Bob Morris's Six Pack (The Six Pack Book 1)

This was a simple read about an interesting concept: teens drinking a potion for superhuman powers that allow them to fight back government control. I must admit that the title threw me as I kept associating it with a six-pack of beer. Also, there are a lot of fragments throughout the story that, instead of being creatively engaging, stunt the flow of writing.

Another problem I had with the style of writing was that it contained too much exposition: “Stacy and David sat next to each other on a couch and they held hands. Linda was beside Stacy and tapping her foot. Stacy looked at Linda and nudged her with her elbow. Jessica turned back to Tyler, who hadn’t moved”. There's a lot of blatant on-the-nose telling, through dialogue as well, instead of letting us get to know the characters. The characters also

tend to be indistinguishable from one another and need more fleshing out. A lot of the conversations tend to be redundant as well, slowing the progression of the plot.

The strengths of the novel are in its concept. It’s a fascinating idea that is viable. At times, it reminded me of X-Men in the way that these teens are learning how to use their unique abilities and are excited about this new chapter in their life. Their concern, too, about the danger of these heightened gifts and the risky situation is realistic.