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MY REVIEW

Sir Michael Rosewood has created his own country, Liberation Island, a country populated by superheroes. He touts that it is a safe haven for superheroes. Does he have an ulterior motive? I find it hard to believe that he doesn’t, seeing he is more villain a than hero.

He has Samantha on the island because of an accident. She has amnesia. Things are tough at home for her mother, father, and brother, James, seeing everyone is questioning her whereabouts.

“Michael has an obsession with you (Samantha) and James. Specifically, your abilities…..”

Lolly is part owner of the island, along with her dad, Sir Michael Rosewood, but she is in love with James and tries to do the right thing. She has become my favorite character. Will they end up together? It’s a tough call, seeing James parents still think of her as a bad guy.

Al Lester, The Alchemist, had his own book, so I won’t share too much about him except, I think he means well, whether things work out for him or not. He has a mission and, even though, he was brought to the island by Sir Michael Rosewood, he may live to regret that.

These characters are teenagers and have that feeling of invincibility that has them putting themselves in danger time and time again.

How To Start Your Own Country, Episode II, is action packed. Danger dogs the teenagers footsteps and we end on a high note….leaving me wanting more.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of How To Start Your Own Country by Stephen Henning.

GOODREADS BLURB

The world has a brand new country — Liberation IslandIn How to Start Your Own Country episode 2:

Sir Michael Rosewood has never played by the rules. He’s made his own. And now he and his daughter Lolly are the owners of the world’s newest nation — Liberation Island — a haven for people with the gift of superpowers.

Fifteen-year old Samantha Blake lives on Liberation Island, but has amnesia, and can’t remember the terrible things that Sir Michael has done.

Her brother, James, is desperate to bring Sam home to London, but has problems of his own when the revelation of one of his past misdeeds threatens to ruin his life.

Deenpal Mander discovers the true cost of living as he makes the ultimate sacrifice for another person with powers — someone who still has a mission to complete.

The world’s biggest and most powerful nations are now deeply worried about the global influence of Sir Michael Rosewood. Can they allow him and Liberation Island to exist?

• Genre: Fiction, Superheroes, Young Adult
• 169 pages, Kindle Edition
• Published June 18, 2024

ABOUT STEPHEN HENNING

 I began writing the first Class Heroes book on my laptop in February 2011, but these stories have probably been continually playing in my head since I was aged five or six, when I would act them out with toys and with my friends. I then branched out into using pencils, colouring pens and paper, moving on to writing pads and then my first computer.

So, as you’ve probably gathered, I have always enjoyed making up stories and the super-hero genre has been one of my favourites.

The CV-type stuff is that I went to Sheffield Hallam University to study English. I then trained and briefly worked as a journalist in Salford. After that, I moved into publishing – which was great. An interesting and fun industry to be in and fascinating to see how books are put together and sold.

After that I started doing technical writing, which led me to start my own business with my friend and colleague Andrew Butters. My love of writing, generally, led me back to writing fiction. Our company, Elucidox Ltd, publishes the Class Heroes books.

If you want to know a bit more about me, what kind of super powers I have and the kind of super villains I have to tangle with on a daily basis, then feel free to watch Rage. This is a short film, that took a long time to make. It’s a simple day in my life :-). Actually it’s just a fun movie that I made with the very kind help of some of my best mates. We had a laugh doing it, hope you like it too. And if you do, then why not explore the super world of the Class Heroes books?

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MY STEPHEN HENNING REVIEWS

• A Class Apart (Class Heroes #1)
• What Happened in Witches Wood (Class Heroes #2)
• Where’s Lolly (Class Heroes #3)
• London Belongs to the Alcheist (Class Heroes #4)
• Hearts and Minds (Class Heroes #5)
• Jesus of the North (Class Heroes #6)
• How To Start Your Own Country (Class Heroes #7)

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