Book Reviews

Book Blurb

It’s Christmas Eve, and newly minted superhero Matt AKA “Strong Man” is in the middle of taking down one of Central City’s most notorious criminals, the mesmerist and villain Dr. Destructo. It’s Matt’s first mission, and he’s working with his idol and secret crush, Jake X-Ray. He doesn’t want anything to go wrong.

Unfortunately for him, everything goes wrong. Soon Matt finds himself racing through alternative presents, trying to capture Dr. Destructo and trying to figure out why all the Matts in these other scenarios have the one thing he really wants—a relationship with Jake.

A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Advent Calendar package "Sleigh Ride".

Book Review

Ah, superheroes! An excellent spoof on every superhero story ever written, as well as hilariously funny and somewhat sweet, ‘Four Alternative Christmas Presents’ isn’t just entertaining, it also contains a little message about the value of being true to yourself. The idea of alternative realities is nicely, but very loosely, linked to ‘A Christmas Carol’ for a story that made me laugh out loud and smile in turn.

Matt tells the story, and he is a bit of a klutz. Not a good thing for a superhero with superstrength as a power, but even the fact that he has a superpower at all was an accident… To make matters worse, Matt has a crush on his mentor and partner, Jake, who seems less than interested in him. Then the longtime villain Dr. Destructo builds a mysterious machine and Matt and Jack end up being flung from alternate reality to alternate reality until Matt figures out how to solve the problem. The twist that leads to an unexpected ending was a pleasant surprise

If you like superheroes who don’t take themselves too seriously, if you enjoy reading about men who should be together but can’t seem to figure out how to do it, and if you’re looking for a lighthearted read that is as entertaining as it is sweet, then you will probably like this short story.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Short Story, 24 pages/7328 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	01-December-2015
Price
Buy Link	OUT OF PRINT