Ok. I've read the whole thing, and here's what I think is going on. I'm using X Men as my analogy.
So there are Spell Walkers, Celestials, and Spectres. Also Enforcers and Halo Knights, but we'll get to them. Celestials are like mutants, Spell Walkers are the X Men, and Spectres...have stolen powers somehow? Blood is involved. Enforcers are some kind of police force dedicated to fighting Celestials and Halo Knights are Super Police. Celestials get their powers from star constellations, and they all have things only they can do, but also they can charge wands and grenades that can then injure other Celestials. I think.
You'll notice a lot of 'thinks' and 'maybes' in that description, and that's because it's just so hard to tell. There's no backstory. No explanation. The fight scenes are confused, we don't get to know the (many) characters, and overall this book needs about three more rounds of editing.
Emil and Brighton are caught up in a gang of Spell Walkers, who are fighting a group led by someone called Luna. She wants to live forever using black magic, or something. There's a Senator who's against them, but for all the air he gets I don't know why he's in it, other than for one scene with one character. That character, in turn, is really only there because Emil is gay and there has to be someone for him to lust over. There's even a whole bit dedicated to how this character doesn't work out, no really, he's just naturally so buff and awesome! There are a couple of other background relationships, but this isn't a romance, really.
There is a really good idea buried under here. This could be a fantastic series. But not as it is now, I'm afraid.
Balancing epic and intensely personal stakes, bestselling author Adam Silvera’s Infinity Son is a gritty, fast-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war generations in the making.
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.
There is a really good idea buried under here. This could be a fantastic series. But not as it is now, I'm afraid.
Balancing epic and intensely personal stakes, bestselling author Adam Silvera’s Infinity Son is a gritty, fast-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war generations in the making.
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.
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