Asian American superheroines Evie Tanaka and Aveda Jupiter protect San Francisco from perilous threats in the first book in this snarky and smart urban fantasy series
Being a superheroine is hard. Working for one is even harder.
Evie Tanaka is the put-upon personal assistant to Aveda Jupiter, her childhood best friend and San Francisco’s most beloved superheroine. She’s great at her job—blending into the background, handling her boss’s epic diva tantrums, and getting demon blood out of leather pants.
Unfortunately, she’s not nearly as together when it comes to running her own life, standing up for herself, or raising her tempestuous teenage sister, Bea.
But everything changes when Evie’s forced to pose as her glamorous boss for one night, and her darkest secret comes out: she has powers, too. Now it’s up to her to contend with murderous cupcakes, nosy gossip bloggers, and supernatural karaoke battles—all while juggling unexpected romance and Aveda’s increasingly outrageous demands. And when a larger threat emerges, Evie must finally take charge and become a superheroine in her own right...or see her city fall to a full-on demonic invasion.
On sale: July 5, 2016
Grade: Grades 9-12
Page count: 384 Pages
ISBN: 9780756410841
Sarah Kuhn is the author of the popular
Heroine Complex novels
—a series starring Asian American superheroines. The first book is a Locus bestseller, an RT Reviewers’ Choice Award nominee, and one of the Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog’s Best Books of 2016. Her YA debut, the beloved Japan-set romantic comedy
I Love You So Mochi, is a Junior Library Guild selection and a nominee for YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults. Her latest novel for young adults,
From Little Tokyo, With Love—a modern fairy tale featuring a half-Japanese heroine—is a Junior Library Guild Selection, one of the
New York Times’ YA Books to Add to Your Reading List, a
People Magazine Best Book of the Summer, a nominee for the Golden Poppy Award, and Penguin Random House’s One World, One Book title of the year. She has also penned a variety of short fiction and comics, including the critically acclaimed graphic novel
Shadow of the Batgirl for DC Comics and the
Star Wars audiobook original
Doctor Aphra. Additionally, Sarah was a finalist for both the CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) New Writers Award and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer. A third generation Japanese American, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and an overflowing closet of vintage treasures.
“Sarah Kuhn creates characters you want to befriend, worlds you want to live in, and situations you can’t begin to imagine.
Heroine Complex is at once fiendishly snarky yet colossally big-hearted.”
—Javier Grillo-Marxuach, writer and producer for Lost, creator of The Middleman“Smart, sexy, and filled with beautifully fleshed-out/kick-ass women,
Heroine Complex is the kind of read that sticks in your brain like a fanged cupcake . . . I adored it.”
—Amber Benson, author of The Witches of Echo Park“The superheroine we’ve been waiting for; the urban fantasy we deserve. Sarah Kuhn is the total package: comedy, tragedy, and sincerity. Grab your cape. We’re saving the city.”
—Seanan McGuire, New York Times-bestselling author of the October Daye series
“Sarah Kuhn’s
Heroine Complex is a delight.”
—Leigh Bardugo, New York Times-bestselling author of Crooked Kingdom“Every page of Sarah Kuhn’s novel delighted me immensely . . . Kuhn’s writing is bouncy and engaging, and Evie is very clearly spun into a captivating character. I also have to give Kuhn props for balancing romance and humour and drama, and making me wish that
Heroine Complex would go on just a little bit longer.”
—Book Riot“Romance, adventure, kick-butt action sequences, and killer cupcakes combine to make this a great example of how weird and wonderful urban fantasy can be in the right hands.”
—B&N Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog“Onomatopoeias? Check. Snarkiness? Check. Kick-ass Asian-American superwomen saving San Francisco from demon-possessed cupcakes? Check and check, Kuhn's
Heroine Complex is a ridiculously fun read.”
—RT Reviews (top pick)“A fresh take on a superheroine story. Full of wit and of course danger! . . . This seriously was an entertaining read. The character development was superb.”
—Boundless Books“Love the humor and wacky hijinks, along with character development.... This is everything I’ve ever wanted in a book!”
—Dreaming of Cats
