See These Bones

Usually I prefer my superheroics to take place in a recognisable world, and see all actual worldbuilding as needless extra effort. See These Bones wouldn't work without the post-apocalyptic worldbuilding, however, and it's all the better for having it. Likeable yet very flawed characters, bad thingss happening to good people consistently but still somehow not unfairly, and superpowered action that feels crunchy and dangerous. Very much my kind of book.

This is 5 stars for being solid, escapist, post apocalyptic, superhero fiction. From a strictly literary sense, its a 3.5. The protagonist is complex, foul mouthed, often works against himself.... and is a typical teenager, in other words. I reread this book on a regular basis as a comfort read.