Genre: Urban Fantasy
Synopsis:
Sean a former Cpt. in the Army special forces group received a wish he didn’t want. While he is still operating without the instruction manual, his team has full command of the gift he gave them. Sean’s daughter, Lillian, has all of her father’s abilities plus a few more. How is this untethered 7-year-old to control her powers among bullies, paste eaters, and the return of dodgeball? Children, soldiers, and god-like powers, what could go wrong?
My Review:
Some things are just wicked by Ryan Yusem and Eoin N. Andrews is an urban fantasy. The story revolves around Sean and Rusty, who are omnipotent and in a special force where they handle complicated cases.
The story has two different timelines, when Sean was a kid and then the current day when Sean is a married man with kids and a job in special force. For the first two chapters, it was hard to keep up with the switching between timelines, but then it kept me engaged. Apart from Sean’s story, the story of Anatolé, who is obsessed with immortality, serves as a very good plot.
Lillian, Sean’s seven-year-old daughter, is a very cool character in the whole book, and I loved her. I usually love conversations more than monologues in novels and this book has so many conversations that I love.
The last three chapters were so thrilling that I couldn’t put the book down. The way the two stories connected was seamless, and the twist at the end completely caught me off guard.
The main reason I loved the last three chapters is because of the task Sean’s team went on. The plans they made and the efforts they put in to restore balance made me connected to the story. However, the other tasks in the book started and ended without notice. It all felt like a scattered pieces of a puzzle. I would have enjoyed it more if all those tasks involved a little story of their own and had more action scenes.
While certain missions lacked depth, the gripping last three chapters and the seamless way the two storylines connected made up for it. If you like urban fantasy with a dual timeline, strong dialogue, and a thrilling climax, this is worth a read, but if you prefer fully developed missions with more action, it might fall short.
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐.5 / 5
*Thanks to the author for providing me with a copy of the book. I was compensated for the time and effort required to read and review the book, but my opinions remain honest and unaffected.*
Deepireads 