Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J Maas - Book Review (no spoilers)

"Two years after escaping Gotham City's slums, Selina Kyle returns as the mysterious and wealthy Holly Vanderhees. She quickly discovers that with Batman off on a vital mission, Batwing is left to hold back the tide of notorious criminals. Gotham City is ripe for the taking.

Meanwhile, Luke Fox wants to prove he has what it takes to help people in his role as Batwing. He targets a new thief on the prowl who seems cleverer than most. She has teamed up with Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn, and together they are wreaking havoc. This Catwoman may be Batwing's undoing."

Here is a little of this book's background for those of you who don't know what it is about. This book is a part of the DC Icon series consisting of five books by different authors. There is also a book on Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Batman and Superman, each a stand-alone novel. Although Catwoman is technically the third book, I read it first and understood all of it.

This book was extremely fast-paced, exciting and fun. The basic idea and setting were simple, with only two major characters and other two slightly main ones. Yet, the plot was quite good, and the writing style made it even better. The story kept going throughout the book, and there was never one moment where I was bored. I was kept enthralled and eager to read, read, read it all. I finished the book fast- way too fast. 

I had been having doubts about starting this book before, mainly because I had seen half the movie and found it boring. I do not like DC superheroes very much and the Catwoman one had seemed particularly dull. The synopsis of this book did not sound much like the movie, so I finally got around to reading it, and found I really liked it.

Both the main characters were nice to read about. The Catwoman in the movie had been quite annoying, but in the book, she felt more relatable. She was witty and humorous and handled situations confidently and independently. Luke was smart, practical and sensible so I liked him too. Poison Ivy and Harley did not appear too frequently, but their personalities were portrayed pretty clearly whenever they did.

I would give this book four and a half stars. Mainly for the fact that the plot, though fun to read, felt repetitive for the first half of the book. A few things did happen then too, that ultimately changed the course of the story, but the general events seemed to be going round in a circle. The story picked up more towards the end, and I could barely get myself to put the book down for the last half.

I would recommend this book especially to anyone who liked the first few books of Throne of Glass, because the story is a lot like that, and, of course, the writing style. Selina was everything Celaena wanted to be, with the addition of technology. I loved how fast the story progressed, and how much content had been packed into the pages. They seemed to go by very fast, but I enjoyed every bit while it lasted.