Review: Esper Files by Egan Brass

Genre: Science Fiction, Steampunk, Historical Fiction, Paranormal
Publisher: Inkitt
Publication Date: October 30, 2016
Pages: 217
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Set in London during the latter part of the 19th century. An experiment goes wrong at The Oxford Academy of Science, giving certain people extraordinary powers which turns them into 'Espers'.
An institute is set up to teach Espers how to control these power, and stop corrupt Espers from abusing theirs. Nathan and James, two agents from the Institute team up with Freya, a young Esper whose brother (gifted with the strange ability to manipulate emotions) is abducted by a ruthless Baron.
​The group has to fight against a dark threat to protect the fragile peace of Victorian London... And the rest of the world.

I received this eBook from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Honestly, I really struggled with this book at first. I think that's because it was very close to the idea of X-Men. I do like the idea of the Institute being a safe place though. I think most superheroes need a safe place. 

However! I absolute adored the Victorian Steampunk theme. It actually fit the superheroes against super villains perfectly. 

Despite the plot being a little iffy for me, it did have well fleshed out characters with Nathan being a large part of the show and a good amount of sassy-ness from him. He did make me giggle from time to time. 

​Egan Brass (aka Ryan Attard) is the author of the Esper Files, the Legacy series, and the Pandora Chronicles.
Hailing from a faraway island, it wasn’t long until Ryan began creating his own imaginary friends and writing down their adventures.
As Egan Brass, he writes the Esper Files — a tale of super-powered individuals set in a steampunk universe.
He also dons a cape and a mask, and spends his free time learning Victorian insults in order to both confuse and enthrall his foes.
He’s also one to write his bios in the third person.

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