The Cloak Society: An elite organization of supervillains
graced with extraordinary powers.
Ten years ago they were defeated by the Rangers of Justice
and vanished without a trace. But the villains of Cloak have been biding their
time, waiting for the perfect moment to resurface. And twelve-year-old Alex
Knight wants to be one of them.
Alex is already a junior member, and his entire universe is
Cloak’s underground headquarters, hidden beneath an abandoned drive-in theater
in Sterling City, Texas. While other kids his age are studying math and
history, Alex is mastering his telekinetic powers and learning how to break
into bank vaults. His only dream is to follow in his parents’ footsteps as one
of the most feared supervillains in the world. Cloak is everything he believes
in.
But on the day of his debut mission, Alex does the
unthinkable: he saves the life of a young Ranger named Kirbie. Even worse…she
becomes his friend. And the more time he spends with her, the more Alex wonders
about the world outside of Cloak—and what, exactly, he’s been fighting for.
I admit, I’m partial to superhero books because you can
potentially get some really awesome character stuff going on, and who doesn’t
like a little superpower here and there? I mean, look at Hollywood making their
millions on Marvel and DC characters! Well, this book is told from the eyes of
young villain-in-training Alex Knight (if that name isn’t a giveaway I don’t
know what is) that slowly comes to the realization that he really isn’t villain
material, because, well, he saved the life of a hero and they become friends.
He’s unwilling at first to listen to her, but becomes uneasy about the way he
is treated and the plans that the Cloak has for the future…and the countless
people who will die for them to achieve their plans. This is really more a
coming-of-age for Alex than a story of good vs. evil, though it is that. What I
liked is that, knowing this is a series, the setup was pretty good, and I was
interested to see where the plot takes the young group of would-be heroes
toward the end in their attempt to save the world. I really can’t give a
complete review of this first book without reading the next book, but I think
that it will get better as it goes and this book will be fun for kids who enjoy
comic book heroes and like to read novels.
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