Omega Squad was my first book by Kurtis Eckstein and overall, it was well done. There were some things here and there that I didn’t care for, but the storyline is very interesting to me and I’m intrigued enough to check out more in the series. If you’re a fan of stories along the lines of the Suicide Squad from comics or movies, you’ll probably like this one as well.
I enjoyed the characters for the most part. Their individual powers are interesting and don’t feel like just another re-hash of other super-powered characters we always see. I felt like Kurtis did a great job of picking some powers that felt fresh and different. Jacob’s power is very interesting and Trinity makes a great love interest for him. I do have to warn you that this book doesn’t end cleanly. It definitely leads into book 2, so if you hate cliffhanger stories, you’ll want to re-think this one. If that kind of thing doesn’t bother you, I’d definitely recommend you try this one out.
The story, overall, is really interesting. There’s definitely some moments where you have to suspend belief a little, though. The main character killing a bunch of people and being distraught one minute, only to be enthralled by Trinity the next minute, is a little hard to swallow, but some of that is explained later in the story. There are definitely times where the main character seems to be one way and then changes jarringly into a different person at other times. At one point in the story, you feel like he wouldn’t hurt any innocent person and at other times, it seems like he’d be down for anything (and I’m not talking about the obvious points when he’s in his power’s control). As I said, I really enjoyed the story, but just know you may have to suspend believe at some things in the story. Of course, if you’re reading a book like this, I would think you’d expect to have to bend reality a little.
The narration, done by Soundbooth Theater, was well done. some of the sound effects come out of no-where and can catch you off-guard, but I actually enjoyed them. I really like audiobooks with extra sounds, as it helps to break up the monotony of some audiobooks. I will be looking for more books by Soundbooth Theater to check out, since I enjoyed this performance so much.