Review: Ted Saves The World
Ted Saves The World is a novella for young adults that intentionally has the feel of a smart TV action drama. Bryan Cohen, the author, is very up front about his goals and inspirations. He’s writing in the vein of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Ted was originally intended as a TV pilot.
In terms of those goals, I found Ted to be very well done. The writing is clear and engaging. The characters are sharply drawn, and the story moves along well structurally. Everything in the story serves the narrative and it all meshes well. This is all very promising.
It will be interesting to see if Cohen can go beyond these technical achievements and infuse his work with something unique. Right now he’s sticking very close to his inspirations in theme, tone, and character, but Buffy already exists. There are good reasons to hope that he can begin mixing in new elements and make something completely original. This is worth a look and keeping an eye on.
Recommended.