A month and a bit ago, Seven Seas was giving away books in exchange for reviews to various anime blogging personalities. I signed up on a whim, but didn’t expect much out of it, given I’ve been quite vocal about my displeasure with Seven Seas in the past. Yet, upon coming back from my spring break, I found a little book in my mailbox. Yes, I was one of the ten lucky, lucky men to get Ballad of a Shinigami. Reviews had to be in by March 31st. It is now April 12th. I was too busy watching Kodomo no Jikan DVD rips, sorry. Anyways, review time.

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Thom, the teenage narrator of Perry Moore’s debut novel Hero, is a kid dealing with some serious issues. His mother apparently walked out on the family years before, his father is dealing with a crippling injury received in a mysterious incident that may or may not have been his own fault, and Thom is finding it increasingly difficult to hide his homosexuality from his father and classmates. The fact that he’s also just beginning to discover that he may have superhuman powers certainly doesn’t make his life any less complicated.
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