Velveteen vs. the Multiverse

Velveteen, Volume 2

De: Seanan McGuire

Narrado por: Allison McLemore

He was the last great hero of his generation. Velma Martinez - Velveteen - had never intended to be a great hero, but she was out of choices. "Hello, Jolly Roger." "Hello, bunny-eared girl who's taken over my ship. Have you come to collect the bounty on my head?" "I've come because Dame Fortuna told me how to find you, and we need your help." Velveteen crossed her arms. "The Super Patriots are corrupt, and I think Marketing is evil, and they have my best friend, and we want her back." Jolly Roger blinked, several times, before turning to the Princess. "Is she for real?" "She is," said the Princess, sounding smug. "She would have been happy stayin' out of the way for her entire life, but The Super Patriots forgot the first rule of rabbits. Don't follow them into their dens. They're meaner than they look." Velma hadn't wanted to be a superhero, had walked away from it all once before. But when love and friendship call Velveteen to fight, she can't run away, no matter the odds. Award-winning author Seanan McGuire chronicles Velveteen's ultimate battle in this concluding (for now!) volume of her adventures.

©2013 Seanan McGuire (P)2013 Audible Inc.

Velveteen and the Super Patriots Finally Face-off

This is the second book in the Velveteen Vs. series. Velveteen Vs. started as a series of stories posted on McGuire’s blog; these books are compilations of those stories. I really enjoyed this humorous yet heart-felt continuation of the Velveteen stories.

I listened to this on audiobook and the audiobook was very well done. The narrator does an awesome job and I would recommend listening to on audiobook if you like audiobooks.

A lot happens in this book and it was great to finally see Velveteen face off with the Super Patriots. I Loved it!

Velveteen is just such a “real” feeling character; I love reading about both her day to day struggles and the awesome superhero stuff she does. I actually pretty much love every single character in this book. McGurie has a way of making even the bad guys interesting and making you engage and sympathize with them.

My only comment would be to remember that this is more of a collection of stories than a continuous novel. It actually makes a pretty good novel but things can get a bit repetitive because McGuire will kind of explain the basics of Velveteen’s character at the beginning of each “story”.

Things end at a pretty good point, although it looks like Velveteen will potentially be having some more adventures with the Seasons in future installments.

Overall I loved this book even more than the first one. The characters, world, and action are awesome. I would recommend to urban fantasy fans, McGuire fans, and fans of superhero stories.

Fun Fun Fun

Any additional comments?

I love reluctant hero's and its rare to find a female one at that. The first book was made up of short stories and read as a bunch of short stories. This second book however has the feel of a novel and after finishing it I am looking forward to another one.
This book is easy to get into and well thought out. A total joy.

Best series ever!

This is one of the most unique stories I've ever listened to. I wish it wasn't over!

Loved Vel! Seanan has done it again.

I am a Seanan McGuire Fan. Her writing gets me every time. She really Duda great job with this super hero story for me.

Even better than vol 1

In my long ago youth I loved Spider-Man because it was much more realistic than Superman etc. The question, “What would it really be like if there were superheroes? If one WERE a superhero?” Has been chewed over from different perspectives, X-men, “Super Powereds”, “Wearing the Cape”, Feehan’s Game series, etc. Seanan McGuire’s twist on this shocked and amazed me. Her plots are insightful and twisty, but more importantly, her character development is engaging and touching. One of my many variants is a grumpy old man, but this volume made me teary-eyed an embarrassing number of times. There are many aspects my writer variant would not touch with a wand (like Santa Clause as a supporting character, for gods sakes). the human-ness of Velveteen and her main friends is astonishing to me. My learning-to-write self intends to study this.