Reading this book is like reading a young adults comic book.
The premise is interesting but the storytelling is predictable and full of infodump. The Author tries to combine too many things together, ending up with a work that seems a patchwork of 1000 previous authors.
Overall, I give 3/5 because it is an easy novel, quick to read and it provides some good escapism. But a more demanding reader would almost certainly give 2/5
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