The Supervillain and Me by Danielle Banas
Published by Swoon Reads on July 10th 2018
ISBN: 1250154359
Pages: 378
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The Supervillain and Me

 

Abby and her brother, Connor, live with their dad in a city that is racked with crime.  Her mother had been murdered and the pain of this is still fresh.  Connor has special powers that cause him to be a Superhero called the Red Comet.  He knows when people are in trouble and zooms in to save the day.  But there is a Supervillain called the Iron Phantom who appears to be causing mayhem and the townspeople are uniting to get rid of him.  Abby is trying to live a normal life as the star of the school’s play, but when she begins to have feelings for a boy in the tech. crew and may or may not be attracted to her co-star, either of whom could be the Iron Phantom, things become more complicated.

The true identity of the Iron Phantom is a major plot point, but one that was easily guessed.  It was hard to keep my interest when it was easy to tell what was going to happen and the writing quality wasn’t engaging.

This would be for grades 8-12 students.

 

Reviewed by Ellen Spring, Oceanside High School, Rockland