I might be a little harsh with the rating, but I ended up really hating this book by the end.

This was another one of those cases for me where the cover and the concept are great, but that doesn't necessarily mean good execution or good writing.

Imagine reading an action scene that is supposed to be fast-paced, exciting, and fun. Now imagine there is one page of inner monologue between any two actions. No, seriously, that's the entire book. I admit that the villain's voice was sometimes funny, but mostly it felt repetitive, and just... too much. Like, gods, please stop randomly reminiscing or mentally commenting on everything and let me read what's happening! Is everyone just... standing there while you think about this stuff?

Another thing that bugged me is... Listen, I know we're all used to superhero movies where the superhero puts on a glass or changes their clothes and suddenly nobody recognises them. It's silly, but we all accept it. That's fine. But the super villain called Night Terror literally uses the last name "Terror" when she goes undercover, and nobody makes the connection? That's not even an actual name, people.

Ultimately, this was a really, really frustrating read, especially like, the last 30% in the ebook.

A few positive things, just so this review isn't entirely negative: I enjoyed the beginning where Night Terror interacts with the cops (although the repetitive/too much narrating was definitely a thing there too). I also enjoyed the random, casual references to past events, like Night Terror single-handedly fighing off an alien invasion. ( )

A villainous journalism lecturer, a superhero who’s being controlled by a mysterious boyfriend, and an evil supercomputer that’s building a giant robot of destruction? What’s not to love? (If you’re looking for sex, you will not find it here, so I guess you might not love it.) Plenty of fun and playing with the tropes of several genres at once! ( )