Joseph Poopinski

Tomorrow Lives Today by W.O. Torres Bionic Nano Technological Gizmo Changes Everything An Indie Book Review by Joseph Poopinski 4 stars The gist:   A radical device from the future helps an injured celebrity skateboarder become a special ops force of one.   And it’s sentient too.   Communication isn’t the Blue’s strong point but healing, strength, speed, weaponry & major Matrix skills are.   So our hero Brody juggles low-motivation/minimal-planning issues, relationships (romantic & frenemies galore), grief, etc. while rescuing humanity from impending doom (think Skynet) & his own uncertain destiny. The lowdown:   All these fast-paced events & even the background/info portions (ex. Brody learning about Blue’s capabilities & the Lolas) felt exciting.   Interspersed if not slathered throughout the dramatic segments were quotable action movie lines (“Bet your bottom dollar”), ‘90s cultural allusions (“Anoop Doggie Dogg”) & clever/hu...