Ted Saves the World Review -

Bryan Cohen

06 Jul 2011, 12:42 PM | Post: #1

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Ted Saves the World Review

"This was quite a surprise. Cohen takes us to a world at once familiar, High School kids, and yet oddly very unfamiliar, the paranormal. In a bolt of blue light, Ted receives great powers. By just thinking something, he can do it. He suddenly transitions from nerd to superhero.

Ted's unfolding powers never seem to phase him, not in the way that Sookie Stackhouse and her troops seem unhinged by the unfolding experience. So it all romps along at a thrashing pace.

Cohen has a great style and some great jokes. There's even a great inter-textual joke about e-publishing and the future of novels. And when Erica, back from being missing presumed dead, arrives back at her wealthy parents' house, her mother's response is so dead-pan it's fabulous.

A while back I was wondering what would happen if the Famous Five grew up. Perhaps this is the answer. They would enter the paranormal world of Ted, Erica, Jess, Jo and Dhiraj. This would make a great series. In fact Scheherazade/Cohen leaves us with the seeds of the next episode and a desire to read more.

I would have liked a little more detail and fleshing out (perhaps that's my age) but none-the-less, this is great fun. As we descend into a planet wracked with climate change, I hope Ted's on our side. But as Edna Mode would say, 'Ted, no capes.'"

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Bryan Cohen

14 Jul 2011, 07:43 PM | Post: #2

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RE: Ted Saves the World Review

"I liked that "Ted Saves The World" has twists and turns in it that I didn't expect. It seems a lot of writers these days are using the same template, plugging in different character names and slightly different plots creating stories that are predictable and boring. I especially recognize this in television shows and movies. However,"Ted Saves the World" is different. It was really refreshing to have interesting events and characters emerge out of the story that just surprised me.

Bryan Cohen's love for writing comes through the story and makes it that much more fun to read and enjoy."
K. Parks Hoffman, author and blogger

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Bryan Cohen

24 Jul 2011, 09:22 PM | Post: #3

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"Here come Ted and Erica! If you're a fan of snappy dialogue, surprise plot twists, supernatural goings on and all around fun times, this is a story for you.

Ted is the stereotypical "good guy nerd" with the witty side kick and a girlfriend who dumps him because he's "boring". Until he's in the wrong place at the right time. Or maybe the right place at the right time, since everything changes for Ted after that.....

There's a little bit of everything for everyone in this novella. Humor, sci-fi, mystery, tongue in cheek, you name it. The story kept me guessing what was going on til the last line.

This was a very quick fun read. I recommend it highly!

I hope this is a continuing saga, because I can't wait to find out what Ted and Erica are up to next time!"
Marie C. Cordalis

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