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Who This Book Is For

Superhero fans who want a power-fantasy harem with a fun premise and do not mind trading character depth for action and heat

Who This Book Is NOT For

Readers who need believable character development — a girl goes from office drone to ninja assassin in a single day

Our Review

The Setup

In a world where some people have developed genuine superpowers, the protagonist is an ordinary man with elite combat training but no powers of his own. When he discovers his father’s secret research — a device that can steal superpowers from one person and transfer them to another — everything changes. Suddenly, a regular guy can upset the entire power balance in a world ruled by egomaniacal supers.

The premise has legs. A power-stealing device in the hands of an underdog creates natural opportunities for escalating conflict, harem building, and the kind of progression fantasy that keeps pages turning. The world is set up with clear factions, a villain organization with real teeth, and a protagonist who has to figure out how to wield stolen power without becoming the next tyrant.

What Works

The villain organization is the strongest element of the book. King constructs an antagonist faction with genuine menace and internal logic, providing opposition that feels more developed than the hero’s own side. The power dynamics between various super factions create a world that has real tension, even when the protagonist himself does not always contribute to it.

The power-stealing premise is inherently fun. Each new ability the protagonist acquires represents both a progression milestone and a new set of tactical options. There is a “what will he get next” anticipation that drives reading, similar to loot drops in a progression fantasy. For fans of op mc harem stories, watching a regular human start accumulating superpowers scratches that exact itch.

The reverse cliffhanger ending — King’s signature — is well-executed and genuinely hooks you for the sequel. Whatever else you think of the book, you will want to know what happens next.

What Doesn’t

The characters are shallow to the point of being caricatures. The protagonist has combat training but no discernible personality beyond it. He is not funny, not charming, not particularly smart — just competent in a generic action-hero way. That might work in a movie, but in a novel where we are inside his head for hundreds of pages, “blank slate with fighting skills” is not enough.

The pacing has serious problems, and they are the kind that undermine the premise. A woman goes from being a regular office worker to a competent ninja assassin in a single day after receiving stolen powers. That is not progression fantasy — it is skipping the progression entirely. The wish fulfillment needs at least a thin veneer of believability, and King does not provide it.

Sex scenes take up entire chapters and, while explicit, become excessive relative to their narrative purpose. There is a difference between a harem book that delivers consistent heat and one where the scenes overstay their welcome. King crosses that line more than once.

The Heat

A four. The explicit content is frequent and graphic. King does not hold back, and the power-transfer premise creates some unique scenario framing for the intimate encounters. But the scenes are criticized for their length — when individual encounters stretch across full chapters, even enthusiastic readers start skimming. Tighter editing of the heat would have made each scene land harder.

Bottom Line

Making Supers has a great premise — power-stealing superhero harem with real faction politics — that deserves better execution than it gets. The villain organization and the power-acquisition hook will keep you reading. The flat characters, absurd pacing, and overlong explicit scenes will test your patience. Worth a shot on Kindle Unlimited if you like superhero harem fiction, but temper your expectations for everything outside the central conceit.

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