Ironside and Aegis: A Kayla Hicks Book Review
What is Ironside and Aegis about?
When a shadowy organization called the Agency gets hold of a meteoric alloy that can induce superpowers, it falls to two young American patriots to stop them and save the world.
Benny Brown never wanted to be a superhero. Vanessa Hastings was betrayed by the person she trusted most. They both wanted the American dream: grow up free, get a job, fall in love. They’ve faced tragedy from birth, lost family and friends, been shunned for their superpowers. Still, they’ve soldiered on.
But unbeknownst to them, their lives have been manipulated by a murderous doctor with one goal: to create a legion of superhumans to take over the world. And when that doctor decides they’re ready to help him, he’ll stop at nothing to get them.
Vanessa will become Aegis, capable of projecting nearly impenetrable shields of force. Benny will become Ironside, channeling blows into armored skin and super strength. Among the shattered remains of their childhood dreams, they’ll either defeat an organization that’s been creating and killing superhumans since before they were born, or they’ll die trying.
My review:
I was thankful to have met the author in person and was gifted a copy of the book from him.
Author David E Bruno spins a great story full of depth as he explored a world where the military harnesses the power of super powered soldiers.
It was nice to see the timeline of this story as it spawned from the Cold War to their present day as the story unfolded.
I appreciated how the author added in real life character flaws in the people involved in the process at the beginning in terms of grappling with the horrible acts they were committing to going along with it because there was no other way.
It was interesting to see super powered people this way and how it affected the characters and the world itself in terms of how society viewed them and they viewed themselves.
I also appreciated his writing style as to how he shared multiple perspectives in each portion of the story.
Benny and Veronica's story truly had me swept away and I wanted to know how things continued for them.
If you are looking for a different kind of story adjacent to superheroes, this is as excellent choice. It provides readers with superheroes in a different perspective but not quite what audiences are used to with mainstream superheroes like marvel which is unique.
I give this book a 5-Star review.
Get it here: Ironside and Aegis