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I received a free copy of the following book on Kindle from Ambassador International Books in exchange for an honest review. The thoughts and opinions are my own.

ABOUT THE BOOK

"For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required."

Leia Hamilton can move things and set them on fire with her mind.

Leia's father and step-mother tried to hide their past: a time when they were part of a team of superheroes. But despite being disbanded for over 20 years following a series of tragedies, their problems were passed to their children, and Leia finds that her future collides with their past.

In the diverse world of human and superhuman, heroes and villains, friends and enemies, some of Leia's choices have terrible consequences. For Leia, this leads to a personal crossroads and a search for redemption.

Not your normal superhero novel, Mindfire isn't about secret identities, costumes, or evil plots endangering the world. Instead, self-discovery and adaptation is at the forefront as the listener follows the lives of the characters who are unafraid to show love and explore spirituality. 

Can redemption and renewed grace weather the flames of absolute power and superhuman strength?

About the Author

Allen Steadham was born in Austin, Texas. He began writing and drawing comic books at age 10 in 1980 and webcomics in 1996, which he continues till this day. He began writing novels in 2013 with National Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo). He has been interracially married since 1995 and has two sons and a daughter. He and his wife are also musicians, singers and songwriters. She became a (nondenominational) Christian in late 1995 and he followed in early 1996. They have been in a Christian band since 1997 and perform with their church.

My Review and Opinion

It's a good story with people that were born with superpowers, kids inheriting the powers of their parents who have long since retired, minus one, battling the evil forces that are determined to destroy mankind, and/or take revenge on the main characters. The author focuses Leia, named after a certain princess from a popular sci-fi cinematic series, who discovers she has powers that at first frighten her but then learns to accept and control them. Her road to discovery comes with many surprises, some emotionally painful for her, but with the help and support of her significant other and compassionate parents, she strives to be the person she was meant to be.

The story does have some action in it, and some great descriptive moments of the characters using their superpowers for good and evil, which at times, it seemed was a bit a of conundrum to as who was actually the evil or good party, it all depends on the readers perspective.  

All in all it is a fun read, but I must add a little of criticism to my review, I believe the author could have cut back on his descriptions with the characters and probably on the flashbacks as well, it kind stopped the flow of the story.  I also, believe it could have had a lot more action, since were dealing with people with superhuman powers.  However, I do believe it was an enjoyable story, with a beautiful message of the redeeming of love of Jesus Christ.