"'You're something else,' he said. 'Victor died.' 
 'We died, Eli. And we both came back.'" 
 Death changes a person. In the case of Victor and Eli, death literally changed them, giving them superpowers, aka ExtraOrdinary (EO) abilities - at the cost of their humanity and friendship. 
 Victor and Eli were best friends. When Eli was researching EOs for his college thesis paper, he discovered that coming back from the dead is the key to gaining ExtraOrdinary powers. Together, Victor and Eli decide to put their theory to the test and attempt to kill and resuscitate themselves. 
 "I want to believe that there's more. That we could be more. Hell, we could be heroes." 
 But what does it mean to be a hero? 
 Eli thinks of himself as a hero because he is doing "God's work" by killing EOs. If Victor is trying to stop Eli, what does that make him? A hero or a villain? 
 I love watching superhero movies. I've probably watched every superhero movie, tv show and cartoon out there (ok, maybe not all of them, but I'm definitely working my way towards it). 
 Vicious, reminded me of the TV show Heroes. They both touched upon themes of morality, revenge, heroism, and villainy. All the characters were wonderfully complex and interesting. But the main reason why Vicious reminded me of Heroes is because of the main characters' regenerative abilities. But while Claire Bennet is a heroine that every super-powered individual is trying to protect, Eli Ever is the unstoppable villain that every super-powered individual would love to kill. 
 Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book. The only reason why I'm not giving it a 5/5 is because I felt that for a superhero novel, the story could have moved at a faster pace. I found Part 1 to be pretty slow moving and somewhat dull, jumping back and forth from present day to 10 years ago. Part 2 was great though.