And yet she’s not flawless, she’s still a believable, well-rounded character we see her grappling with the morality & ethics of being a superhero, how she saves the day but enjoys the violence and danger a little too much. I still love Danny as much as I did when I first met her in Dreadnought – she’s only fifteen, but her resilience, her steadfast determination to do the right thing and refusal to back down in the face of adversity shows such astounding maturity. I LOVE that the plot is complex and labyrinthine and you need to pay attention otherwise you may get lost! Sometimes I find YA a little too simplified or issues skimmed over because it’s for ‘young adults’, so it’s great when authors aren’t afraid to load on the convoluted story arcs and heavy themes and trust their audience to keep up.
Props to the author for an addictive and compelling novel – I’m going to be bold and say this is the pinnacle of YA storytelling and we need more like it.
Spoiler warning: there is light at the end of the tunnel! But you’re gonna feel like a train ran over you by the time you get there. I was up til 3am finishing this off because I needed to know how it ended and if it would all be okay for Danny at any stage EVER. This book hurt me on a deep spiritual level because of how much pain and suffering the protagonist went through, and yet I couldn’t stop reading. I thought after weathering all the ups and downs of Dreadnought, I was prepared for the sequel, but I was SO wrong. I loved the first book so much that I gave it a 5-star rating and was absolutely thrilled to be approved for an ARC of the second book – so how did I fare?
Before the war is over, Dreadnought will be forced to confront parts of herself she never wanted to acknowledge.Īnd behind it all, an old enemy waits in the wings to unleash a plot that will scar the world forever. She might be hard to kill, but there’s more than one way to destroy a hero. From her troubled family life to her disintegrating friendship with Calamity, there’s no trick too dirty and no lever too cruel for this villain to use against her. When she crosses a newly discovered supervillain, Dreadnought comes under attack from all quarters.
Between her newfound celebrity and her demanding cape duties, Dreadnought is stretched thin, and it’s only going to get worse. Protecting a city the size of New Port is a team-sized job and she’s doing it alone. Only nine months after her debut as the fourth superhero to fight under the name Dreadnought, Danny Tozer is already a scarred veteran.
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