Title: Relentless
Series: The Hero Agenda, #2
Author: Tera Lynn Childs & Tracy Deebs
Pubdate: June 6th, 2016
ISBN: 9781492638742
Revenge
is easy, but justice is worth fighting for…
Kenna is tired of being lied
to—and hunted by the very allies she once trusted. Unearthing the dark secrets
of the superhero world has not only endangered her life, now her boyfriend
faces execution for crimes he didn’t commit and her mother is being held captive
in a secret governmental prison.
Kenna is determined to stand up
for what’s right and save those she loves from unspeakable fates. It’s time for
the betrayal to end. It’s time for the real criminals to face justice.
But the truth is even more terrifying
than Kenna could imagine. A conspiracy threatens the fate of heroes, villains,
and all of humanity. If Kenna’s going to survive, she must draw on her deepest
strength: her resilience. Because when Kenna’s pushed to the limit, she doesn’t
break down. She fights back.
Tera
Lynn Childs is the
RITA-award-winning and bestselling author of teen fiction about a mythological
high school, mermaid princesses, monster-hunting triplet descendants of Medusa,
and dark fae princes.
Tracy
Deebs is a New York Times and USA
Today bestselling and critically-acclaimed author who writes under many
pseudonyms, including young adult novels about surfing mermaids and
technological armaggeddon.
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Guest Post
Top Five Favorite Kick Butt Heroines by Tracy Deebs
I love girls
who can kick butt—I love reading about them and I love writing them. Whether
I’m writing mermaids or a cyber-Armageddon story or superheroes, I love
creating strong female characters who are smart, kind, and more than capable of
kicking some serious butt. I also love
that current YA novels are filled with heroines who can, and do, just that on a
regular basis. The following are my absolute favorites.
5. Saba from
Blood Red Road by Moira Young—The
dialect in this book took some getting used to for me, but I fell for Saba
right away. She’s probably the toughest YA heroine (or hero) I’ve ever read,
and I love her so much. Reading about her as she negotiates a very Mad Max dystopian world is, by turns,
fascinating, terrifying, and heart-wrenching.
4. Yukiko
from Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff—I
love this book so much. Japanese Steampunk is cool as hell, it’s got something
for everyone. Amazing world-building, cool swordfights, amazing fantasy, and a
heroine that it’s impossible not to like…and be a little afraid of. Yukiko
kicks some serious butt and I adore her.
3. Lily from
The Farm trilogy by Emily McKay—I fell in love with Lily in the first couple
chapters of this book, and my admiration for her only grew as the trilogy
played out. In the first couple chapters of the first book, Lily gets in a
massive, hand-to-hand combat fight with Carter, the hero of the trilogy. And
she absolutely kicks his butt. From that moment on, I was sold on her (the
scene is actually one of my top five favorite scenes in YA EVER). The fact that
she manages to rescue herself and her autistic sister from the Farm and the clutches
of blood-sucking Ticks only makes her even better J
2. Mercy
Thompson from the Mercy Thompson books by Patricia Briggs—I know she isn’t
technically a YA heroine, but I love, love, love Mercy so much! She’s tough and
smart and cunning, and she never, never gives up. But she’s also kind and
compassionate and very understanding of others, even people who are trying to
hurt her. My favorite thing about Mercy, though, is that no matter how hard she
gets knocked down, no matter how badly she gets hurt, she always finds a way to
get back up…and to stay true to herself while she does.
1. Hermione
Granger from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling—I know the argument can be made that
she’s a middle grade heroine, but the series ends when she’s 17, so I’m calling
her YA. Besides, it’s Hermione freaking Granger. She could be anything and I
would adore her. Brilliant, bold, tough, talented, and she still looks amazing
in a dress? What else could any reader ask for? She is, by far, my all-time
favorite!!!!!
So, how
about you? Who is your favorite YA heroine?
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Hermione Granger from Harry Potter.
ReplyDeleteTough question, but I'm going with Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm following both of the twitter links, but the one (Tracy) doesn't look like an author page.
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DeleteOkay, my entry will be wrong on that one then (couldn't find her twitter page). Thanks.
DeleteI'm going to throw all those entries out since I had the wrong page. I can't find her page either. Thanks.
DeleteTris from the Divergent series, June the Legend series and Tess from the Infernal Devices series.
ReplyDeleteWell I love the Gena Showalter Ya series white rabbit chronicals, so I would have to say Alice she is strong, fights, looses people, and has dealt with it all. I look forward to reading your book too. Thank you
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