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Book Review: Finding the Inner G

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Summary:

Before his grandchildren were born, Doc asked God to bless them with gifts, powers, and superhuman abilities to combat the world’s hate and evil.  The grandchildren all found their Inner G and spoke to God to accept their powers. They now live spread across the country, but communicate daily.  When they decide to visit Doc, they are confronted with events that force them to use their powers. Some make it home, some do not.

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First Sentences:

As the two started the session, Mrs. Davenport was very perturbed and nervous. Her smile was insecure with clear lip gloss painted neatly. Her left hand moved in a wave motion as she massaged her thigh up and down. The sun rays that maneuvered through the window allowed her ring to shine, which complimented each diamond.

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My Thoughts:

I had the honor of meeting Damon Thompson, the author of this book at a comic convention a while back and thought he was a super nice guy. After a pleasant exchange from one writer to another, I decided to pick up an autographed copy of the first book in his series, Supreme Beingz. 

Book one, Finding the Inner G serves as an introductory novel to the series. Something most of my frequent readers know about me is that I will almost never give an introductory novel a 5-star review, simply because a majority of them only serve the purpose of setting up the plot for the rest of the series without any true closing or resolution to call its own. Despite this personal gripe, I recognize the importance of introductory novels and the crucial role they play in drawing readers to a series.

In Finding the Inner G, the author introduces us to a wide range of characters who will undoubtedly play crucial roles in the Supreme Beingz series. There are so many characters, in fact, that I decided it would be best to take notes as I read each chapter, so that I could keep up with all the names and make connections as needed.

Each main character has their own chapter dedicated to their introduction. The Supreme Beingz are the grandchildren of Doc, a former civil rights activist who has such a strong relationship with God that his prayers for extraordinarily gifted grandchildren are answered.

The superpowers that each of these exceptional young men possess include but are not limited to psychic abilities, super speed, strength, fire, electricity, healing, etc. As we all learned from Toby McGuire’s first Spiderman movie, “With great power comes great responsibility.” That concept isn’t lost with Doc’s grandchildren. While they are all scattered about the nation living their own lives, they remain in close contact with each other at all times in case something happens. The purpose of their gifts is to fight against the forces of evil and injustice.

Within most of the chapters, we meet a new member of the family, each with their own story and special power. As many as there are, all the characters are well-written and show much promise for future development. None of the major characters struck me as unlikable, but I did manage to gravitate toward a favorite, Rosie (grandmother).

I hope that we see a lot more of Rosey as the series progresses. While she doesn’t appear to have any superpowers, her character is a strong-willed, no-nonsense kind of matron. The strong bond between this family is so inspiring, as it stresses the importance of brotherhood and how much can be accomplished when the family unit comes together as a whole.

Thompson’s writing style was a nice change from what I normally read. The storytelling manages to paint a vivid picture while also being laid back, casual, and to the point. While there is no single main villain that’s focused on in Finding the Inner G, we do get a super tiny glimpse of a group of white supremacists, all who all wear the emblem of “SS”. I imagine they will end up playing a much bigger role in the future books of the series.

It isn’t until the very end of the story that we meet who will probably be the main villain of the next book in the series, known only as “The Queen”. I’ll admit that I’m looking forward to seeing a female take on one of the lead roles, as this book very much lacked any strong female characters, aside from Rosey. Lauryn is the only other female character that stands out and her character is set to be the damsel in distress at the beginning of the next book. There is obviously a lot about Lauryn’s character that we still don’t know about by the end of book 1, but the cliffhanger shows promise with her development, as with the other characters.

In all, I advise any readers to not forget the scenes that unfold in chapter one, as they will later be brought back into the spotlight toward the end of the book. If you happen to have a scattered mind and bad memory like I do, then making side notes about each character is highly advised. Finding the Inner G is a quick and enjoyable read for the most part. I only wish that it gave us a better idea of what all of these characters are going to be going up against as the series progresses. I look forward to reading book 2!

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