A young man named Mason McCoy is forced to become a superhero after gaining unearthly abilities.
17-year-old Mason is desperate to turn his life around in an attempt to be as different from his deceased felon father as possible. Unfortunately, life seems to throw curveballs at him and this includes being caught in a shower of shooting stars that fall to the Earth one night. These meteors give Mason, Calvin Harden and a character known as Spaceman supernatural abilities. In the course of learning how to control his newfound abilities, Mason has to face off against his two counterparts and discover what it means to be a hero before they destroy the world.
SKYRIZER is an insightful look at what would happen if the average person was suddenly given godlike abilities that could either help or harm humanity. Although the plot of Goodfellow’s novel seems deceptively straightforward, there are hidden layers that reveal a thought-provoking meditation on the idea of absolute power and what it truly means to be a hero.
However, while Mason’s journey into a fully-fledged superhero is enthralling, the development for most, if not all, of the secondary characters falls flat at times. Goodfellow tantalizes readers with enough glimpses into their past to provide an explanation for some of their decisions, but it is not enough to turn them into well-rounded characters that readers will either love—or hate.
Despite the lack of character development for secondary characters, Goodfellow’s descriptive skills brings Chicago to life in roaring technicolor. His eye for detail allows readers to feel as if they are walking the streets of the city or soaring over the skyline with Mason.
SKYRIZER is an enthralling read that provides glimpse at what it truly means to be a hero.
~IndieReader.