I'm really not a fan of horror in general, and that is essentially what Pact is. I have to say, I liked Worm way better than Pact. It's not that I think there need to be sex scenes in any book with adult content, but there are elements of the story that would be better developed if the author didn't seem so scared of them. There's stuff that makes The Human Centipede look like the Mickey Mouse Club. If Pact was adapted into a movie, you'd probably have to tone the gore down by at least 50% just to get an R rating. He certainly doesn't have a problem with other adult content. It's not like other authors who avoid sex scenes because they don't want to have that kind of content in their books rather, it comes off as pathological, like the author has some real issues about sex. Like, why is there all of this horrific, gore-porn violence, but sex is shied away from really hard? I even sensed it in Worm, but it's much more pronounced in Pact. I don't know about you guys, but I get a really weird vibe from Wildbow's stuff. I suppose it's up to the reader to decide whether or not the characters make the right choices in those situations, but one way or another, Worm is something I'm very glad to have stumbled upon. 'Doing the wrong things for the right reasons' is the unofficial theme of Worm, and it really shows, especially when some tough decisions come along. But watching her grow and learn for such a long time, coming to terms with things she's done and doing her best to do what's right made me cheer for her anyways. After you finish, I highly recommend Twig as well.Īctually I found her to be one of the best parts of the story. Obviously it has its ups and downs, it's kind of part of the territory with a web serial, but Wildbow gets better as he goes. I usually don't much care for the superhero genre, because it tends to devolve into two people smashing powers against each other until somebody wins, so Worm's treatment of the Superpower Lottery was a very pleasant surprise.

I found it to be an extremely interesting look into the world of superpowers, and I absolutely adore the way it rewards cleverness.

Worm by Wildbow