Review: SuperNova (Heroes of Arcania #1) by Liz Long

Title: SuperNova

Series: Heroes of Arcania #1

Author: Liz Long

Genre: YA, urban fantasy, superheroes

Publication date: June 2016

Published by: Liz Long

Source: Amazon freebie

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Synopsis: The streets of Arcania are overrun with crime, deteriorating as a madman named Fortune makes himself at home. He shows no mercy, striking down anyone in his path – including Nova Benson’s little sister. Devastated, Nova vows to seek justice for her family, but aside from her freak strength and impenetrable skin, how is she supposed to stop a monster like Fortune?

Cole Warner wants to help people. Entrusted to keep his family’s secret, he’s also frustrated at having to hide his gift. He knows he could do more to help in the fight against Fortune. If he could convince his sister Penelope to join him, they might even have a chance at beating him. When Cole meets Nova, he realizes his whole world is about to change. And he’s going to welcome it with open arms.

Falling for each other wasn’t part of the plan.

Then again, neither was becoming a superhero.

My rating: ★★★☆☆

I really liked the premise of the book. A girl going after a Big Bad that’s been terrorizing the city AND killed her little sister. It was so sad 😭 But idk, it was kinda underwhelming overall.

I did like the superhero aspect. The world isn’t full of superheroes, but there are some people here and there with hidden powers. Nova’s skin is pretty impenetrable. Then we got two new kids, Cole and Penelope. Cole can control time and his sister has telekinesis. And together they go out at night and kick bad guy ass. Lol. One thing I liked is that her dad was in on this vigilante stuff. I mean, I guess not into it into it, since he’s a DA, but at least he was aware of what was going on with Nova. This is so different from what usually goes on in a YA novel.

But idk, I just wasn’t that super into this book. The characters were kinda blah. And because we got so much Nova POV in the beginning, every time we switched to Cole I got confused before I remembered the dual POV. The ending was... wow. A character made a very interesting choice that made absolutely no sense. I don’t know why, but I just didn’t really vibe with the book. It was just... fine.

Have you read this book? If so, what did you think about it? If not, what do you think? Does it sound like something you might want to read? Leave me a link to your review or comment below! 😊