I’ll start by saying that as always Soundbooth theatre has knocked it out of the park. Their quality narration bringing this book to life was the only reason I finished it.
This book is perfect for young men. Teenage boys and those in their early twenties. Especially those that love anime or manga but haven’t read many books. If that fits your description this book is right for you.
Aaron Oster defaults to a “Tell, Don’t Show” style of narration and plot progression which isn’t for me. It’s necessary though to make the characters as edgy as he wants them to come across.
The best thing about this book is the character moments, without which I would have put the book down immediately. All other aspects of the book are woefully mediocre. There are never any meaningful consequences or stakes for anyone who matters and we have to be told the characters are suffering PTSD because it never comes up and never affects character’s abilities or decision making.
Still, the main character is competent, as far as a shonen protagonist goes and this book provides a nice setting for him to run around being a hero in.