The Jackalope Saves the World by Sean O’Brien is a lighthearted superhero story with a heart. It makes you smile at the misadventures of a small town “nobody” and his sidekick as they adapt to the experience of sudden superpowers. I didn’t expect to have as much fun as I did.
I usually review “family friendly” fiction, so to speak. It was a bit of a surprise to be caught by a crack about joining the mile high club on the first line of the book, but then, it was a scene about newlyweds on their way to their honeymoon, so it fits. Otherwise you may occasionally find young single men talking like young single men do when there are no women around, but this is basically a pretty clean book.
The story’s progression was a little non-typical in terms of the classic three-act dramatic arc, but I’m not sure anyone but writers notices things like that. It was a fun story with characters I cared about, and that’s what mattered. I felt angry when our hero was unfairly accused or backstabbed, disappointed with him when his antics earn him trouble instead of praise, and more. In general, it’s a story that pulled me in, made me care, and entertained me.
Any time I can find suspense and action without gratuitous profanity and sex, I snap that right up. I recommend you do the same with The Jackalope Saves The World. It’s a lot of fun.
I received an electronic copy of this work for review purposes. I don’t believe that influenced y opinion of the work at all.