Red Souls

Self-Published

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Description

In a world where Superheroes and villains exist, the conflicts that can not be solved by mere words will inevitably rise.Jack Mercer, a 17 year old high school student, becomes a victim in an unavoidable tragedy - but it also becomes the catalyst for an incredible change in him which will either lead him down the path to unparalleled greatness, or towards the cycle of the madness and darkness.

Please note: The early draft/WIP chapters can be found in theNovel Updates Forums.

Also, the chapters can be found on theFantasy-Books.liveas well.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2017
Author: A_Passing_Wanderer

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
Followers: 88
Views: 74,841

Chapters(29 total)

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Community Reviews(2)

CandyAddictRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Spoiler Free Review (as of ch.18)
The current story is solid, with an incredibly immersive first chapter that drags you right into the world. The lore and history of the world is not entirely original, but does well in combining mythological hostory with the superhero genre. There are no noticable issues with the grammer, and writing style is engaging and able to draw the reader in.
Some issues:
Overall, tt is only above average relative to the stories found on RRL, but lacking in comparison to the top rated stories. This is due to its weaker worldbuilding and characters.
On Worldbuilding: This is a superhero genre where it is stated that people have had powers since the dawn of time. Yet there is little to no impact to either history or modern daily life. Furthermore, it seems that there is still very little known about them despite the length of thier existance. There is little to no explanation on the mechanics of superpowers themselves or how they manifest. This may be unknown to the populace, or even a plot point that will be addressed later on, but nothing really even touches upon this. There is also a distinct lack of description of what types of superpowers exist, despite mentioning groups and having several (famous) heroes appear. All of this and more can be improved upon. Examples of superhero novels that (in my opinion) do a great job on worldbuilding include 'Worm', 'Brennus' (on taishaunn's wordpress), 'Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain', and on RRL, 'The Vespidian'.
On characters:
The characters feel real and have fairly clear motivations, but don't really develop. Instead, it feels like the plot rushes along and pulls the characters along with them. They also act rather irrationally at times.
Actual Spoiler Example: Spoiler (don't click if you don't want a spoiler)
One thing that really bothered me was when Cleo almost kills Taylor and her dad, but then the protagonist basically forgets about it and becomes buddy-buddy with them pretty much rig
MAJmufinRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
This story is pretty wel written, has good grammar and promise of a long story. But thats als a problem for itself, a long story. You need to be a patient reader in the beginning because otherwise you'll just scroll through it. If you are patient, good, this might be a story for you. If you aren't I would suggest to look for a less long (?) story. Or atleast a story where the protagonist isn't in a personal dilemma which is by the way completly reasonable so far. I would also freak out if such shit happend to me.
TL;DR
Do you like super heroes? YES then this is for you, if no then gtfo.