Lissa's Review: Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn
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Publisher: DAW
Release Date: July 5, 2016
Genre: Superhero, Urban Fantasy
Length: 368 pages
Format: eBook, Paperback
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Synopsis
Being a superheroine is hard. Working for one is even harder. Evie Tanaka is the put-upon personal assistant to Aveda Jupiter, her childhood best friend and San Francisco's most beloved superheroine. She's great at her job—blending into the background, handling her boss's epic diva tantrums, and getting demon blood out of leather pants. Unfortunately, she's not nearly as together when it comes to running her own life, standing up for herself, or raising her tempestuous teenage sister, Bea. But everything changes when Evie's forced to pose as her glamorous boss for one night, and her darkest comes out: she has powers, too. Now it's up to her to contend with murderous cupcakes, nosy gossip bloggers, and supernatural karaoke battles—all while juggling unexpected romance and Aveda's increasingly outrageous demands. And when a larger threat emerges, Evie must finally take charge and become a superheroine in her own right... or see her city fall to a full-on demonic invasion.
Five Boundless Stars
Heroine Complex, is a fresh take on a super heroine story. Full of Wit and of course Danger! dun dun dun..
So Demons came breaking through a portal in good ol’ San Francisco. It gave some meh powers to a few thousand humans. Evie and Annie aka Aveda Jupiter took full of advantage of the Super Hero thing. Aveda honed her skills. Not having any major power but she built herself one Stamina and Roundhouse Kicks. And Evie became basically her side kick of all things. Being at Aveda’s divaish beck and call. Evie keeps her emotions in check, not wanting to feel too much. Everything is peachy. That is until… Nope so not gonna tell you the whole story.
They’ve built this life, this secret lair and having their own, wait for it… Secret Sciencey lab. I think any reader who loves Super Heroes, Demons, Sci-fi, Kick A*% Women and Hunky Nerdy guys will love, Heroine Complex.
This seriously was an entertaining read. The character development was superb. Around every corner something happened, that you would never expect. That just kept me reading and reading. Till I got to the last page! Then of course I was sad it was over.
The cover art on this book is pretty exceptional. I loved it and that’s what first drew me to this story. Overall, I don’t think this deserves anything less than a 5!