Tag: Drew Hayes

Review of Super Powereds by Drew Hayes

This is the second series by the author, Drew Hayes. I, again, listen to this as an audiobook. It makes it easier to do things while I am caring for my mother. I have listened to this four-book series at least fifteen times. I keep coming back to it because how due again to Mr Hayes’ world-building and characterisation.

The genre of the series is superhero fantasy. It is set in a university where heroes get trained for over four years. In this world, there are three types of humans, regular, super and powered. Powered are the people who have super abilities but cannot control them. This is what the story is about, five people who were changed from powered to super.

My hands-down favourite characters are…um, all of them. Nick is smooth, intelligent and has the power of luck. Vince is down to earth, honest with the power of energy absorption. Mary, the ‘adult’ of the group and is a powerful telepath. Herschel, who is a massive nerd (after my own heart), has the power to turn into a different person named Roy, who is more potent, fitter. Roy would put it, ‘all-time more awesome than his brother Herschel.’ Finally, is Alice is a rich daddy’s girl who has the power of flight.

How they grew through the series was brilliant, remarkable and believable. I can’t go into what happens as that would spoil the series, but not at one point did I get bored or confused by the writing. My hat’s off to Drew Hayes in his second five-star book series I have read.

The choice of narrator, Kyle McCarley, was perfect for this story, and I would like to thank you for the fantastic experience that your voice acting gave me.

Again, I would highly recommend this series, and I look forward to seeing more of this world.

You can find all his books and blogs at http://www.drewhayesnovels.com/

Review of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes

I haven’t reviewed books lately, so I thought not just reviewing specific series that I have read but four series by one author, Drew Hayes.

To start will be his supernatural series, Fred, the Vampire Accountant. I have listened to this series multiple time on audible. Before I jump into why I love the series, I would like to shout the fantastic narrator, Kirby Helborne. His vocal range brings the series to life, and I am glad for his superb narration.

Now back to the review, Fredrick Frankford Fletcher, also known as Fred to his friends, is about a vampire who is living a ‘normal’ boring life as an accountant. Now you would think, why would that be interesting? This concept comes down to Mr Hayes’ creative mind and how he brings something humdrum into a thrilling and page-turning series.

This series is one of my ‘go to’ series when I am feeling down and depressed. Each book (six in total so far) is a journal-like setting. Each one has an introduction of Mr Fletcher explaining that it is okay to be dull, which give Fred, the Vampire Accountant, such a breath of fresh air on the vampire genre. He isn’t sparkly or super sexy, so no Ms Meyers or Ms Rice for Mr Fred. Drew brings each character to life in his interpretation of the supernatural world, filled with vampires, therianmorphs, mages and even dragons.

What makes this series even more remarkable is the world-building and nod to long histories of lore that these supernatural mythologies.

I would highly recommend this series, as the great Fredrick Frankford Fletcher says:

‘You will eventually discover that under the movie stereotypes, imposed mystique, and overall inflated expectations, each and every one of us is at least a touch more boring than our images would indicate. And that is not a bad thing.’

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