the world is not unusual, however multiple superhero powers are not infrequent and this raises a lot of hardmans story above the usual.
The hero in this case Kid Sensation (Jim) is without a father but has great help and training from his Grandfather and Mother both holder ...more

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Dec 08, 2019 Beverly Laude rated it really liked it

Shelves: sci-fi, young-adult, audio, 2019

This was a very different type of book than I usually read or listen to, but I was pleased to find out that I really enjoyed it.

Kid Sensation is a teenaged superhero, wanted by one and all for his supposed crimes. This book combines the angst that comes from being a teenager with the superhero genre. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys superhero stories, as well as those that just enjoy an entertaining book.

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