I have another review for the wonderful world of book bloggers! Shout it to the rooftops. Read all about it. This one was called Fid’s Crusade by David Reiss.
Synopsis: Rage, grief, and guilt have fueled Doctor Fid’s endless quest to punish the unworthy and he has left a long trail of blood and misery in his wake. For more than two decades, the sight of the villain’s powered armor has struck fear into the hearts of hero and civilian alike! But when a personal tragedy motivates Doctor Fid to investigate a crime, he uncovers a plot so heinous that even he is taken aback.
Haunted by painful memories and profound guilt, the veteran supervillain must race against time if he is to have any hope of confronting the approaching threat. Every battle takes its toll…but the stakes are too high for retreat to be an option.
In the end, it may take a villain to save the world from those entrusted with the world’s protection.
This was the first time that I have read a book about the villain as the main character and I just want to say that I am here for it! I really liked Dr. Fid. He was a very likable villain and had witty banter that he would just play in his head while thinking over different situations.
You can definitely tell that the author has grown up on comic books based on the world of characters he has created. There are a bunch of unique superheroes with interesting abilities that Dr. Fid encounters and has to battle which I can see a lot of these coming out of a comic book but the author got to put his own twist on them to make this story his masterpiece.
I will say that there were parts that I didn’t find necessary that could have made the book a little bit shorter and flow faster if they were taken out but these parts also contributed a lot to the development of the storyline and helped us understand the main character a lot more.
This had a lot of heavy technology talk in it and I connected with this as well because my job is in the technology field. I feel like Dr. Fid and I would have been friends and bonded over coding.
Dr. Fid is the supervillain that you want to see succeed. Deep down, he is a good guy at heart that just had some life experiences push him to become who he did. I really enjoyed seeing the story told from a different perspective and really want to read more about Dr. Fid and his tales of conquest.
Book Rating: 4/5
You can buy this book on Amazon and Book Depository or find it on Goodreads.
Disclaimer: This book was sent to me in physical format by the author to read and give an honest review.
I had my friend Elizabeth join me to do the first sentence challenge and had so much fun making this video! We tend to get goofy around each other so prepare for shenanigans!
