The Crew:
Benicio - High school tech support who has decided to visit his father in Manila after a long estrangement.
Howard - Benicio's father and possibly a good guy, but probably a bad guy.
Monique - An ex-pat living in Manila and trying to recapture the wonder of the childhood she spent there, but only succeeding in destroying everything around her. Literally.
Raynato - The leader of a band of specially selected super-heroes who stand up for the unstandupable. He supposedly has a special eye for finding people with special talents, but to me he sees talent in everyone he meets, so maybe the truth is that we all have it.
Efrem - The newest member of team Ka-Pow.
Ignacio and Kelog - The Villains
The Ride:
We are privy to all of the story lines of these people over the course of a few days, and to all of the shifts in time and points of view that bring them together for single moments of huge significance. This is a rare first novel that handles all of these techniques with a masterful hand.The plot clips along at a great pace and even though there is a lot going on the book never tries to lose the reader. It isn't trying to be something smart and new and different, it is just honestly those things, and you feel it as you read. I can't wait to see what comes next from this young man.
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