The OnceDead Girl Shapechanger Tales Laer Carroll 9781481919326 Books
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A Wonder Woman origin story - that is the aim of The Once-Dead Girl.
Except for the silly swimsuit costume and the name (which is a brand of DC Comics), it has all the parts of the Wonder Woman myth. Though in altered form. Her ancestors are aliens rather than s, for instance. And she has a force-field shield instead of bullet-bouncing bracelets.
Cheerleader Bethany Rossiter dies the day before she becomes 16. She comes back to life with superhuman powers. She remembers that in her brother's comic books superheroes come to be feared and hated no matter what good deeds they do. She tries to lead a normal life.
But little by little fate conspires against this course. Bad things happen that only she can make right. Baby step by baby step, then bigger steps, she grows into her responsibilities.
To help her do her superhero "job" she creates first one, then another alternate identity. Former soldier now mercenary Yao Ming, unequaled with weapons, able to get unseen into places impossible to enter. Beautiful jet-setter millionaire Sandrine Ascaride. And a star girl with blue skin and purple hair who can fly and wield laser bolts and lightning.
She is sometimes desperately lonely, unable to share her secret. Then she finds she is not alone....
The OnceDead Girl Shapechanger Tales Laer Carroll 9781481919326 Books
The Once-Dead Girl was the last book of his that I read. It was one of the best and tied many other characters into his story. There is so much room for development in this universe. I hope for at least a dozen more stories.No, they aren't great literature, and there's some typos, but they are fun and easy to get into. One of my favorite authors and I plan to re-read them all in a couple of years.
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The OnceDead Girl Shapechanger Tales Laer Carroll 9781481919326 Books Reviews
Not to deride the book, but it is pleasantly slow paced. More of an exploration of big changes as well as coming of age. Very good editing, consistent and growing characters and a fair plot.
A pretty good prelude.
Most of the characters are well thought out. I was disappointed to find the end of the book. I will search for the next in this series ASAP. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is there are too many overly detailed descriptions of what the supporting characters are doing.
Young adult tale of a cheerleader who dies and wakes with the powers of generations of aliens and people. Not a bad idea and not original, but poorly developed. The world Beth lives in is poorly defined being sort of the immediate future with flying cars. We are treated to long dull explanations of the various powers she develops which she does not use very much. A lot of space spent on trivial teenage discussion of cloths and oddly enough nipples. Badly needs editing and some sense of direction.
This wasn’t a bad book. I just feel that it could have been either shorter, or had more action. IMO, most of the book was spent with Beth trying to figure herself out and at the end of the book it feels that she’s no closer than when she started. This isn’t a bad read, it just feels really light on action. E.g. she wanted to help fight crime. But the only thing we hear about it is that while she was there, the crime rates dropped. That’s it. Even when she goes to fight a terrorist group it’s anticlimactic. Also, there are countless places throughout the book where a little editing would have helped as well. I can see myself not continuing this series.
The character and abilities were fun to read, but the lack of a coherent story makes the book feel uneven in the end. There is no tension, no challenge, no purpose. Basically the book is an origin story for a superhuman with nothing to do worthy of her abilities. There is not even a setup for any challenge or adventure in the future, just a superhuman doing random things. That being said I keep checking in hoping for a sequel, so the character herself may be strong enough to carry the book even with its flaws.
Great Fantasy! Very Well Written! Interesting premise, developed in a Series of loosely connected Alt History that is satisfying! Many Thanks! Wc
Don't know as I'd go so far as to say this is a "boring" story; it most assuredly isn't! It is, however, highly eposodic. That is, it reads almost more like a series of strung-together short stories than as a novel. (Not that there's anything wrong with that! A. E. van Vogt was notorious for doing just that, and he did it more than once.)
Anyway, I enjoyed the story. (I'll confess to having downloaded the first two chapters from the author's website.) Couple of minor points, and I'll not belabor 'em. There are a number of instances where I think better words could have been used. For example, these are both in chapter one a nurse is "...'lessoning' a young male nurse..."; this is a bit awkward. "Instructing" might work better. A bit later on, a coach is quoted as saying to Bethany "...you are well." Um, er... Bethany is certainly not well; she's recovering, or convalescent. Minor points, true, but there are many instances of this sort of awkwardness.
There also seems to be a bit of roughness in the way the story reads. There aren't many places where this occurs, but each is a bit of a stumbling block it breaks the reader out of the story. Perhaps the author could employ one of the time-tested ways to smoothing out his prose? Read it aloud, or even better yet, have it read aloud to him. The little bobbles -- and I'd bet all the disruptive words -- might well get smoothed away.
Will I buy more of Laer Carroll's books? You bet I will! I'm saving my pennies so as to get hold of the Shapechanger's Progress (et.al.) saga!
Ben Hartley
The Once-Dead Girl was the last book of his that I read. It was one of the best and tied many other characters into his story. There is so much room for development in this universe. I hope for at least a dozen more stories.
No, they aren't great literature, and there's some typos, but they are fun and easy to get into. One of my favorite authors and I plan to re-read them all in a couple of years.
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