Absolute Power: Tales of Queer Villainy! by Erica FriedmanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
13 tales of Supervillians, LGBT Supervillians.
Final Grades - Erica Friedman
school, 'twists'
Unfortunately there is a fatal flaw in the story - one the author & main character know but still - the fatal flaw is this - the story is about a school for supervillains. That is both the core concept & fatal flaw. Because only 1 student has ever graduated (and this is known). And killing each other or being arrested are among the risks. Sooo what evil supergenius would allow themselves to attend?
I understand why the supervillain had the school. I don't understand why anyone would attend that school.
Rating: 3.00
January 21 2017
Date Night - Tristan J. Tarwater
A supervillain goes on a date during some unexpected time off. While on the date explosions start going off nearby - close enough to explode the restaurant glass in the restaurant she is in. Date over.
It's her stupid bumbling idiot side kick.
Interesting enough story. There were certain twists and turns, but they were obvious twists (maybe because I've seen it more than once before). Would be interested in more about the people in the story though.
Rating: 3.65
January 21 2017
Eden's Revenge - Missouri Vaun
Hacker/Geek-girl/terrorist, Police Detective
A young woman's sister died because of the actions of a specific man. Eden, the life woman (Jordan's the name of the dead woman, and Grey is the name of the Police Detective investigating Eden), has targeted the man who is responsible for Jordan's death with destruction.
It is highly likely I vastly overrated this story. I have my reasons.
No matter - well written story. Kept my interest.
Rating: 4.97
January 20 2017
Gentleman Jack - Barbara Ann Wright
Old West, Criminal, mind control, pinkerton, Arizona, bank robber
The story opens mid-stream, there's no explanation for how or why this person has the power that they do, nor what all they have done. Opens mid-bank robbery. Gentleman Jack, using the power of their own scent to control people (a scent of raw sex; most are turned into obedient lustful people), robs a bank then leaves.
Next town - uses their power to seduce a woman . . . for about a week. Plans to rob another bank but sees someone putting up a poster . . . with Gentleman Jack's face on it. Odd, that. Since the people impacted by the 'power' are left in a fuzzy state without much recall of what happened. But there's the face, under the name of Gentleman Jack (which is where the name came from - the Pinkerton lady used the name on the poster, not that Jack used that name - though has/had been known to use 'Jack'). Why Gentleman Jack? 1) as mentioned, has been known to use 'Jack'; 2) dresses very nicely in a suit and all gentleman like.
The reader knows already, though, that Gentleman Jack is a woman who dresses like a man.
The Pinkerton Lady and Jack flirt around each other and . . . . but I don't want to reveal the whole story here.
Quite interesting story.
Rating: 3.89
January 19 2017
Fallen - Audrey Chase
Amnesia, Fast healing
Jumbled story, though that works here as the POV character is insane.
rating: 4.22
January 22 2017
The Devil Inside - J.D. Glass
Hell, Reporter, Morningstar, Demons
Hell is visited by a reporter who interviews the devil. While there a coup attempt is undertaken.
Interesting story.
Rating: 4.44
January 20 2017
Glitter Bomb - Emily Kay Singer
Rainbow-Gun
Weird story. Villan with Rainbow love gun. Turns people gay. And very horny.
Rating: 3.77
January 22 2017
For Want of a Heart - A. Merc Rustad
Science-Fantasy
A woman with a gambling addition finds her self sinking deeper and deeper into debt and . . . stupidity. A very annoying story.
Rating: 1.5
January 22 2017
Absolution - Claire Monserrat Jackson
Ghosts, Zombies, Post-Apocalyptic
Another story that befuddles my mind. A woman with certain abilities takes a job to go help some homophobic Amish people with their possessed women problem.
Rating: 3.00
January 22 2017
So Many Things Seem Filled with the Intent - Jude McLaughlin
Damn, this one made me teary eyed for some reason. Main character, Naiad, and GF Sophie visit a mad scientist friend of Sophie'ss. Visit her lab I mean. Meet various creatures like cute kittens and a mermaid.
Rating: 5.00
January 22 2017
The Prado by Chance - Leia Weathington
Police, Crime, Madrid, Spain, future.
World run by superheros. A female cop takes an off duty case to guard a vault.
Rating: 4.43
January 22 2017
Jaguar Light - Susan Smith
Magic, Fantasy, Portland, Superheroes/villains, Cat-burglars, werecats, Native, PoC
While impulsively robbing a museum, Jaguar is interupted by Bloodmoon. No, neither is a superhero. Bloodmoon is the NWVA secretary (North West Villains Alliance (I might have both the letters and title wrong)). She is also a magic user who had been looking for The Source for a while. Apparently she's found it. And she's going to use it to kill all power users who got their power through some means other than magic (meaning that Bloodmoon, and for that matter Jaguar, will retain their powers, but people like Lady . . . um . . Light . . . Lady Light? Whatever the name of the solar powered Portland hero goes by (I know one of the heroes is named Rain Man because a joke is made about that)). Bloodmoon lets Jaguar know about this because Jaguar was nice to her. Like a cat sometimes is - towards vaguely unremarkable humans.
Jaguar, while not informing Bloodmoon of her opinion on the matter, is vaguely horrified. She is easily distracted - she needs the Portland hero.
And so the story unfolds - a cat against a witch, with the appearance of a solar powered superhero.
Neat story.
Rating: 4.67
January 20 2017
Chrome Crash - Mari Kurisato
Native, Abuse
A somewhat split story that follows several streams and comes together and apart somewhat randomly. One stream follows a young woman who apparently has come into a power that causes humans to burst. Another stream follows a 'super strong' man type and his quest for . . . whatever his quest was. Main stream, though, follows a native woman who has a long history of crap happening to her - having a drone blow up a village she is at, getting attacked and blamed for things, etc.
Quite interesting, disturbing story.
Rating: 3.88
January 22 2017
RATINGS
Final Grades - Erica Friedman - 3.00
Date Night - Tristan J. Tarwater - 3.67
Eden's Revenge - Missouri Vaun - 4.97
Gentleman Jack - Barbara Ann Wright - 3.89
Fallen - Audrey Chase - 4.22
The Devil Inside - J.D. Glass - 4.44
Glitter Bomb - Emily Kay Singer - 3.77
For Want of a Heart - A. Merc Rustad - 1.50
Absolution - Claire Monserrat Jackson - 3.00
So Many Things Seem Filled with the Intent - Jude McLaughlin - 5.00
The Prado by Chance - Leia Weathington - 4.43
Jaguar Light - Susan Smith - 4.67
Chrome Crash - Mari Kurisato - 3.88
Overall: 3.88
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