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Marvel Joe Books LTD Prose Novels Series
Marvel's Captain America: Sub Rosa
Frozen in a state of suspended animation since the end of the Second World War, Captain America is a man out of time. But now freed from his frozen slumber, he's back in the nick of time and ready to face threats that couldn't have been imagined when the world had last seen him. Joe Books brings Marvel fans an all-new adventure featuring a classic superhero.
240 pages, Paperback
Published July 12, 2016
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David McDonald
20 books16 followersDavid McDonald is a mild mannered editor by day, and a wild eyed writer by night. Based in Melbourne, Australia, he works for an international welfare organisation, and divides his spare time between playing cricket and writing.
In 2013 he won the Ditmar Award for Best New Talent, and in 2014 won the William J. Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review and was shortlisted for the WSFA Small Press Award. His short fiction has appeared in anthologies from publishers such as Moonstone Books, Crazy 8 Press and Fablecroft Publishing. In 2015, his first movie novelisation, Backcountry, was released by Harper Collins, and his first Marvel novel—Guardians of the Galaxy:Castaways—was published in August 2016.
David is a member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, and the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers.
In 2013 he won the Ditmar Award for Best New Talent, and in 2014 won the William J. Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review and was shortlisted for the WSFA Small Press Award. His short fiction has appeared in anthologies from publishers such as Moonstone Books, Crazy 8 Press and Fablecroft Publishing. In 2015, his first movie novelisation, Backcountry, was released by Harper Collins, and his first Marvel novel—Guardians of the Galaxy:Castaways—was published in August 2016.
David is a member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, and the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers.
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June 12, 2016
Got this one off Net Galley, thinking this was a new Captain America graphic novel title. Wrong! Turns out it's a text novel, no graphics included. I've never read a superhero 'novel' before, so I decided to give it a shot. It's got to be worth something, right?
Wrong again! This book is so uninspiring and tepid that it makes one wonder what the point of it is. Cap is not the most exciting character around at the best of times (to me anyway), so writing a novel that's even less exciting than him makes the entire experience a 300-page snooze fest.
Tired, inconsistent writing doesn't make the story come alive. Cap is way too cocky for good health - I may be used to the goody-two-shoes comic book Cap and the heroic Chris Evans Cap, but that's no excuse for making Cap a gratingly annoying character.
The storyline may have been worth it if it is wasn't submerged by prolonged dialogue and exposition. Part way through you just want them all to shut up and get on with it - show, don't tell!
Also, two of the book's most egregious sins are:
1. Poor editing and proofing - there were typos (thought we wouldn't notice, but we did)
2. Colloquial language used in reported speech - now that's just really poor writing, mate. There should be no 'voice' in reported speech, it should be neutral, unless the story is being told by someone.
The damsel-in-distress in this book is Katherine, a character with zero charisma or presence. She's a computer genius, because when writers want a female character to be 'badass' that's usually the best they can come up with.
I hate ripping this book apart, but honestly, what a waste of time. Cap deserves better.
Wrong again! This book is so uninspiring and tepid that it makes one wonder what the point of it is. Cap is not the most exciting character around at the best of times (to me anyway), so writing a novel that's even less exciting than him makes the entire experience a 300-page snooze fest.
Tired, inconsistent writing doesn't make the story come alive. Cap is way too cocky for good health - I may be used to the goody-two-shoes comic book Cap and the heroic Chris Evans Cap, but that's no excuse for making Cap a gratingly annoying character.
The storyline may have been worth it if it is wasn't submerged by prolonged dialogue and exposition. Part way through you just want them all to shut up and get on with it - show, don't tell!
Also, two of the book's most egregious sins are:
1. Poor editing and proofing - there were typos (thought we wouldn't notice, but we did)
2. Colloquial language used in reported speech - now that's just really poor writing, mate. There should be no 'voice' in reported speech, it should be neutral, unless the story is being told by someone.
The damsel-in-distress in this book is Katherine, a character with zero charisma or presence. She's a computer genius, because when writers want a female character to be 'badass' that's usually the best they can come up with.
I hate ripping this book apart, but honestly, what a waste of time. Cap deserves better.
June 16, 2016
Oh dear. This was bad. Incredibly dull story, boring writing, peppered with typos and missing words.
It's obviously meant to be a spy thriller but it's bogged down by exposition and sticking to 1950's tropes. Steve Rogers is cocky, annoying and a little sexist. The leading lady, Katherine, is pretty much a damsel in distress (never seen that one before, have we?). She is essentially a computer expert but we see very little of that.
Frankly, this book could have been about anyone. There's so little of the Marvel Universe in the book. Replace Steve Rogers with John Smith and Maria Hill with Jane Bean and you still have the same novel.
This was a massively disappointing read.
It's obviously meant to be a spy thriller but it's bogged down by exposition and sticking to 1950's tropes. Steve Rogers is cocky, annoying and a little sexist. The leading lady, Katherine, is pretty much a damsel in distress (never seen that one before, have we?). She is essentially a computer expert but we see very little of that.
Frankly, this book could have been about anyone. There's so little of the Marvel Universe in the book. Replace Steve Rogers with John Smith and Maria Hill with Jane Bean and you still have the same novel.
This was a massively disappointing read.
March 17, 2017
This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 2.0 of 5
I approached this book with trepidation after being less than impressed with the other two volumes in this 'series': Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Castaways and Marvel's Thor: Dueling With Giants. My caution was confirmed. This book is a bit better than "Castaways" but not quite as interesting as "Dueling With Giants."
Here, Captain America is asked to look after the niece of Maria Hill ... a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Hill's niece developed a computer program and now she's being threatened. But walking around in his Captain America costume would draw attention, and so it is Steve Rogers who does the babysitting.
This book suffers from the same issues that plagued the other two mentioned above. Dull, lifeless, and the known characters don't seem much like those we've come to know through the comics or the movies. Rogers/Cap acts like the jocks that used to pick on him when he was a scrawny kid. He also never seems comfortable around the computer genius, Katherine. Surely this was intended to be a relationship in the making with hero and damsel skirting the sexual tension between them. But for this reader, it never works.
Katherine has no character. She's a stereotypical computer nerd, and then she's the stereotypical young woman being pursued by bad guys. Cap has no interest in her, and for good reason, but it also means there's not much to the story.
This is a case of way too much narrative. We're told almost everything and get to experience almost nothing. Instead of being pulled in to a story - and a book based on a comic book superhero and a movie action thriller hero, we should very much be drawn in to this story - we are told to sit back while a story is explained. This is not the way to get teens interested in reading and not a particularly good way to get the older, more dedicated comic book fans to follow along.
I'm disappointed that this was such a dud. I really have liked a number of comic book hero-to novel adaptations and would have loved to have added this to my list of interesting comic-related books.
Looking for a good book? Marvel's Captain America: Sub Rosa by David McDonald is not a particularly good substitute for the adventurous comics or the thrilling movies.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.
I approached this book with trepidation after being less than impressed with the other two volumes in this 'series': Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Castaways and Marvel's Thor: Dueling With Giants. My caution was confirmed. This book is a bit better than "Castaways" but not quite as interesting as "Dueling With Giants."
Here, Captain America is asked to look after the niece of Maria Hill ... a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Hill's niece developed a computer program and now she's being threatened. But walking around in his Captain America costume would draw attention, and so it is Steve Rogers who does the babysitting.
This book suffers from the same issues that plagued the other two mentioned above. Dull, lifeless, and the known characters don't seem much like those we've come to know through the comics or the movies. Rogers/Cap acts like the jocks that used to pick on him when he was a scrawny kid. He also never seems comfortable around the computer genius, Katherine. Surely this was intended to be a relationship in the making with hero and damsel skirting the sexual tension between them. But for this reader, it never works.
Katherine has no character. She's a stereotypical computer nerd, and then she's the stereotypical young woman being pursued by bad guys. Cap has no interest in her, and for good reason, but it also means there's not much to the story.
This is a case of way too much narrative. We're told almost everything and get to experience almost nothing. Instead of being pulled in to a story - and a book based on a comic book superhero and a movie action thriller hero, we should very much be drawn in to this story - we are told to sit back while a story is explained. This is not the way to get teens interested in reading and not a particularly good way to get the older, more dedicated comic book fans to follow along.
I'm disappointed that this was such a dud. I really have liked a number of comic book hero-to novel adaptations and would have loved to have added this to my list of interesting comic-related books.
Looking for a good book? Marvel's Captain America: Sub Rosa by David McDonald is not a particularly good substitute for the adventurous comics or the thrilling movies.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.
August 26, 2018
I started reading the new YA line of Marvel novels when "Black Widow: Forever Red" was published. I hadn't realized Marvel had a YA line until that was recommended to me since I had read Stohl's previous series. I enjoyed the book and started looking for others. I started with the Avengers' novels, and picked this one up while on a business trip.
Captain America is contacted by Maria Hill, Director of SHIELD, to protect someone very close to her. Katharine is like family, and she has developed a ground-breaking technology that will prevent government from blocking the internet. When she brings it to her superiors, she unwittingly uncovers a conspiracy inside SHIELD. Maria doesn't know who to trust - except Steve Rogers. He takes Katherine into hiding, but not only is the government after her, but also self-styled freedom fighters, and criminal elements.
Though not as enjoyable as the team-based novels (Cap is more fun when he is interacting with his Tony, Natasha, etc.), this was a solid story that shines a light on the best qualities of Steve as a hero. There are some excellent hand to hand combat action scenes, including a brutal battle with Taskmaster, but it is Cap's struggle with moral gray areas that was really interesting. Where do you draw the line between individual freedom/the right to knowledge versus the legitimate need for governments to keep secrets?
A good story with a lot of action, but also a lot of heart.
Captain America is contacted by Maria Hill, Director of SHIELD, to protect someone very close to her. Katharine is like family, and she has developed a ground-breaking technology that will prevent government from blocking the internet. When she brings it to her superiors, she unwittingly uncovers a conspiracy inside SHIELD. Maria doesn't know who to trust - except Steve Rogers. He takes Katherine into hiding, but not only is the government after her, but also self-styled freedom fighters, and criminal elements.
Though not as enjoyable as the team-based novels (Cap is more fun when he is interacting with his Tony, Natasha, etc.), this was a solid story that shines a light on the best qualities of Steve as a hero. There are some excellent hand to hand combat action scenes, including a brutal battle with Taskmaster, but it is Cap's struggle with moral gray areas that was really interesting. Where do you draw the line between individual freedom/the right to knowledge versus the legitimate need for governments to keep secrets?
A good story with a lot of action, but also a lot of heart.
December 31, 2021
The author thanks their editor at the end of this book, which is ironic considering the huge number of grammar mistakes throughout (missing words, typos). My son picked this up at the dollar store expecting action and adventure. He got a series of political and ideological debates between Cap, Maria Hill, and some generic enemy within types. Maybe 3 fights sprinkled in. Glad to put this in the rear view and start fresh in 2022.
October 20, 2017
This is not a graphic novel. It’s a chapter book more ideal for young readers in the 10-14 age group. Granted anyone can really read it, but based on the formatting and language it comes off as more for young readers than little children.
The story was intriguing enough that I got over it not being a graphic novel.
Rating 3 out of 5
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The story was intriguing enough that I got over it not being a graphic novel.
Rating 3 out of 5
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January 9, 2020
Fun read, but I used it as an easy book in between deeper books. Lots of grammatical mistakes. Very easy to figure out plot and dialogue. All in all, a predictable, but fun, action book. One that I would probably not read again.
December 5, 2017
Better than I expected and surprisingly relevant
November 16, 2021
I got this as a birthday present from my dad. This book is well done, and it made me want to read more books like this!
September 15, 2024
Loved the action sequences! (there's just bits of typo issues though)
June 24, 2021
A very fun book interweaving elements of espionage, escape tactics, exciting hand to hand fights, thought-provoking questions of morality, and of course, Captain America's unyielding determination to do what is right, no matter the consequences. Not just an entertaining read, but it also gives quite a bit of food for thought.
July 26, 2016
Familiar with David McDonald’s work, I was excited to see what he would do with one of American’s favourite superheroes. I wasn’t disappointed.
In Captain America: Sub Rosa, research uncovered by one of Maria Hill’s colleagues shows a means of infiltrating web communications between nations. Suddenly, everyone’s after the young researcher, including her own government. Afraid for her colleague’s life, Hill contracts Steve Rogers as Katherine’s body guard and given his highly polished sense of chivalry—perhaps too keen for his own good—Rogers, aka Captain America, feels honour-bound to accept. What follows is the traditional Captain America story arc that genre readers demand—a story packed with AK47s, Glocks, motorbike chases, and our hero hanging off helicopter skids. But McDonald shows particular skill in the way he writes a traditional story arc, in a modern context, and yet using a voice that is entirely the character’s own. No small feat. The language and turn of phrase that McDonald gives Rogers places our hero right back in a time of cherry lipstick, polished shoes, and swing bands. Rogers struggles with modern phrases, for example, the awkwardness apparent when he tries use the term BFF, and fails. He is the last surviving gentleman in a world turned sordid, and, accordingly, the text is imbued with a wonderful sense of floundering, the confusion and loneliness of a man out of his time.
And there’s more, because like any accomplished writer, McDonald layers his story, exploring the underlying ideological theme of tension between a government keeping secrets from its people versus secrets kept in the interests of protecting those same people. McDonald doesn’t club you over the head with it. Instead, it is tightly-woven into the narrative along with the age-old Captain America themes of protecting the weak, and standing up to bullies.
I particularly liked the sci-fi comic book decoder ring subterfuge in the early part of the book—a fun plot beat. A thoroughly enjoyable read. And of course, Captain America’s penchant for clean language and gentlemanly conduct (fight scenes not withstanding) make Captain America: Sub Rosa a perfect choice for teen readers.
In Captain America: Sub Rosa, research uncovered by one of Maria Hill’s colleagues shows a means of infiltrating web communications between nations. Suddenly, everyone’s after the young researcher, including her own government. Afraid for her colleague’s life, Hill contracts Steve Rogers as Katherine’s body guard and given his highly polished sense of chivalry—perhaps too keen for his own good—Rogers, aka Captain America, feels honour-bound to accept. What follows is the traditional Captain America story arc that genre readers demand—a story packed with AK47s, Glocks, motorbike chases, and our hero hanging off helicopter skids. But McDonald shows particular skill in the way he writes a traditional story arc, in a modern context, and yet using a voice that is entirely the character’s own. No small feat. The language and turn of phrase that McDonald gives Rogers places our hero right back in a time of cherry lipstick, polished shoes, and swing bands. Rogers struggles with modern phrases, for example, the awkwardness apparent when he tries use the term BFF, and fails. He is the last surviving gentleman in a world turned sordid, and, accordingly, the text is imbued with a wonderful sense of floundering, the confusion and loneliness of a man out of his time.
And there’s more, because like any accomplished writer, McDonald layers his story, exploring the underlying ideological theme of tension between a government keeping secrets from its people versus secrets kept in the interests of protecting those same people. McDonald doesn’t club you over the head with it. Instead, it is tightly-woven into the narrative along with the age-old Captain America themes of protecting the weak, and standing up to bullies.
I particularly liked the sci-fi comic book decoder ring subterfuge in the early part of the book—a fun plot beat. A thoroughly enjoyable read. And of course, Captain America’s penchant for clean language and gentlemanly conduct (fight scenes not withstanding) make Captain America: Sub Rosa a perfect choice for teen readers.
July 13, 2016
Admitting upfront that David McDonald is a friend, I promised NetGalley an honest review so here it is.
I find it interesting to see how an Australian handles the complicated issues that make up the American Dream and its protector, Captain America. He tackles some topical issues as a young S.H.I.E.L.D. techie comes up with a way to penetrate anyone's firewall, meaning government interference in the free flow of information could be a thing of the past.
However, someone is after her so Maria Hill asks Cap to protect her, especially since it turns out the techie is her niece. So begins a crosscountry caper that involves government and terrorist organizations all vying to get their hands on the virus for their own purposes. Among those after them is Taskmaster, who is more than a match for the star-spangled Avenger.
Ostensibly set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there are references to comic universe continuity and S.H.I.E.L.D. is treated as an American agency when it is a global force. Cap is way too passive for long stretches for my taste on the other hand, he is treated as a human, with limits to his endurance which grounded some of the story nicely. The techie, Katherine, is also too much the damsel in distress for too long so when she finally does something, we're told about it rather than shown it.
There are some very strong ideas here which I wish were aired out a bit more and with more subtlety and depth but with a word count limit, no doubt he had to keep things moving.
I find it interesting to see how an Australian handles the complicated issues that make up the American Dream and its protector, Captain America. He tackles some topical issues as a young S.H.I.E.L.D. techie comes up with a way to penetrate anyone's firewall, meaning government interference in the free flow of information could be a thing of the past.
However, someone is after her so Maria Hill asks Cap to protect her, especially since it turns out the techie is her niece. So begins a crosscountry caper that involves government and terrorist organizations all vying to get their hands on the virus for their own purposes. Among those after them is Taskmaster, who is more than a match for the star-spangled Avenger.
Ostensibly set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there are references to comic universe continuity and S.H.I.E.L.D. is treated as an American agency when it is a global force. Cap is way too passive for long stretches for my taste on the other hand, he is treated as a human, with limits to his endurance which grounded some of the story nicely. The techie, Katherine, is also too much the damsel in distress for too long so when she finally does something, we're told about it rather than shown it.
There are some very strong ideas here which I wish were aired out a bit more and with more subtlety and depth but with a word count limit, no doubt he had to keep things moving.
March 31, 2017
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I received an e-arc copy of this book from netgalley and this is my honest review.
This book is another Marvel YA novel, much like Black Widow: Forever Red which came out last year (and which I still haven’t read).
I can see the appeal of this book, a novelization of Captain America, who is my favorite avenger and thus I was very excited for this book, it is written very much like a generic action novel, emphasis on the action, and the plot is very much the kind where, if Captain America were replaced by any other character, you’d have to change virtually nothing.
I only read about 50 pages before I got bored and gave up, which happens rarely for me, but the characterizations weren’t what I’d come to expect from Marvel characters, and it felt that too much action for the sake of action with little exposition, something which I am personally not a fan of, not in movies or in books.
I don’t want to bash this book, because some people may like it, but it really really wasn’t for me. Sorry.
I received an e-arc copy of this book from netgalley and this is my honest review.
This book is another Marvel YA novel, much like Black Widow: Forever Red which came out last year (and which I still haven’t read).
I can see the appeal of this book, a novelization of Captain America, who is my favorite avenger and thus I was very excited for this book, it is written very much like a generic action novel, emphasis on the action, and the plot is very much the kind where, if Captain America were replaced by any other character, you’d have to change virtually nothing.
I only read about 50 pages before I got bored and gave up, which happens rarely for me, but the characterizations weren’t what I’d come to expect from Marvel characters, and it felt that too much action for the sake of action with little exposition, something which I am personally not a fan of, not in movies or in books.
I don’t want to bash this book, because some people may like it, but it really really wasn’t for me. Sorry.
July 15, 2016
Out of the three Marvel novels I've read, this is by far the most accomplished. It succinctly gives us the key points of Cap's character, to such an end that future books will only be wording the same key points in inferior ways, and it has a reasonable drama. Maria SHIELD's niece is under threat in her cyberjob, so the older woman tasks Steve to be her guardian against all manner of nastiness until Maria can solve the corruption she thinks will help everyone settle down and live with each other. The fact that that would hardly happen with the scenario here is irrelevant; more so is the balance of fighting and other scenes – the action is alright, although perhaps the book is too wordy and talky for some. I found it a bit too mediocre at times when the different shenanigans were being played out, said niece could be a crabby beyatch not worth our time here and there, and the shield is both left behind by all the baddies far too often (and Cap's skill at it unexplained – the only lapse in introducing the character) but on the whole this is a likeable teen thriller, and relevant to the young audience it seeks.
May 1, 2020
I first read this on a vacation in Maine and I recently reread this, for I remembered enjoying it. Oh how wrong I was. I ended up DNFing it after I contemplated my life choices.
Best thing:
There is this one scene where a secondary tritagonist has a really cool action scene. Though I may be remembering it wrong as I DNFed it before I got that far the second go round.
Worst thing:
Nearly everything else. No I’m being serious. I mean the action is okay, but the little breathers to humanize the characters stunk of rotting eggs. There attempts on humor is pitiful, the try dark jokes but that doesn’t meld well with Captain America. They also try to tackle the dark web, oh and how they fail. I don’t want to delve into it to much, but in short the story is about a free internet for third world countries, which is a good topic, but the make Cap so utterly stupid so they don’t have to actually talk about. And about Cap being dumb, there is no reason for it, all it does is inhibit characterization and idea development.
True rating: 1.6
Best thing:
There is this one scene where a secondary tritagonist has a really cool action scene. Though I may be remembering it wrong as I DNFed it before I got that far the second go round.
Worst thing:
Nearly everything else. No I’m being serious. I mean the action is okay, but the little breathers to humanize the characters stunk of rotting eggs. There attempts on humor is pitiful, the try dark jokes but that doesn’t meld well with Captain America. They also try to tackle the dark web, oh and how they fail. I don’t want to delve into it to much, but in short the story is about a free internet for third world countries, which is a good topic, but the make Cap so utterly stupid so they don’t have to actually talk about. And about Cap being dumb, there is no reason for it, all it does is inhibit characterization and idea development.
True rating: 1.6
August 21, 2016
Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review.
This was so terrible, it's truly just a generic action story masquerading as a Captain America story. Poorly written with a dull and slow moving story and bad characterization.
Out of the three Marvel comic novels I've read so far: Marvel's Thor: Dueling with Giants (Tales of Asgard Trilogy book #1) by Keith R.A. DeCandido and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Castaways by David McDonald, this Captain America book which is also written by McDonald is by far the worst.
This was so terrible, it's truly just a generic action story masquerading as a Captain America story. Poorly written with a dull and slow moving story and bad characterization.
Out of the three Marvel comic novels I've read so far: Marvel's Thor: Dueling with Giants (Tales of Asgard Trilogy book #1) by Keith R.A. DeCandido and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Castaways by David McDonald, this Captain America book which is also written by McDonald is by far the worst.
July 17, 2016
I thought this work was a comic book when I requested it; however, it's a novel. A quick and easy read (alas, no illustrations) that is pretty much the usual Captain America story arc. The fight scenes go into quite a lot of detail and most of the characters are what you would expect them to be (Karl was my favorite). It's somewhat predictable, but if you enjoy Captain America or the ocassional novelization of superhero stories, you may like this one.
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July 12, 2016
A dud from beginning to end. The plot consisted of, this woman designed a computer program everyone wants. Cap becomes her bodyguard. They go hide, get captured, get captured by another group, rinse, wash, repeat. Cap is characterized as basically a dumb neanderthal. The girl is a damsel in distress even when she claims she's not.
Received an advance copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Received an advance copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
July 24, 2016
Steve Rodgers is asked by Maria Hill to look after her niece who is being threatened due to a computer program she created while working for S.H.I.E.L.D. The two go on the run from a mysterious government agency plus bounty hunters. Plenty of action, plenty of expositional discussions on the nature of freedom before the end arrives gently. Not a bad comic book novelization.
August 11, 2016
Excellent. A fun ride. Extends the political commentary of the movies without labouring the point.
The torture scene was a particularly tense episode within the book and handled well. And the writer used a true life quote perfectly near the end of the book: Here meet, in freedom, under God, four states.
The torture scene was a particularly tense episode within the book and handled well. And the writer used a true life quote perfectly near the end of the book: Here meet, in freedom, under God, four states.
July 22, 2016
I received this ebook in exchange for an honest review.
first of all: I ecxpected that this was a comic. This is not at all the case though. It is a written actionhero story. I liked reading it, but it is shame that it didn't became one of my favorites.
first of all: I ecxpected that this was a comic. This is not at all the case though. It is a written actionhero story. I liked reading it, but it is shame that it didn't became one of my favorites.
December 12, 2016
This was a fun and easy read. It was exciting enough to keep me interested but it was a story meant for comics of course. Probably won't read it again but I will certainly pass it on to my other comic loving friends. Definitely entertaining.
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February 5, 2017This book is an entry in the Aurealis Awards for 2016, for which I am a judge. Any review will be withheld until the results of the awards are announced.
June 14, 2016
Novelization of the comic book story.
March 19, 2017
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November 25, 2017
I was approved for this book on NetGalley last year, but that was before I really got into reviewing books. So I have finally gotten around to reviewing it.
There have been many successful novelizations of graphic novels lately, so I was excited to read one of Captain America. I don’t think this story worked as a novel.
There were many action scenes that would have been amazing if they were illustrated. They were quite wordy in this story, and became boring and tedious to read. These should have been a little shorter or less descriptive. That may have made it more entertaining.
There were also a number of proofreading errors that were hard to ignore, including words missing or spelled wrong. This is a simple issue that could have been avoided with careful editing.
My main issue with this story was that nothing happened. Captain America had to just protect a woman, and he had a few fights with the men going after her. I think this was a waste of his talents. He was pretty much a bodyguard, and the story read like the story of a bodyguard. If something else happened, rather than Steve Rogers bringing a woman around to different safe houses, it would have been much better.
There have been many successful novelizations of graphic novels lately, so I was excited to read one of Captain America. I don’t think this story worked as a novel.
There were many action scenes that would have been amazing if they were illustrated. They were quite wordy in this story, and became boring and tedious to read. These should have been a little shorter or less descriptive. That may have made it more entertaining.
There were also a number of proofreading errors that were hard to ignore, including words missing or spelled wrong. This is a simple issue that could have been avoided with careful editing.
My main issue with this story was that nothing happened. Captain America had to just protect a woman, and he had a few fights with the men going after her. I think this was a waste of his talents. He was pretty much a bodyguard, and the story read like the story of a bodyguard. If something else happened, rather than Steve Rogers bringing a woman around to different safe houses, it would have been much better.
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