Review: Superhero Romance!  We need more of these :)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2014
3.5, rounded to 4. Pretty good tale of the classic superhero/villain story, with a scant dash of romance thrown in.Verity Fortune escapes an asylum with no recollection of how she wound up there. Thinking only days had passed since she was thrown in her "prison", she is disheartened to learn that she has been locked up for months following a battle with an archenemy, a villain named Razorfire. Bits and pieces of the fight slowly come to her and she also learns that she ultimately still isn't safe; both the villainous organization known as the Gallery and the "doctors" from the asylum are still out to get her. Combine that with the fact that someone close to her may also be betraying her, and Verity is in for the fight of her life.This book was quite a slow-starter for me, but I'm glad I hung in there. After about a third of the way through, the action really picks up. I really liked the different superheroes, although they aren't referred to as superheroes, they are called the augmented. One thing I wish was a bit more explained was each characters' powers, or augments. Some of them were really pretty interesting and I wish the powers were explained in a bit more detail.Another thing I enjoyed was the fact that for the most part, the augmented aren't revered (as is the case with Batman, Superman, etc), the humans in Hayes' world are quite fearful of many of them. Members of the Gallery aren't out for good, they are destructive, bad supes - the perfect villains, and they are hell bent on taking out members of the Fortune family. I also liked many of the names - Glimmer, Razorfire, Arachne, Obsidian, Illuminatus, Phantasm, the list goes on. All of the names were quite fun, as was the name of the city that the story takes place in - Sapphire City.I liked the the story had just a touch of romance, although I wish there were just a bit more. Perhaps if this is to become a series, we will see a bit more in any books that may follow.Overall, I really enjoyed this story and recommend it of you are a fan of superhero romances. I will definitely be on the lookout for anything else by Erica Hayes, and also any additional stories if by chance this becomes a series.**eARC received on behalf of the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.