Dating the Villain

Star Girl #1

by Jason Krumbine

Adopted at age 4, Rose Gardens doesn’t know much about her life before her parents brought her to America. She has vague memories of her time in the small orphanage in the Hunan Province of China. But none of these memories offer any explanation as to how she can fly and bend steel pipes with her bare hands.Naturally, that didn’t stop Rose from becoming a superhero.Life is as close to perfect as Rose could imagine. She has the greatest parents, the perfect boyfriend, and her career as Star Girl has been fairly impressive.

With true love in her grasp, marriage may even be on the horizon for Rose and her boyfriend. But when a new villain tears into Century City, Rose finds her heart unexpectedly torn between the good man she knows she loves and the bad boy she finds herself irresistibly attracted to.

312 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2015

About the author

Jason Krumbine loves to write! He's happily married and lives in Manhattan, NY where he enjoys reading in Central Park, going to movies and discovering new stand-up comedians. You can connect with Jason at either his website, www.jasonkrumbine.com, Facebook, Twitter (@jasonkrumbine) or good ole' fashion email onestrayword@gmail.com. He's always up for a talk about the newest Star Trek movie or what's happening in the world of comic books and TV.

Reviews

[Wide Eyes, Big Ears! · Rating 2 out of 5]

This wasn’t my favourite book, I found myself skipping over the endless annoying banter to try and find the next plot marker. The premise is good and it did pique my interest: Star Girl continually battles an inexorable robot only to find the person behind the robot is someone she knows. Should she destroy or save them? However, based on this book, I wouldn’t read more of this author.

[shannon Stubbs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leaves you hanging

The story reads pretty quick. I enjoyed it. The dialogue was like reading how siblings talked. Is Stargirl's boyfriend a villain or a bad guy? Is Jupiter a mad scientist or good guy? Does he have a thing for Stargirl? I guess I will have to read the next book.

[☆Joycedale☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good and somewhat confusing story. It took me awhile to figure out that superheroes are part of the norm in this world.
I did love the twists that were thrown in though.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is not your typical superhero book. This is a superhero book with a little bit of everything thrown into the story. Rose Gardens is a secret hero who in real life is a college student with all that goes along with that--including dating the man of her dreams--who just happens to be clueless to who her alter ego really is. This adds a lot of complications to their relationship, but what fun would a superhero book be without complications? Yes, there are superheroes, super villains, but also romance, everyday college woes, the problems associated with just being a good daughter and friend, and as always with Krumbine's books, tons of really fun (and sarcastic and witty) dialogue. Not much more you could ask for here. Plus, I've read the followup book and it's even better than this one, but you need to read this one to get to the next!! Pick up this book for an afternoon full of leisure reading at its best. Enjoy!

[Jelilat Adesiyan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was nice

I liked the idea of the blurb more than the book itself, unfortunately. I had pictured something completely different. The book was nice, and people who love superheroes will appreciate some of its elements.

[Joy Whiteside · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book and finished it in one sitting. It moved along at a great pace, has amazing characters and a fantastic story that will keep you interested from beginning to end. This is one book that needs to be added to your summer reading list, there is no doubt about it.

[Jackie Bach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Superheroes galore

I love reading and I love superheroes so I'm always happy that I'm finding more and more books about superheroes!!! Keep writing!!!

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goofy, sarcastic, fun. Really need to read the next book now.

[Ruhm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad. The constant monologuing from every single character got a bit tiresome through.