A SuperHeroVillain

Enjoyed reading The Rise of Renegade X by Chelsea M. Campbell this week.

Why did I read it?

In short, because I’m a sucker for super heroes. I watched Thor in the opening weekend, and I’m looking forward to Green Lantern, X-Men: First Class, and Captain America: The First Avenger. I saw Renegade X in a magazine of new and upcoming titles and when it showed up in our stacks, I had to grab it.

What happened?

Golden City is known for being a tourist town, but not for large skyscrapers or history; no, this town is a tourist trap because of the high concentration of super heroes and super villains. Damien Locke has been raised as a super villain, and he can’t wait for his 16th birthday when his thumbprint will transform into a V signifying his evil (this happens to all children of heroes and villains on their 16th birthday. Heroes get an H, Villains get a V). But, instead of turning into a V, Damien gets the unpleasant surprise of receiving an X, which is the worst thing he can imagine. That means his mother is super villain, but his dad was a hero. This could seriously ruin his plans to enter Vilmore, the super villain academy. Especially when his tight-wearing superhero father forces Damien to live with him for six weeks in an effort to turn his X into an H instead of a V.

What did I like or didn’t like?

I loved the tongue-in-cheek feel of this book. It is laugh out loud hilarious in some parts, and the idea of super heroes and super villains being commonplace is awesome. There is a cool theme of whether a hero is born that way, or whether they choose it. But, there is quite a bit of making out, feeling up, and the thoughts, feelings, and conversations that go with it. Fun read though.