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While this had many elements of my usual UF reads (kickass action, interesting mythology, and some romance), the overall feel was very different.

Trance is much darker than I was expecting. So very tense. I really wasn't sure who would make it, but I wasn't numbed to the prospect of losing anyone either. Good balance and I was left guessing to the end as to who would still be standing.

The world is still recovering from a horrific war between superheroes and supervillains. Teresa, "Trance", is the daughter of the leader of the Rangers - the good guys. She and other young superheroes were trying to get to safety when all of a sudden all metahumans lost their powers. The children were separated and sent to live in foster homes.

Fifteen years later, Teresa is harder, more bitter, and definitely not what you would expect from the daughter of a superhero. All of a sudden, she gets her powers back, and she races to the former Ranger headquarters. She meets up with Gage, "Cipher", and they quickly learn that its not just the good guys who got their powers back. The supervillain Bane is hot on their trail. Teresa also learns that she got back her powers and then some.

They are on a race to find the others before Bane does, need to manage their public persona in a world that sees all metahumans as bad news, and stop Bane once and for all.

Betrayals, finding the truth behind what really happened in the war, adjusting to their new lives complete with the baggage of the past 15 years, and lots of action - oh yeah, there is action here aplenty.

There is a lot going on, and everything speeds by, but I liked it. I'll be reading the next one.


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Trance Kelly Meding 9781451620924 Books Reviews

I recently stepped into a new world and read Trance by Kelly Meding, and I couldn't be any happier that I did.

Trance is set in a Los Angeles devastated by the Meta War 15 years earlier. "What's the Meta War?"you ask. It was the war fought between the Ranger Corps and the Banes, superheroes and supervillians. Trance begins during the War's final hours as 10-year-old Teresa "Trance" West and a group of preteens flee through the battlefield that is New York City, when the Metas suddenly lose their powers. Moving forward 15 years Teresa is stuck moving from one dead-end job to another when her powers reappear as mysteriously as they vanished. But there's a catch, her abilities are completely transformed and more powerful than ever.

Trance journeys to Los Angeles hoping to track down any surviving Rangers, discover why her powers were restored and who is trying to kill the surviving Rangers.

Meding's urban fantasy/superhero world is a gritty, desolate and passionate place filled with action, suspense and characters that spring to life off the page. She writes in the first person, taking us into Trance's head, heart and pain. The deeper into the book I got the more I fell in love with Trance. She is reeling from years of anger, depression and abandonment which give her a snarky attitude and mouth to match. I loved it.

One of the enjoyable aspects of Meding's writing is her characters are not two-dimensional cutouts, but come across as real people. Real people with powers that fans of X-Men or Alphas will enjoy, and some of the best code-names I can remember. I was picturing different actors as the characters as I read Trance, and that, for me, is a huge positive. Meding's dialogue is smart, and there were several occasions I found myself laughing out loud at the banter in the book.

Writing exciting and realistic action scenes is something Meding has a definite talent for, and on more than one occasion I had to slow myself down as I was caught up in the action. Meding also has a talent for writing sexy scenes, scenes that fit organically in the plot and don't ever feel forced.

Another huge plus in Trance is that no one is safe; Meding has no problem creating situations where I put the book (or , I was reading in both formats) down, looking at the ceiling trying to absorb what just happened. This is a testament to the world she created and how much I cared about what was happening.

So if you are looking for a book with a different take on the superhero genre, I highly recommend Trance.
What's not to love? The first chapter; a ten year old girl named Trance, witnessing a battle of death in war ridden, dilapidated New York city. It's called the Meta War, a battle between superheroes, and nearly all metropolitan American cities are destroyed. You have the bad guys, called Banes, who used their super powers to destroy and conquer. Then you have the good guys, called the Ranger Corps, whose sole mission is to stop the Banes. Ten year old Trance watches the war rage on and is witness to friends dying, along with her grand mother and eventually her father. Shockingly, the world goes black and when Trance wakes up, she realizes every Meta has had their super powers taken away. The government puts her and her remaining friends in separate cities, to grow up in foster care. Fifteen years later, every Meta's super powers reappear. Trance is on the road to meet up with old friends when she realizes the main Bane is out to kill again.

This book could have easily been cheesy and been a total X men knock off; instead it was captivating, sucking you into a post apocalyptic world with fast paced action and wonderful visuals. My only gripe; so many characters are killed off, leaving me on edge and wondering who the hell was going to be snuffed out next. Read the book in less than two days, can't wait for book two.
While this had many elements of my usual UF reads (kickass action, interesting mythology, and some romance), the overall feel was very different.

Trance is much darker than I was expecting. So very tense. I really wasn't sure who would make it, but I wasn't numbed to the prospect of losing anyone either. Good balance and I was left guessing to the end as to who would still be standing.

The world is still recovering from a horrific war between superheroes and supervillains. Teresa, "Trance", is the daughter of the leader of the Rangers - the good guys. She and other young superheroes were trying to get to safety when all of a sudden all metahumans lost their powers. The children were separated and sent to live in foster homes.

Fifteen years later, Teresa is harder, more bitter, and definitely not what you would expect from the daughter of a superhero. All of a sudden, she gets her powers back, and she races to the former Ranger headquarters. She meets up with Gage, "Cipher", and they quickly learn that its not just the good guys who got their powers back. The supervillain Bane is hot on their trail. Teresa also learns that she got back her powers and then some.

They are on a race to find the others before Bane does, need to manage their public persona in a world that sees all metahumans as bad news, and stop Bane once and for all.

Betrayals, finding the truth behind what really happened in the war, adjusting to their new lives complete with the baggage of the past 15 years, and lots of action - oh yeah, there is action here aplenty.

There is a lot going on, and everything speeds by, but I liked it. I'll be reading the next one.