Only nine months after her debut as the fourth superhero to fight under the name 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 supervillain, Dreadnought comes under attack from all quarters. 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.
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 to unleash a plot that will scar the world forever.
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My Review: (Thanks to NetGalley)
While I had some issues with the first book, i.e. minor plot points ruining the overall story, in this case it was the reverse. Only some minor plot points were enjoyable and the rest...... well the rest was just unnecessary.
Something about the whole thing just annoyed me and I can't tell if it was the writing style, the characters and their attitudes, the way that the trans story line was treated like a gimmick or how 85% of the book was unnecessary and could have easily been included in the first book much better. (Nemesis reveal, Graywytch being dealt with, romantic story line)
I guess I really feel like this book was an unnecessary way to drag out book one to earn more money, rather than trying to write another good story.
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