Hey you! Yea you, bookworm over there. Guess what? I read another book. It was the one, the only, most anticipated Infinity Son by Adam Silvera. And now I am going to tell you about it.
Synopsis: Growing up in New York, brothers Emil and Brighton always idolized the Spell Walkers—a vigilante group sworn to rid the world of specters. While the Spell Walkers and other celestials are born with powers, specters take them, violently stealing the essence of endangered magical creatures.
Brighton wishes he had a power so he could join the fray. Emil just wants the fighting to stop. The cycle of violence has taken a toll, making it harder for anyone with a power to live peacefully and openly. In this climate of fear, a gang of specters has been growing bolder by the day.
Then, in a brawl after a protest, Emil manifests a power of his own—one that puts him right at the heart of the conflict and sets him up to be the heroic Spell Walker Brighton always wanted to be.
Brotherhood, love, and loyalty will be put to the test, and no one will escape the fight unscathed.
I was a little wary going into this book because I know that Adam Silvera has been primarily a contemporary author and this was his first foray into the fantasy genre. I will say that he could use a little bit of work on his world-building because at times it felt a little rushed and thrown together when it could have used a little bit more explanation into the backstory and how characters/the world came to be in the state that it is in.
That being said, I really liked his character dialogue and interactions with each other (which probably spurs from his contemporary writing) and the feeling he put into them. I liked that things were relatable like Brighton and his Youtube channel (I also have a channel and work hard at it).
The whole power dynamic was fascinating to learn about and I thought it was very cool that they had different ways to acquire these powers. The battles were descriptive enough that they were easy for me to imagine and I felt like I was right there in the thick of it with Emil and Brighton.
I think the superhero nerd inside of me was excited to have a new take on the genre and loved it. Plus, that ending left me wanting more! it kind of sucks that this just came out because I need that next one to know what happens.
All in all, I would recommend this book if you want a new take on superpowers that ties it into the modern world and feels like it could be real.
Book Rating: 4/5
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This video was so much fun to film! It’s the book version of “Kiss, Marry, Kill”. If you haven’t done this yet, I suggest you try. It was hard! So many books I love. It was like The Hunger Games book edition LOL.
YAY YAY YAY!!!!! I AM THRILLED TO REAS THIS! I adore Adam and his books and loved this one as well!
I have to read some of his other work! I have What If It’s Us on my shelf 🙂
YES YES AND YES. I would suggest starting with they both die at the end and then more happy than not (bc HBO just announced they are adapting it for a tv show)
Oh boy! That gets me excited. I will check them out 🙂
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed this! It’s had a lot of mixed reviews but that just makes me all the more curious to read it
Yea I was hesitant going into it too because of the mixed reviews but ended up liking it 🙂
I addressed a lot of this in my review but I think a lot of it has to do with it being set in NYC
YES! I think it could have a completely different vibe if it was set somewhere else.
you definitely enjooyed this a lot more than i did but i appreciate your thoughts on it!: )
Great review! I’m glad that you’ve enjoyed reading Infinity Son. I still have to read it but I’m kind of “scared” because it’s not his typical genre.
You can tell it’s a little choppy at parts but still worth the read I think 🙂