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Infinity Son

Infinity Son

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  • Author：Adam Silvera
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Summary

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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Reviews

dane ，

tldr: i loved it but go in with low expectations because this is not a book for everyone anyways i usually never write reviews but for this one i just have tosooooo i actually really enjoyed this book despite everyone else but me absolutely hating it and i’m so good i loved it the plot was really interesting， especially with the phoenix’s and the main villain and her goal （plus that cliffhanger😳😳😳） luckily infinity reaper comes on monday and i am so so so excitedand i know everyone hates brighto tldr: i loved it but go in with low expectations because this is not a book for everyone anyways i usually never write reviews but for this one i just have tosooooo i actually really enjoyed this book despite everyone else but me absolutely hating it and i’m so good i loved it the plot was really interesting， especially with the phoenix’s and the main villain and her goal （plus that cliffhanger😳😳😳） luckily infinity reaper comes on monday and i am so so so excitedand i know everyone hates brighton， and i do too， but the way that adam silvera wrote him to be unlikeable like that was done very very well i know this is the most all-over-the-place review but let’s get onto the things that definitely could’ve been improved:1。 the length， it was definitely too short of a book for the amount it tried to take on。 hopefully IR fixes this as it’s nearly 600 pages （yay！）2。 the pacing， everything was super fast paced （which relates to the length） and it did detract from the story when we’d get to super good parts and it’d be over in like a paragraph or page 3。 world building， i really wish that we got more insight as to why celestials exist and the hydras/phoenixes etc because everything was just bombarded on you at the start with half explanations i did come to get my head around all the terms by the end but i just wish it was spread out and fleshed out better4。 some of the characters did feel a bit flat and their back stories were similar to the world building and fast pacing i just wish they were more fleshed out i know my complaints seem like i shouldn’t give this 4 stars but it‘s my rating so🤷‍♂️okay i don’t think i have ever written a review this long but despite my quips i did love this a lot and would reread it！ finally istg if emil and you know who don’t get together in infinity reaper i will riot😙 。。。more

Jonathan ，

the plot is good， the universe adam created is interesting， i love fantasy novel with characters with magic powers like this one。 but， that’s just my taste， i’m not into superhero concept， i’m not into connected concept for my fantasy reading （youtube， filming for views。。。） so it was hard for me to appreciate my reading。 i liked the connected concept in They Both Die At the End but not here。i’m not saying that this book is bad， but that was not a book for me。

Sana Dinalang ，

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Daria ，

3，5/5

Jacob ，

4。5 Stars*Review maybe coming soon， who knows

Fer ，

Otro libro de Adam Silvera que me encantó， la fantasía y el mundo de Infinity Son es muy bueno， la relación de Emil y Brighton me gustó mucho porque es un amor de hermanos muy relatable y el final me dejó SHOCKEADA

Heng ，

Pros:-LGBT+ representation: it's there as your usual obligatory YA romance subplot， not a "I was discriminated against because I was gay" subplot。-。。。plausibly racially diverse cast？ Which basically means that， from what I could tell， most of the characters could look like whatever you wanted。 I mean， some of them have established non-European origins。。。？ I'm saying you probably won't have to mentally revise what the characters look like halfway through。Ambiguous Pro/Con:-Subverts the found fami Pros:-LGBT+ representation: it's there as your usual obligatory YA romance subplot， not a "I was discriminated against because I was gay" subplot。-。。。plausibly racially diverse cast？ Which basically means that， from what I could tell， most of the characters could look like whatever you wanted。 I mean， some of them have established non-European origins。。。？ I'm saying you probably won't have to mentally revise what the characters look like halfway through。Ambiguous Pro/Con:-Subverts the found family trope: you think this band of misfit will love eachother？ They will not。 You could consider it to have some degree of found family since （view spoiler）[ the two brothers aren't biologically related， but I don't think the found family trope includes being literally found in an alley and adopted as a baby。 （hide spoiler）]Cons:-Weak worldbuilding: you can keep referencing how powerful that one constellation is， but that doesn't give me much information。-No satisfying resolution: every problem is solved badly。 This causes more problems， or for previously solved problems to backslide。 As a result， even though the plot is progressing， none of it actually feels like progress。-Unpleasant characters: sorry （Character with Unprocessed Trauma）， but what are you Doing。 It's good for a book to have a variety of characters， and it's good for characters to have good and bad qualities。 That said， some characters come off as deeply self-centered， and they cause many problems， and I want to punt them。-Bad foreshadowing。 The plot progression is incredibly predictable， since certain characters reliably cause problems。 The story will concuss you with red flags and remove your ability to feel suspense。-POV shifts: I'm not into them。 I didn't find the shifts to be particularly enlightening for the plot， and they failed to make me feel more forgiving/understanding towards certain characters。 （I understand their motives， but I am still filled with judgement。）Overall: 3 stars because I liked the little bit of gay subplot。 Otherwise， mhjghdhhhhhh。。。。。。 。。。more

Connor Relyea ，

I desperately wanted to like this book because I love fantasy， NYC and gays。 But between the weak world building， the lack of distinguishable characters and the insane pacing， I just couldn’t get into the book as much as I had hoped。

Carlos López ，

Uy， comencé este libro con las expectativas por los suelos después de leer la terrible cantidad de reseñas negativas que tiene。 Al final， creo que eso fue positivo porque terminé disfrutándolo más de lo que imaginaba。 La cosa es que este libro me recordó mucho a una novela de Brandon Sanderson que se llama "Steelheart"， esa novela， por el contrario， la leí con muchas expectativas。。。 y me decepcionó enormemente。 Tiene mala construcción de personajes， una historia acelerada， situaciones inverosími Uy， comencé este libro con las expectativas por los suelos después de leer la terrible cantidad de reseñas negativas que tiene。 Al final， creo que eso fue positivo porque terminé disfrutándolo más de lo que imaginaba。 La cosa es que este libro me recordó mucho a una novela de Brandon Sanderson que se llama "Steelheart"， esa novela， por el contrario， la leí con muchas expectativas。。。 y me decepcionó enormemente。 Tiene mala construcción de personajes， una historia acelerada， situaciones inverosímiles y un protagonista mas plano que la actuación de Kristen Stewart en Twilight， sin embargo a Sanderson le justifican todos estos errores porque "Es una novela juvenil" y está muy bien calificada en Goodreads。 No busco que se le perdone a Silvera la cantidad de errores que comete en esta novela， comprendo que los personajes no se sienten bien desarrollados， que la historia de romance es poco creíble （más bien forzada）， que se le pasó la mano con el Deus ex machina y que la mayoría de los personajes son más irritantes que aceite hirviendo， pero， se disfruta。 Al menos aquí no encontré personajes y comentarios machistas （Steelheart）， esta novela no parece escrita por un puberto en pleno despertar sexual （Steelheart） y por último， es una novela que seguramente va a ser leída por muchos adolescentes gay que van a disfrutar enormemente encontrar personajes como ellos。 Me alegra ver que Sanderson esté incursionando en el mundo de la fantasía， espero que mejore según escriba y estoy ansioso por continuar con la saga。 。。。more

Samantha Glass ，

A fun， if predictable， read。 Fans of superheroes， comic books， and fantasy will find themselves at home; and there is a wildly diverse cast to cover most any reader。

Kyle ，

Adam Silvera is a talented writer， and I've genuinely enjoyed other books of his that I've read， but。。。 this one doesn't quite live up to the others。This is Silvera's first official fantasy （though some of his other work has included elements of speculative fiction）。 Essentially it's superheroes in modern day New York。 There were things I genuinely liked about it - the discussion about male body image was really strong （even though it felt like it came out of nowhere）， and the desire of the brot Adam Silvera is a talented writer， and I've genuinely enjoyed other books of his that I've read， but。。。 this one doesn't quite live up to the others。This is Silvera's first official fantasy （though some of his other work has included elements of speculative fiction）。 Essentially it's superheroes in modern day New York。 There were things I genuinely liked about it - the discussion about male body image was really strong （even though it felt like it came out of nowhere）， and the desire of the brother to prove that he was powerful even without superpowers was very realistic， especially given that his whole goal was to go viral。 There was clearly a lot of world building that was happening in the background， and there were some magical creatures included in this that I hadn't seen before。 Solid work。That said， I think this would have worked better as a graphic novel。 This was clearly inspired by superhero comics （it said as much in the acknowledgements）， and unfortunately I don't think the transition from comic book to novel worked as well as it could have。 Granted， I'm not super familiar with comics， but it seems like we got minimal exposition or background information， and things kept happening， but I wasn't sure about anybody's motivations （except for Brighton's）。 Why was the main antagonist trying to do all of these things。 Why were the assassins trying to help her？ （We kind of get an answer for one of these but not for everybody else， including one of the other main characters）。 Why does Ness hate his dad？ Why does the senator hate Celestials？ Why does one character keep dying and then showing up a few pages later totally fine？ Another issue I had is that there wasn't a lot of range - it felt like the same thing was happening a lot （there were like three or four different kidnapping plots？ Three or four deep secrets revealed in a group of people and somebody having a hard time with that？） A few characters were a bit one note （We only know that one character is the antagonist because people tell us she is - I don't know anything about her or why she turned to villainy in the first place）。 Sometimes it felt like characters only behaved in certain ways because it was what would move the plot around， but I'm not sure if that's really true because a lot of the characters were so undefined。 And， as strong and as real as the body image issues were to read， they really felt dismissed in kind of a cavalier way （"all that matters is that you're happy with yourself！" "you're right！" *Problem Solved*）This was not really a book for me。 To be fair， I've never really been into superheroes much in the first place， so maybe I should have known， but I've enjoyed Silvera's other books， so I assumed I would enjoy this too， that it would say interesting things about class and sexuality and different relationships and growing up but。。。 it didn't， really。 I mean， it kind of acknowledged these things， but didn't say anything interesting about them， not like all of Silvera's other books did。 I guess because I enjoyed his other books， I figured I'd enjoy this one as well。 Unfortunately， that wasn't the case。I still think Silvera is a talented writer。 One of the reasons I still haven't read They Both Die at the End is because I know I'm going to cry and we're in the middle of a pandemic so I need to get to a place where I'm not barely holding it together （I read Stone Butch Blues earlier this year and cried for about five hours after finishing that book because that's where my head's at）。 He's more successful than I've ever been， and will likely continue to be。 I can tell this is a story that he really wanted to write。 Unfortunately， and probably because of me， it wasn't a story that I really wanted to read。 I hope the sequel （and if there are any other books planned for this series， all of them） turn out well and that people enjoy them。 As for me， I'll wait until his next book comes out。 。。。more

Alexe ，

3。45

Bartek ，

2。5It was not bad， but I just did not seem to care about the story。 It did not keep me on the edge of my seat and I was not eager to find out what will happen further in the plot。 I can see some potential in this book。 It is filled with action and thanks to that it is quite easy to get through。 That's why I managed to read it until the end with not much effort （but some was definitely needed）。 I also could see some interesting and unique ideas in there。 It's a pity that Adam Silvera did not expl 2。5It was not bad， but I just did not seem to care about the story。 It did not keep me on the edge of my seat and I was not eager to find out what will happen further in the plot。 I can see some potential in this book。 It is filled with action and thanks to that it is quite easy to get through。 That's why I managed to read it until the end with not much effort （but some was definitely needed）。 I also could see some interesting and unique ideas in there。 It's a pity that Adam Silvera did not explore them more thoroughly and did not provide more details。 As a result most of these ideas seem really flat and are not as memorable as they could have been。 In general， this book is just not as good as it could have been。 。。。more

Gerardo García ，

WHAT。 WHAT。 WHAT！！ This series is so good and the representation is **chef’s kiss**。 It does feel kinda rushed but everything is so well laid out and planned that makes it worth it。 Also， *that* scene between Emil and Ness？

Kit ，

I finally read the gay bird book。Infinity Son is an urban fantasy that follows our main character Emil amidst a pretty large cast of characters as they try to survive an alternate New York City。 This alternate history is one that is very different from ours （superheroes have always existed-the main group in New York are known as the Celestials） and sometimes not so different from ours （a very minor sub-plot involves an upcoming election that will have huge consequences for the country if it goes I finally read the gay bird book。Infinity Son is an urban fantasy that follows our main character Emil amidst a pretty large cast of characters as they try to survive an alternate New York City。 This alternate history is one that is very different from ours （superheroes have always existed-the main group in New York are known as the Celestials） and sometimes not so different from ours （a very minor sub-plot involves an upcoming election that will have huge consequences for the country if it goes badly。） Specters are known to take the blood of Celestials in order to create their own powers or use it for a momentary gain。 For example， one of the scenes shows that people can drink the blood of an Illusionist in order to hallucinate and believe they have their own powers for an amount of time。Emil and his twin brother， Brighton， have spent their entire lives watching from afar as the Celestials saved the day time and time again， wishing they could both have their own powers and time in the spotlight。 Although they have had past family member's display certain powers or abilities， their parents have not and with the boys having passed the age where most show powers they have given up hope。 Emil has made peace with this-but his fame obsessed brother has not。 The day after an extremely powerful constellation awakens in the sky， The Crowned Dreamer， and a near-death experience on a subway， both boys are left questioning everything about their lives and their futures。 Because one of them does have a power。 But not the one who wants it。 And not one that should be possible。 I put off reading this book for over a year， even though I've really enjoyed this author's work before （HIAYLM is still one of the saddest experiences I've ever went through）。 I mainly put it off due to the criticism/general consensus when the first book was released。 And to be honest， I actually think going in knowing about the early reviews helped me。 Because I didn't hate it。 I think thats due to me going in with very low expectations though。 I know Adam was heavily inspired for this book after growing up reading City of Bones and watching X-Men and that was very apparent。 I think this is book was nostalgic for those reasons since I also grew up loving both of those。 I enjoyed Emil enough as a main character and the characters could have been flatter even if they all didn't fly off the page。 The pacing fell a little flat for me， just because I know this is a book that could have been longer and really made me FEEL not only like it could be real， but like I was scared。 I understand that this book is supposed to fast-paced and like it's all going so fast since that was the main character is feeling。 But any time I felt fear for the characters in this book I was never that scared for them， even when I should have been。 I think that's because I didn't feel like I was getting enough time with them to know them。 As far as what I did like， I did enjoy the snippets of world-building we got。 I liked the little ways that were shown what it was like to live in this world-such as explaining that when it came to film-making people still generally preferred to use CGI over someone's power since there was less risk involved。 I liked how many types of phoenixes there were and I really enjoyed the backstory of Emil and everything that had to do with infinity and reincarnation。 However， due to pacing issues， not getting to spend enough time with mostly anyone-hero or villain-and struggling to visualize some of the scenes （I enjoy the writing style of this author but admittedly it does suit contemporary better than fantasy） I'm settling on three stars。 I understand I'm in a pretty big reading slump so I can't totally blame the book for taking me three weeks but I stopped reading for a week when I was right at the climax at a point when I really should not have felt comfortable stopping-and for a week？？ That does have me worried about how much of this book I'm even going to remember but regardless I felt weird giving it higher or lower， plus I am excited to read the sequel and see if the author did improve on the stuff I didn't like as some reviewers have said。 It already is obviously a bigger book so that alone should offer some pacing improvements。 Also， the very little of Emil and Ness that we got was cute。 I love any type of Mystique type power and any type of gay enemies-to-lovers trope so since Ness is serving both I'm looking forward most to him in the sequel。 。。。more

Blu Anna ，

Not an easy book to get into straight away to me it was like a grown up version of Harry Potter

Karl Tybury ，

With this extra little twist on top of Silvera’s usual genre， I wasn’t fully sure what to expect。Of course I knew it’d be incredible writing with a stunning cast， but Infinity Son has blown my mind with how good it is！！If you’re a fan of Silvera’s work， you’ll know he always has stories full of characters that you can’t help but fall in love with and Infinity Son is no different。 The cast is beautifully diverse and there’s much more to each and every one of them than just “I’m a super hero/villa With this extra little twist on top of Silvera’s usual genre， I wasn’t fully sure what to expect。Of course I knew it’d be incredible writing with a stunning cast， but Infinity Son has blown my mind with how good it is！！If you’re a fan of Silvera’s work， you’ll know he always has stories full of characters that you can’t help but fall in love with and Infinity Son is no different。 The cast is beautifully diverse and there’s much more to each and every one of them than just “I’m a super hero/villain”。I can’t tell you how much I’ve loved every single Adam Silvera book and this one is definitely at the top of my list （along with What If It’s Us？）。Luckily， I already have the sequel sitting next to me because after that ending， I couldn’t imagine having to wait for it to be released！ 。。。more

Kaylee ，

I started reading this book because I heard there was some LGBTQ+ representation and was disappointed and underwhelmed。 The plot was a bit a slow and and characters were basic without but depth and I didn’t get connected to any。 Though I have it 2 stars because I liked the villain dynamic and there were some nice developments。

Joe H ，

This book was a roller coaster for me。 While it starts by jumping right into the action， it kind of fell after about 100 or so pages。 Luckily， the low （for me） only lasted a few chapters。 I really like the character development throughout and felt like he did a great job describing everyone。 The only thing I thought was unnecessary， was the random “sexuality” pieces。 They didn’t really fit， in my opinion。 But that didn’t really make or break it for me。 The last 150 pages kept my interest and I r This book was a roller coaster for me。 While it starts by jumping right into the action， it kind of fell after about 100 or so pages。 Luckily， the low （for me） only lasted a few chapters。 I really like the character development throughout and felt like he did a great job describing everyone。 The only thing I thought was unnecessary， was the random “sexuality” pieces。 They didn’t really fit， in my opinion。 But that didn’t really make or break it for me。 The last 150 pages kept my interest and I really didn’t want to put it down。 No spoilers at all。 This just wasn’t my favorite Silvera book。 That being said， the cliffhanger ending definitely has me ready to pick up Infinity Reaper。 。。。more

Sunbow ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 SO， I know everyone pretty much hated this book， and I can see why。 It's tropey， includes numerous cliches and the ending was suspenseful。 Adam threw you into his world headfirst and information was grasped slowly， if at all。 However， I really liked it。 I love a fast-paced fantasy。 This book gave me fantastical creatures， romance， angst and a（n） annoying cliffhanger。 Once I learned what everything meant and what things were， I got lost in the book。 I read Infinity Reaper， too， and it was really SO， I know everyone pretty much hated this book， and I can see why。 It's tropey， includes numerous cliches and the ending was suspenseful。 Adam threw you into his world headfirst and information was grasped slowly， if at all。 However， I really liked it。 I love a fast-paced fantasy。 This book gave me fantastical creatures， romance， angst and a（n） annoying cliffhanger。 Once I learned what everything meant and what things were， I got lost in the book。 I read Infinity Reaper， too， and it was really good （with another cliffhanger- ugh。 I really need to talk to Adam Silvera about those） and I can't wait until Infinity #3 comes out。 Let's talk about the characters。Brighton is a jerk。Seriously， I hate him， and even more so after Reaper。 He's a self involved brat with no regard for anyone's feelings。 He's mean and so lost in himself that he doesn't even stop to consider that what he is doing may be wrong。 I can understand how he might have felt like he was doing the right thing- he'd be more equipped to save the world！ But would you really sacrifice your life for your own selfish fantasies？？ NO！！Emil is amazing。 He's so sweet and nice and I， too， would like to not kill anyone please。 His personality just feels so much more well developed than Brighton's （not that I'm complaining， Brighton sucks。） I hated the trope that "oh， because you're so special， you're adopted！" In EVERY SINGLE BOOK the kid finds out that they're adopted in their teenage years， and me， who's actually adopted， has known forever。 I don't know， it just ticks me off so much and I don't even know why。 Anyway， I still like Emil no matter how tropey he is。Let's talk about the plot。 At first， you are so confused。 （"what the heck are celestials？" "So this is supposed to be NEW YORK？" ect， ect。） things begin to make a little more sense later， but I still didn't understand the story until I reread it three times。 Let's talk about the world building。 So the story takes place an an au New York where there are three types of people- normal people， like me， Gleamcrafters （magic users） who go under two categories- Specters and celestials。 Specters are normal people who become gleamcrafters by drinking magical blood （which is disgusting， by the way）。 Celestials are born with minor magical powers such as telekinesis， super strength， power over nature， you know。 Emil is a smol boy living in this magical hell- *cough* scuse' me， WONDERLAND and he gets attacked on the subway （never go on a subway alone， kids）。 They he discovers- WOW！ He has MAGICAL POWERS！ Because that's the epic plot twist we all needed！ I won't spoil the rest of the book for you， mostly because my fingers are sore from typing so much， but you should definitely read Infinity Son。 It's not for everyone， but it's a fantastical book you need to at least get a glimpse of， which I provided。 So， you're welcome。 。。。more

Jacob ，

Really interesting concept， but I lost count of how many times the writing made me cringe or roll my eyes

overreadinggirl ，

Od pierwszych stron zakochałam się w historii braci Rey。 "Syn nieskończoności" ma w sobie klimat tak cudowny， że mogłabym czytać go bez końca。 Silvera połączył tu współczesny świat， który znamy doskonale， z efektownymi， magicznymi elementami。 Wyszło niesamowicie。 Książka od początku do końca była pełna akcji。 Wszystko wydawało mi się nowe i inne od dotychczasowo czytanej przeze mnie fantastyki。 Bohaterowie， pomimo posiadania nadprzyrodzonych zdolności， byli ludzcy i prawdziwi。 Zakochałam się w t Od pierwszych stron zakochałam się w historii braci Rey。 "Syn nieskończoności" ma w sobie klimat tak cudowny， że mogłabym czytać go bez końca。 Silvera połączył tu współczesny świat， który znamy doskonale， z efektownymi， magicznymi elementami。 Wyszło niesamowicie。 Książka od początku do końca była pełna akcji。 Wszystko wydawało mi się nowe i inne od dotychczasowo czytanej przeze mnie fantastyki。 Bohaterowie， pomimo posiadania nadprzyrodzonych zdolności， byli ludzcy i prawdziwi。 Zakochałam się w tej książce i nie mogę doczekać się kolejnej części。 。。。more

Liana ，

I heard mixed reviews about this book so I went into it not expecting much。 I read and adored They Both Die At The End so I have IS a chance。 While it's not my new obsession， I enjoyed the book。 I love that the characters are diverse and queer and that the story takes place in the Bronx。 The creatures are not the same as the 25 series before （I'm vampired and fairy'd out） even though some of them confused me。 How do you make a ghost bleed？I do think the fantasy world could have been tightened bu I heard mixed reviews about this book so I went into it not expecting much。 I read and adored They Both Die At The End so I have IS a chance。 While it's not my new obsession， I enjoyed the book。 I love that the characters are diverse and queer and that the story takes place in the Bronx。 The creatures are not the same as the 25 series before （I'm vampired and fairy'd out） even though some of them confused me。 How do you make a ghost bleed？I do think the fantasy world could have been tightened but since it's a series， I'm not too worried。 Some of the writing seemed a little cliche but I think that's just Emil's character。 The story line and action was great。 I look forward to reading Infinity Reaper。 。。。more

Sifa Poulton ，

2。5 starsNFINITY SON， one of the books on my list of "contemporary fantasies I need to finally read and decide if I'm just going to avoid this sub genre。" The fact that it has taken me thing long to even get halfway through the list （and I have realised I have some more contemporary fantasies） is showing how reluctant I am to pick them up。Usually， with contemporary fantasy， I struggle to get into the world。 In INFINITY SON's case， I liked the world and the idea of these star-based powers， and th 2。5 starsNFINITY SON， one of the books on my list of "contemporary fantasies I need to finally read and decide if I'm just going to avoid this sub genre。" The fact that it has taken me thing long to even get halfway through the list （and I have realised I have some more contemporary fantasies） is showing how reluctant I am to pick them up。Usually， with contemporary fantasy， I struggle to get into the world。 In INFINITY SON's case， I liked the world and the idea of these star-based powers， and the darker side of giving yourself powers by stealing it from magic creatures。 It's nothing new （I can think of a dozen books with either element）。 However， the book manages to use it as a fun element of the world rather than the core premise or selling point。 In stead， the book is about the characters。Which， unfortunately， is why I didn't enjoy it。I didn't mind Emil， but I viscerally disliked Brighton， and hating one of the leads is never good。 Brighton managed to be everything I hate about influencer and wanna-be influencer culture， without any of the bits I like。 He was just a vain， self-obsessed， jealous boy who believed he deserved the world。 He resented anyone else getting even a breadcrumb if he didn't get a slice。 I could find no redeeming qualities to make me like him， and he just got worse across the book。I had thought this was just a dual POV book between the brothers， and it seemed that way， until two new POVs were dropped on me。 And because they came out of nowhere （neither character had been introduced before， and one took a while to become important）， I struggled with their chapters。 Particularly Ness， who honestly felt like he was there so the reader knows what the villains are up to， and to add "mystery" over his background。 （I read the character as a girl before the identity reveal， because Ness is a nickname for Agnes in my experience， rather than a man's name。）I doubt I will be reading on， as I don't think I can stomach another book of Brighton， let alone two。 He'd need to have a very big turn around for me to like him， but the end of this book makes it look like he'll be going deeper and darker in the next installment。 。。。more

Mariolanne ，

This can be my First Fantasy Fict I've read。 It's really fresh and I enjoyed it alot。 But maybe i still need the descriptions about the events and creatures more details， Because I'm still new here。 This can be my First Fantasy Fict I've read。 It's really fresh and I enjoyed it alot。 But maybe i still need the descriptions about the events and creatures more details， Because I'm still new here。 。。。more

Maria V。 Snyder ，

I enjoyed this book - it was a super quick read。 It's another reluctant superhero book with an interesting magic/world system of celestials， who inherit their powers and specters who steal them。 I would have enjoyed more details about the world and more emotional depth from the characters - they were a bit one dimensional。 Fight scenes were hard to envision and the good guys were quite inept at times （view spoiler）[like why in the world would you leave Gravesend alone EVER！！ As soon as Emil put I enjoyed this book - it was a super quick read。 It's another reluctant superhero book with an interesting magic/world system of celestials， who inherit their powers and specters who steal them。 I would have enjoyed more details about the world and more emotional depth from the characters - they were a bit one dimensional。 Fight scenes were hard to envision and the good guys were quite inept at times （view spoiler）[like why in the world would you leave Gravesend alone EVER！！ As soon as Emil put her down on the roof， I knew Luna's gang would grab her （hide spoiler）]。 The ending fit with the story and I'm curious to see where the next book goes。 。。。more

Cathy Eades ，

They s was a real disappointment for me。 I have read his stuff before and I enjoyed they both die in the end， but this book felt lost。 For me， and I know I'll get a lot of hate for this， but for me the authors personal feels ngs running bed the book。 When I read a YA fantasy book I honestly don't want to read about relationships and gender。 When authors start adding PRIDE elements it feels like lip service。 I don't see any disabled people flying around in this book， and yet there were unnecessar They s was a real disappointment for me。 I have read his stuff before and I enjoyed they both die in the end， but this book felt lost。 For me， and I know I'll get a lot of hate for this， but for me the authors personal feels ngs running bed the book。 When I read a YA fantasy book I honestly don't want to read about relationships and gender。 When authors start adding PRIDE elements it feels like lip service。 I don't see any disabled people flying around in this book， and yet there were unnecessary references to sexuality throughout。 I have nothing against being gay， but why do I have to know？ What did it add to the story？ Imo， nothing， in fact it detracted from it。 The characters were the main issue。 Cliche is an understatement。 Brighton is predictable， stupid and unbelievable。 Emil was a massive stereotype， the walkers were useless and unbelievable。 Ma was clueless。 I get that it's fantasy but nothing was believable。 Then there is the setting。 So when is this meant to be taking place？ It was like the author wanted us to think it was the future but then had a kid running around with a camera and a phone uploading to Insta。 It was all wrong for me。 The pairing of mythical creatures， wizards， police running around with wands， and yet cars are the same， phones are the same， youtube is still amazing。 It again felt unbelievable as a world。 How could so much of one thing change， yet not another？ I was really looking forward to this， do it's a shame it fell flat。 I don't think this genre suits the author and personally I'd leave out the sexuality for once。 Not everything in life revolves around sex and gender。 There are plenty of minorities under represented in literature， yet we do not see people rushing to shove them into every book。 Maybe people would be more tolerant if they t wasn't made the focus of everything？ So basically， you wanna write fantasy， then get it right as this falls off the mark。 Sorry。 。。。more

Gavin ，

I love this series it is amazing。 I think this is on of the best books ever it it fill of action anger and a whole lot of others it is fun to read。

Kaitlyn ，

This was more like a 3。5 for me。 I love Adam Silvera’s work， I just don’t think this was for me。 I enjoyed it more than I expected because I’m not a huge fantasy reader。 However， one of my least favorite book tropes is where people are being traded back and forth nonstop and being hurt nonstop。 It feels unrealistic to me。 Then again this is fantasy so I can’t exactly complain about that。 Overall， still good。 Not my favorite。 Good concept。

Bar ，

1。5There are some really interesting fantasy ideas here， unfortunately， the plot sucks。 The action scenes are very Meh， and in a superhero kind of book。。。 That's not a good sign。Brighton is The Lost Brother of Tarryn and Mal， and while Emil started kinda nice， the more we had of him the less likable he was。Every character had some kind of a sob story， but it didnt make them memorable at all。 After reading this whole book i could not care about any of them - heroes and villains all alike。The Dram 1。5There are some really interesting fantasy ideas here， unfortunately， the plot sucks。 The action scenes are very Meh， and in a superhero kind of book。。。 That's not a good sign。Brighton is The Lost Brother of Tarryn and Mal， and while Emil started kinda nice， the more we had of him the less likable he was。Every character had some kind of a sob story， but it didnt make them memorable at all。 After reading this whole book i could not care about any of them - heroes and villains all alike。The Dramatic Reveals were laughable and written very poorly。 Can someone explain why i havent noticed the bad reviews until i bought the book and started reading it？ 。。。more

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