Just finished the audio version & need to gather my thoughts.

 

Review to Come...

This promises variant covers, and it delivers.   It's all the Deaapool variants, and it's a lot of fun, but it's not like I, y'know, read anything.   

 

It is, however, going to help me with Color Your Own Deadpool.   It's also lovely reproductions of the Deadpool variants, and so if you're into Deadpool?   Yeah, definitely, this is amazing art.   

You need to have read the Novella. It's good and has info. This is about aliens from another planet come to earth from a dead planet live and to help mankind.

This is really my second book in this series. The first is a novella. This book starts a little earlier and gives you more history about the Anathergians and the King "Auden" and his lifemate "Leah". This is a series so there is a cliffhanger.

Our king the hero in this book is over 5600 yrs old and is getting to where he needs to find a lifemate before he loses control of his powers. When he does it's not who he thinks it should be so fights it and resents her. Meanwhile there is a traitor and at a loss because they thought they knew all of their kind who came here. The traitor is mixing alien DNA with humans to breed his own army to take over to be King. Only 50% of the humans live. Others are driven crazy. Really good series. Sexy alpha males, sex, violence, witches.

This review is also available on my blog, Bows & Bullets Reviews

 

Tessa has a variant ability that is deemed top-notch, the ability to shift physical forms. She can shapeshift into anyone whos DNA she has been ability to absorb. She's spent her life training with the FEA, a secret division of the FBI that uses variants abilities to help solve crimes, and now they say she's ready for her first mission: impersonate high school student Madison to assist in finding a small town serial killer. But once she assumes the role, she becomes way too content to play through Madison's life as a normal teenager. This role has afforded her things she has never had before: caring parents, friends, and a overprotective brother. With everything riding on her role, can she pull herself out of the fantasy long enough to find the killer?

 

Okay, so when I saw this up on NetGalley, I got all grabby hands. I really enjoyed Susanne Winnacker's previous dystopian, The Other Life, and this promises X-Men like epic-ness, so I was all for it. I was overjoyed to get approved and started it rather quickly, but it really failed to captivate my full attention. I make no secret of the fact that I read multiple books at once, usually the most interesting one is what I pick up most and this kept falling by the wayside. I kept ignoring it for anything else I was reading. It took me over a month to get through it, which doesn't bode well. I cannot pinpoint exactly what was wrong except that it was a bit boring. The tag line on NetGalley promises X-Men meets Veronica Mars, which is probably too much pressure to live up to.

 

For once, the heroine wasn't my problem. Tessa is strong and brave, if a little scared and entirely too easy to sympathize with, with that unrequited love and terrible parents aspect going. Her mother doesn't really give a shit about her and she has never met her father. After she moved in with Madison's family, she has a difficult time separating herself from the job and comes to genuinely care for all of them, making her job that much more difficult. Her obsession with fellow Variant Alec was both endearing and annoying.

 

Alec, well, I'm on the fence about him. It's obvious he has feelings for Tessa, but he hides behind a bitchy girlfriend and claims he can never be more than friends with Tessa, but the protectiveness and sidelong glances speak volumes. I hate the cheating thing. I hate the "justified" cheating thing even more. They don't do more than kiss, but he is still with his girlfriend the first time they kiss and I can't stand that. I understand destiny or fate or whatever you wish to label it as, but seriously, dude, if you like her that much, treat her with some fucking respect.

 

The entire murder mystery was interesting, but I couldn't bring myself to really care too deeply about it. I will say that the true killer was an entire surprise to me, so kudos for that. This novel almost felt like the author was trying to fit a bit too much into a measly 300 or so pages. You've got the killer to find, the lovefest with Alec to ponder, the idea that maybe the FEA is hiding something, the realization of imminent danger, Tessa's interactions (or lack thereof) with her family, Tessa's (and Alec's) history, and so much more. Maybe if it had been a bit longer and spent more on each segment, things would have worked out better. Also, I hated how it skirted love triangle territory.****SPOILER****Though Tessa will never admit it outright, she is attracted to Devon, Madison's brother. Nothing happens between the two here, obviously since she's impersonating his sister, but you can feel the love triangle coming, especially since it turns out Devon is a variant and he joins the FEA. Alec had better enjoy his time with Tess while he can because soon, she'll be falling all over herself to be closer to Devon.****END SPOILER****

 

Though the concept for this is great, the reality is mediocre. The characters are interesting, but none of them really connected with me. The writing is great, if a bit dull. The plot was completely twist-y and I didn't see most of the twists coming, but somehow that doesn't raise my opinion any. Bottom line? It's an interesting read that has room for improvement.

 

****Thank you to Hodder Children's Books, an imprint of Hachette Children's Books, for providing me with an eARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review****

 

 

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**I received this as an eARC through Netgalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. In no way does that effect the thoughts and opinions expressed here. I did not get reimbursed in any way for writing this review.**

REVIEW

We have another winner folks! I could not stop reading this book I just had to keep going till I knew what would happen! I also love how the cover totally reflects the book! Win!

Tessa is the MC, she is a variant which is someone who has some sort of evolved power, her ability is to turn into anyone she wants. Her body captures DNA from the people she touches and holds onto it until she needs it. She lives in the FEA compound where she has been working and training for the past two years to become a super spy. The book revolves around her going on her first real mission in which she becomes Madison (who has been murdered) to hunt down a possible variant serial killer.

This book captured me from page one. I instantly forged a connection with Tessa whose own parents didn't want her after finding out about her variance. She fills that hole with Alec and Holly along with a handful of other characters who make up her circle of friends. Tessa's BFF Holly makes for a great partner in crime but I was disappointed that she didn't have a bigger part in the book but it's understandable since Tessa doesn't spend much time at the compound. Hopefully in the next one we can see more interactions between Tessa and her FEA friends. The people Tessa meets while she is impersonating Madison make her wish she were just a normal girl, you can feel her longing for a family to love her and I found myself wishing she could be Madison forever.

Alec is her best guy friend but it's obvious right away that she has more than just friendly feelings for him. Their relationship is dripping with sexual tension which is only made worse by the fact that for some reason their relationship seems like it is forbidden. There is some secret there that I still haven't figured out. Now I am all Team Alec but Devon (Madison's Twin Brother) could quickly become more than just a runner up if Alec doesn't change his tune.

By the final chapters I had no idea who the killer was going to be and how we found out was an intense situation. The final wrap up of the book was well done, while it didn't leave me recovering from a cliff hanger, it gave me just enough info to be able to highly anticipate the next book! Seriously! When does the next one come out?!

Bottom Line: Impostor is a thrill ride filled with excitement, suspense, and emotional tension. It keeps you guessing until the end and leaves you wanting more!