Hero by Perry Moore

Hero by Perry Moore
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

In the story comic book legend Stan Lee calls "spellbinding" and "totally original," Thom Creed has secrets. For one, like his father, he has super powers. Also, he's been asked to join the League—the very organization of superheroes that spurned his dad. Then there’s the secret Thom can barely face himself: he's gay.

But becoming a member of the League opens up a new world to Thom. There, he connects with a misfit group of aspiring heroes, including Scarlett, who can control fire but not her anger; Typhoid Larry, who can make anyone sick with his touch; and Ruth, a wise old broad who can see the future. Like Thom, these heroes have things to hide; but they will have to learn to trust one another when they uncover a deadly conspiracy within the League.

To survive, Thom will face challenges he never imagined. To find happiness, he'll have to come to terms with his father’s past, and discover the kind of hero he really wants to be.

Timely and inspiring, Hero tackles love, friendship, and the struggle to come to terms with who we really are in a sincere and suspenseful way.

This audiobook includes an exclusive introduction written and read by Stan Lee himself.

My Review:

This was a great concept, and I feel that Perry Moore did a great job addressing common struggles of a normal* individual coming to grips with their sexuality and where they stand in the world.

*By normal, I mean an individual who does not have super powers, as indicated people possess in this story.

However, in this case, he also struggles with the issue that his father is also prejudice against super powers. Thom deals with a myraid of complications trying to hide both the fact that he is gay and that he has super powers.

This story deals with loss, heartbreak, hope, friendship, family, love, self-worth, social stigma, etc. If you want to read a book about real life and superheros, give this a try.

Read from December 02 to 07, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Young Adult, Fantasy, GLBT, Fiction, Comics/Superheroes
*According to Goodreads
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★★★★★ - I absolutely loved it
★★★★ - Good book and would recommend
★★★ - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
★★ - Not good, but was able to finish it
★ - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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