I think sometimes the predictability element helps in sucking me in - even if I think I know what's going to happen, it's still a lot of fun to watch it play out.

In true Matthew Reilly style, the pace is non stop, the action is brutal and the story shifts from current day to days past almost seamlessly, building the narrative and fleshing out the characters. Due to his nigh-invulnerable chest muscles, the burst within his lungs damages most of his organs, and the Fury dies coughing up most of his battered organs.There are several things that have unfolded over time, as well as several Character aspects to Furin (no spoilers), that are why he hates Cobalt so much, and her Children, and as a result, is going to kill them to seek revenge on her. A very uneasy peace remains in place, and, over the years, both sides work on trying to create offspring for their respective heroes. Cassie checks on Trey and Gary, and then has the latter livestream on his social networks so that Cassie can declare the Fury's death and reveal herself to the world as Cobalt Blue. A novella by definition, the book deals with a world where the United States and Russia have a superhero, each acting as nuclear deterrents in an alternate timeline.

I wasn’t aware that this book was a novella, so that was a tad disappointing to finish it so quickly. America and Russia both have superheroes - the Fury of Russia (all strength, rage, and hate) and Cobalt Blue (full of compassion and intellectual curiosity).If you know me at all you know how much I adore Matthew Reilly's books but oh boy, my most anticipated book of 2022 is not only Reilly's worst book (that I've read so far) but, it might also be one of my least favourite books that I've read all year. It is a clever way of telling the story, letting us get to know these characters and understand who they are, as well as the type of people they are. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.