Dashing Devil

Hidden Hero

By: G. D. Brooks

Narrated by: Giancarlo Herrera, Hannah Schooner

Boyd has mixed views on luck.

Sure, Earth died more than a thousand years ago. Luckily, humanity found and was able to reach a new habitable planet.

Sure, the new planet was filled with hostile and superpowered flora and fauna that tried to wipe the new settlers out. Luckily the first generation born on the new planet developed Powers of their own.

Sure, the first hundred or so years on their new planet were a constant struggle for survival. Luckily, humanity was able to band together and form cities to survive.

Now, a thousand years later, his own luck is as much of a mixed bag as the rest of humanity. He was lucky enough to be one of the few born Powered. Luckier still, his Powers made him stronger than most. Unluckily, he is also a Changed, those unfortunate enough to mutate during puberty into something like the creatures that appeared in Old Earth's myths and legends. Unluckier still, he didn't become an angel or fairy. Not even a satyr or something else moderately acceptable. Boyd looks like a demon, and the unfortunate fact of the matter is that Changed have a tendency to behave how they look.

With his Change, he was forced to reevaluate his life goals. Gone were any plans to become one of The Authority's Heroes, those who kept humanity safe from Powered Criminals and the creatures that threaten their cities from the Wild Lands. No one wants a Hero that looks like a demon for fear that they'll start acting like one at an inconvenient time. Who would want him around their children, even if he means only to save them?

If not for the fortunate, if poorly timed, discovery of his most useful and rare Power, The Authority would have likely dismissed him. He represents a PR nightmare after all. Boyd is an Enhancer, a Powered capable of improving the Powers of others. Each one has had their own rules on who they can Enhance and how they do it. Each also has a cost to the Enhanced associated with it. Again, this is a mixed bag on the luck front as far as Boyd is concerned.

The rules associated with his Enhancements aren't so bad, it’s the cost he takes issue with. Unfortunately for Boyd, The Authority that raised and trained him in one of their Powered Adolescent Centers as well as the love of his life are both dead set on him using his Power as freely as possible. The adored and lovable Silver, or Silvie to Boyd, is more than willing to manipulate him into getting it done when The Authority's orders fail.

Join Boyd as he takes the first steps down the road of building the strongest Hero Team humanity has ever known. Whether he wants to or not.

©2023 G.D. Brooks (P)2024 Royal Guard Publishing LLC

Amazing Series!

The narration on this is amazing and I am absolutely in love with this series and I can't wait to read more

Great additions.

I already listened to this book, but the added context with the prologue and the first 7 chapters are a welcome addition. Definitely one of my favorite series out there, and I'm excited to keep following Boyd's story.

Dashing

This book has a likeable MC and really devles.not just on the MC, but also all the other characters.

Much better!

It's been so long since I read the first release of this book that I don't remember much, but I do know that I get the feeling that this version makes more sense and there were quite a few changes, especially in the beginning.
I remember liking the 1st one and I am loving this one.
The characters are great and you get a good sense of the hero's group and training.
If you want a great Supers HaremLit series, you're going to want to get in on this one.
I'm giving this book 8.5 out of 5 stars.

frustrating but good

I have just binged the 4 books that are out they are great and they explained a lot later so full points even though this one is so frustrating!!!!

Great first book

An amazing book filled with intrigue and worldbuilding.
it gets super intricate in the later books and I highly recommend getting into it

re-released. series sucks.

while the additional chapters do add context to silvers obsession making her okay in my opinion. the series devolves into way too much standing around and talking about feelings and shit has well sitting around and eating that it takes up most of the series and the actual story progression could have been told in the span of two books. this includes the 5 that are out has of this review.

this is no superhero book series as there is not enough % of each book focused on it. it's just the mutant goes to therapy and talks about his childhood and shit and gets over it.

No means no

I listened to this longer than I should have, but when the main female lead has to rape the protagonist... here's a PSA that shouldn't be needed, if someone has to be drugged or coerced/guilted by saying "if you don't have sex I won't be able save more people" into have sex, it's wrong.