Lightning Strike Blues Superhero, Fantasy, LGBTQ Fantasy
DSP Publications
Oct 10, 2023
Kindle
350
Amazon
On Friday, Gabriel Reece gets struck by lightning while riding his motorcycle.
It’s not the worst thing that happens to him that week.
Gabe walks away from a smoldering pile of metal without a scratch–or any clothes, which seem to have been vaporized. And that’s weird, but he’s more worried about the sudden disappearance of his brother, Colin, who ditched town the second Gabe accidentally outed himself as gay.
Gabe tries to sift through fragmented memories of his crummy childhood for clues to his sudden invincibility, but he barely has time to think before people around town start turning up dead, and Colin is the cops’ number-one suspect.
Gabe is sure Colin is innocent, but even he has to admit the evidence is compelling. Especially once the home he shares with Gabe burns to the ground.
When Eli Samm, a mysterious and attractive stranger, shows up looking for Colin too, Gabe thinks he might finally have an ally. Except it turns out Eli thinks Colin is a supervillain, and his mission is to put him down….
Review By Jay Mountney
Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team
This is a refreshing ‘take’ on the superhero trope. Gabe is an eighteen year old gay Canadian about to go to college – or maybe not. He is apparently ordinary but all is not as it seems with him, his brother, or their ‘found’ family of friends.
The story is exciting with plenty of mystery and angst. Gabe’s problems start on the first page then simply mount and mount. There is a satisfactory conclusion and although there is no actual romance we get hints of possible happiness in Gabe’s future.
The novel is well written and the characters are well developed. There is irony in the issues that beset those gifted with superpowers and the way the powers might interfere with normal social interactions. There is a focus on friendship, trust and hope though all these are subject to extreme trials. As far as I know this is a standalone but the writer has left room for a sequel. Readers will enjoy the rollercoaster of Gabe’s life, and I can recommend this book highly.
