Brilliance

Marcus Sakey's Brilliance reads like a mix between a James Bond and a superhero film. The story is set in an alternate Earth where a genius class of humans known as “brilliants” began to be born in 1980. No one boasts abilities like super strength or flight, though. All of the brilliants' abilities are mental, mostly focusing on pattern recognition. Some people can predict the stock market by seeing trends in data, others can visualize binary code in three dimensions.

Brilliance is really an action thriller thinly disguised as a book about people with superpowers–and there's nothing wrong with that. It was a quick, fun read, even if it did follow some of the typical “secret agent” tropes found in most spy movies. The characters were enjoyable and had believable emotions and motivations. I'd recommend this book if you are looking for a quick “popcorn” read.