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Lightbringer is the first novel in Sara Richards’ new superhero fantasy series. The story is set in the city of Ancora where super powered individuals called the Knights maintain the peace. Our protagonist is one Danielle Langston, who lives on the fringes of society taking the odd job to make ends meet. It doesn’t help that the person she loves is in a coma that was her fault (she has yet to fully understand her superpowers). Danielle is running away from her past so when an opportunity to help the one she loves comes knocking at her doorstep she doesn’t hesitate. Unfortunately, this puts her in the crosshairs of the Knights of Ancora, and what follows is a rollercoaster ride, that left me with more questions than answers.

First a few positives from the book. The premise was decent. There were instances where the book was quite engaging and I lost track of time a bit. All in all, a decent first book.

Here’s the part I don’t enjoy about reviews. While the idea was there I felt the execution fell a little flat. It just felt like there were too many things happening. Some of the twists felt oddly out of place to me and some plot points felt unnecessary. As I mentioned earlier, several plot points weren’t entirely discussed other than in passing which I hope we get some clarity with the next installment in the series. But for now, it was a bit confusing to wrap my head around some things. Again, this is just myLight opinion and maybe a re-read will clear somethings up but I don’t see myself reading this again (anytime soon anyway).

This book felt like a mix of books like Steelheart, Renegades, with some extra YA romance thrown in. I wouldn’t really recommend this book right now, but should there be a second book which sheds some light on whatever the hell is going on, then maybe give it a go.

Rating: 3/5 (more like 2.5/5)

Links:

• amazon: Lightbringer – Sara Richards
• goodreads: Lightbringer – Sara Richards