Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan.
Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie.
But becoming a supervillain isn't all giant laser death rays and lava pits. Jake had enemies, and now they're coming after Charlie.
As you'd expect, this was tons of fun. I especially enjoyed the way Charlie's common sense and regular life experience gave him an edge in dealing with rival super villains.
I will say that the beginning seemed a bit slow, mostly because we already knew the "surprise" that was revealed in slow stages to Charlie — that his uncle was a super villain. I mean to say, it's in the title. And the book blurb. So I was a bit impatient over how slowly this was unrolled for us.
However, the pace picked up once those first few chapters were over and he'd followed the cat. It's perfect for those moments when you just want popcorn for your brain.
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