Meta is a story about a teenager who suddenly finds himself with superpowers in a world where others are also suddenly gaining them. 10 years ago, "metas" were everywhere, and since disappeared. Now they're back.There are several reasons for the 2 stars, both a poor match up with me and what I assume is the target audience, but also there are some issues with the writing and story itself.1) I think this book is best suited to a 12 or 13-year-old audience. It's very straight forward and pretty two dimensional2) The entire book talks down to you. There's way too much play by play of non-important things. A made up example to illustrate: "so I'm not going to go into the alley because there could be a mugger. But if I don't go in, I'll be late for dinner. And it's meatloaf tonight so maybe it's better to face a mugger. Unless my mom finds out..." and on and on. It happens very consistently to the point of being annoying.3) As far as the superhero track goes, the ideas are so cardboard cutout that it gets stale quick. There's no originality at all. The main character is very generic and basically has the power to do anything. In my mind one single power used creatively is much more interesting than all powers used in an unimaginative way.4) Too much detail on unimportant things (as above), and too little on things like wrapping up plot that could be interesting I.e. where the meta bands (powers) come from, resolution of what happens to the bully who gets himself in trouble, etcDespite these issues, it's still pretty solid, and it should be enjoyable as long as you're wanting to stay in the shallow end of the pool. I'm going to start out by saying that I cannot wait for the 2nd one...I really like the way the author ended the book, perfect set up for the next one. He did a real good job by focusing the story on the main character Connor, and basically introduced the supporting cast of characters such as Sarah and Jeff. I truly believe that was smart on the author's part because it was a short book and we got to know the main character very well and learn small bits and pieces of the rest. I think it will make the second book in the series much better. very impressed for the being the authors first book. I recommend this book for anyone that likes a short easy read that is entertaining .
What do You think about Meta (2013)?
Fun, quick, light read not meant to be taken too seriously. I liked it.
—jayjay
Very entertaining read, the 'superhero' genre is growing on me!
—teresa
An entertaining superhero story, one of the better ones
—KevinaS11
