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message 1: by Lindsey (last edited Nov 15, 2021 06:00PM) (new)

Lindsey Rojem (lrojem) | 1882 comments Mod
14. A Character With Superhuman Ability


What is superhuman? The dictionary definition of superhuman is “having or showing exceptional power or skills.” These are abilities that exceed those normally found within humans. These could be acquired naturally, through study, or by aid of technology.

For this prompt, you could choose a superhero comic, a novel about a character with powers, a biography on an Olympian, a non-fiction book about modern geniuses, etc. The character with superhuman abilities could be the protagonist or an antagonist, a main character or a minor one.

Check out our Goodreads List for examples


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Alyssa Blakeney | 2 comments Peter and The Starcatchers - Reread this one from many many years ago when I was in middle school- it could also fit for that prompt!


Brother Stephen | 167 comments The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien


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Candace Fox (jedioz) | 1 comments Flash Fire or The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune


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Jennifer Ammons | 2 comments Just finished “The Orphan Collector” by Ellen Marie Wiseman. Loved it!


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Gerry Durisin | 69 comments Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy fits this category and was an amazing novel! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


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Leslie Benham For we are Many. It is the second book in the “Bobiverse” series. Calling the main characters superhuman may be a stretch as they are all space drones controlled by copies of a human mind. But each one has talents that I would consider superhuman, including being immortal.


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Belle Lune | 115 comments Lady Robyn - R. Garcia y Robertson


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Shirley McAllister | 57 comments I read a book called "The Italian Island" by Daniela Sacerdoti about a girl that looks at an old object and can project herself into the past. It works for me so I used it for this prompt.


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Shelly (book_to_the_library) | 37 comments I have the book “follow me to ground” in my tbr pile. The main character can heal illness with her hands


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Ellemir | 26 comments I just finished a book that has lingered on my bookshelf for years.
The main character is a wizard - being able to perform magic sounds pretty superhuman to me.

Storm Front


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Marina | 30 comments I’ve just finished If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura. It contains ‘the Devil’ who will make something disappear in exchange for granting the narrator an extra day of life. It’s definitely a thought-provoking read.


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Jane | 10 comments Steampunk Red Riding Hood series by Melanie Karsak


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Patty Gordon (themommelife) | 5 comments The Ex Hex.

She’s a witch.


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Alissa Dearman | 47 comments I will be reading Dreadnought by April Daniels.


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Inkedmusingshi (paperbackpacker) | 36 comments The Irregular at magic high school light novels have students with superhuman abilities.


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Emily | 12 comments Oceans of Fire by, Christine Feehan


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Shonna Froebel | 255 comments Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe https://cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2022...


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Louise (louisekf) | 28 comments I just finished Hot Flush by Rosy Fenwicke. Its main character is a woman who develops super powers of a sort while she goes through menopause!


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Lindsey Rojem (lrojem) | 1882 comments Mod
I read The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker, 4 Stars

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker


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Brandi I read Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs. The MC can change into a coyote and has heightened senses and strength even in human form.


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Angela Y (yangelareads) ♡ | 246 comments A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J. Maas


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Lisa Laughlin | 2 comments The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow


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Maevis | 3 comments All my friends are superheros by Andrew Kaufman


Laurie (Kwiltreader) (lauriekwiltreader) | 70 comments The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom


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Carol (cquan01) | 587 comments I listened to The Song of Achilles.


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Bambi Reed | 11 comments The Green Mile. It was Excellent!


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Leah Parker (leah_p) | 8 comments Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard


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Jamie Elliott | 2 comments The House on Tradd Street. She sees dead people
The Fireman. He can throw fire


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Anna (annafrommontana) | 413 comments I listened to Circe by Madeline Miller
Enjoyable read


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Dana Cristiana (silvermoon1923) No Place like Oz by Danielle Paige.
Dorothy herself starts using magic because of her new magic shoes.


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Erika (erychan86) | 36 comments I was waiting for this prompt! I am so excited because thanks to this I am starting the A Court of Thorns and Roses series!


message 33: by Nyx (last edited Apr 12, 2022 09:21AM) (new)

Nyx I read Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (the Stalkers in it are genetically affected during their time in the Zone and their children carry the mutant gene).


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Heather (heatherbee583) | 18 comments I read The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston. I loved this! It was a bit of magical realism and contemporary and historical fiction all in one.


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Mindy McDermott | 46 comments I read A Gathering of Shadows which is the second book in the shades of magic trilogy.


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Kathryn McGean | 18 comments I read Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller


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Tanya (taztamaranth) | 76 comments I read Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots -- really enjoyed it, 5 stars, though could have done without the body horror ...


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Redskunk | 2 comments These Hollow Vows - By Lexi Ryan.


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Heather (hhanki1) Unfated Mates by Lexis Talonis - I was given an ARC through Netgalley for this book. A werewolf and a human OH MY


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Gabi (bluebird86) | 39 comments “The Raven Spell” by Luanne G. Smith


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Laurie Byrne | 4 comments Spontaneous combustion!
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson


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Alicia P (alicia_pfromcanada) | 67 comments The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller


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Nyla | 12 comments Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski

I used Blood of Elves for this.


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Donna TalentedReads | 49 comments I read Unbury Carol. Carol "dies" but she's never really dead, she goes into a coma and then wakes up.


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Leonore | 185 comments The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
1 star


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Emma Cutting | 52 comments I’ve read A Strange Hymn by Laura Thalassa


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Tiffany | 28 comments The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis
The Last of the Moon Girls - Barbara Davis


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Hannah DCamp | 129 comments I read Lore by Alexandra Bracken.


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LeAnne | 38 comments I read "The Screwtape Letters," by C.S. Lewis. As the main characters are demons, I believe they qualify as having superhuman powers!


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