Sovereign

by April Daniels, Daniels, April (Young adult author)

315 pages

English language

Published Nov. 8, 2017 by Diversion Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-68230-824-0

(15 reviews)

Only nine months after her debut as the superhero Dreadnought, Danny Tozer is already a scarred veteran. Protecting a city the size of New Port is a team-sized job and she's doing it alone. Between her newfound celebrity and her demanding cape duties, Dreadnought is stretched thin, and it's only going to get worse. When she crosses a newly discovered billionaire supervillain, Dreadnought comes under attack from all quarters. From her troubled family life to her disintegrating friendship with Calamity, there's no lever too cruel for this villain to use against her. She might be hard to kill, but there's more than one way to destroy a hero. Before the war is over, Dreadnought will be forced to confront parts of herself she never wanted to acknowledge. And behind it all, an old enemy waits in the wings, ready to unleash a plot that will scar the world forever.

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Blind_Mapmaker reviewed Sovereign by April Daniels (Nemesis)

Review of 'Sovereign' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

4.25 Still a very good YA superhero novel - but even I felt some trigger warnings for abuse and torture might be in order. Nothing too graphic, but it comes a little out of nowhere. The supervillains felt a little over-the-top in times, but with Rowling and Musk, they're unfortunately all too realistic in some regards. The plot keeps being interesting, even though some things felt a little too easy and some a little too hard on the heroine, keeping me from giving it five stars. Still very enjoyable, though.

Wetdryvac reviewed Sovereign by April Daniels (Nemesis)

Review of 'Sovereign' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Yep, much better than the first. Still some seriously glaring non-supers physics issues, but stronger character building and some serious fun as regards, "Well, how's all this work then?"

BillieCodes reviewed Sovereign by April Daniels (Nemesis)

Review of 'Sovereign' on 'Goodreads'

No rating

DNF for now, I couldn't handle the transphobic bullshit that goes on in this book, I get enough of that in real life and want a bit of escapism from my books.

However I might come back to this at another time if I feel able to handle it. Good writing, just too emotionally tricky.