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Please Don't Tell My Parents #4
Please Don't Tell My Parents I Have A Nemesis
It's summertime for supervillains! Or maybe not, because for Penelope Akk, there is still one foe she has yet to defeat: her own reputation as Bad Penny. It's been a fun ride: fighting adult heroes, going to space, and inspiring the rest of her school to open up about their own powers.
Sooner or later, that ride has to end, and with school out of the way Penny is hatching a mad scheme to end it on her own terms. Will that go smoothly? Of course not. Penny's left too many unsolved problems behind her already, like ghosts, seriously crazy friends, and angry little girls from Jupiter.
One by one, they'll have to be dealt with before she can do battle with herself. She'd better hurry, because her parents are closing in. Whether she confesses or not, this time they will find out her secret.
Sooner or later, that ride has to end, and with school out of the way Penny is hatching a mad scheme to end it on her own terms. Will that go smoothly? Of course not. Penny's left too many unsolved problems behind her already, like ghosts, seriously crazy friends, and angry little girls from Jupiter.
One by one, they'll have to be dealt with before she can do battle with herself. She'd better hurry, because her parents are closing in. Whether she confesses or not, this time they will find out her secret.
312 pages, Paperback
First published May 25, 2017
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Richard Roberts
24 books418 followersI've been writing for a long, long time. A long, long, long time. Do you remember when dirt was invented? I was using it to scratch out stories. Getting published was harder, but now I'm hooked up with Curiosity Quills and I have real books in paper, and you should buy some!
As a writer my fascination has always been children's literature, especially children's lit that is also adult lit. For some reason, this means that instead I write gothic light romance for fun, and very dark and tragic young adult books for passion. I love seeing the world through the eyes of strange people, and I believe that happy endings must be earned the hard way. There's a reason my friends started calling me Frankensteinbeck.
I could talk about how great my writing is until I turn blue, but I should let an expert do that for me. Check out the Kirkus Review for Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Teeth!
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As a writer my fascination has always been children's literature, especially children's lit that is also adult lit. For some reason, this means that instead I write gothic light romance for fun, and very dark and tragic young adult books for passion. I love seeing the world through the eyes of strange people, and I believe that happy endings must be earned the hard way. There's a reason my friends started calling me Frankensteinbeck.
I could talk about how great my writing is until I turn blue, but I should let an expert do that for me. Check out the Kirkus Review for Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Teeth!
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May 30, 2017
The Please Don't Tell My Parents series is a great series about a middle-school (now high school freshman) collection of supervillains who are too nice to be bad guys but too mischievous to be heroes. The books have very low stakes, for the most part, and are really more about exploring the complicated network of lovable weirdos which exist in the Los Angeles superhuman world.
The last book, I Did Not Give That Spider Superhuman Intelligence was unrelated to the main series' adventures of the Inscrutable Machine (Worst or best team name ever? You decide.). This returns us to more familiar grounds as Penny Akk has started her superhero training and is trying to figure out a way to gently break it to her parents she's been committing petty crimes across the solar system. Yes, I said solar system if you haven't read Please Don't Tell My Parents I Blew Up The Moon.
Much of the book relates to Penny dealing with the fallout of the second novel as Remmy, a middle school steampunk mad scientist from Jupiter (long story), wishes to gain revenge on our heroine. Penny finds the whole thing ridiculous as Remmy is a fundamentally decent person operating from bad information. As such, it's actually Remmy who is in more danger as the young girl threatens to expose Penny's secret identity to the world and that's a crime punishable by death according to Los Angeles' quirky superhuman engagement rules.
The end of the book has a shocking twist, however, which may be the most dangerous thing to happen to the superhumans of the book yet. Even so, I'm actually going to have to remove a star because the cliffhanger ending required a large number of really bad decisions from our protagonists they're too smart to make. I also think the raised stakes are a bit incongruous to what has mostly been a slice-of-life series so far.
One thing I did like about the book is it's confirmed what we've suspected all along that Penny Akk really isn't cut out for superheroism. While she's a lovely child, she enjoys trouble and raising hell way too much to be the kind of person who sets out every night to fight crime. Given supervillains are, with rare exceptions, mostly harmless in Los Angeles--this is more like choosing Horde or Alliance than anything resembling a moral choice. This is a good thing as Penny is far too lovable as a "bad" guy.
In conclusion, if you liked the previous installments of the series you're sure to like this one.
8/10
The last book, I Did Not Give That Spider Superhuman Intelligence was unrelated to the main series' adventures of the Inscrutable Machine (Worst or best team name ever? You decide.). This returns us to more familiar grounds as Penny Akk has started her superhero training and is trying to figure out a way to gently break it to her parents she's been committing petty crimes across the solar system. Yes, I said solar system if you haven't read Please Don't Tell My Parents I Blew Up The Moon.
Much of the book relates to Penny dealing with the fallout of the second novel as Remmy, a middle school steampunk mad scientist from Jupiter (long story), wishes to gain revenge on our heroine. Penny finds the whole thing ridiculous as Remmy is a fundamentally decent person operating from bad information. As such, it's actually Remmy who is in more danger as the young girl threatens to expose Penny's secret identity to the world and that's a crime punishable by death according to Los Angeles' quirky superhuman engagement rules.
The end of the book has a shocking twist, however, which may be the most dangerous thing to happen to the superhumans of the book yet. Even so, I'm actually going to have to remove a star because the cliffhanger ending required a large number of really bad decisions from our protagonists they're too smart to make. I also think the raised stakes are a bit incongruous to what has mostly been a slice-of-life series so far.
One thing I did like about the book is it's confirmed what we've suspected all along that Penny Akk really isn't cut out for superheroism. While she's a lovely child, she enjoys trouble and raising hell way too much to be the kind of person who sets out every night to fight crime. Given supervillains are, with rare exceptions, mostly harmless in Los Angeles--this is more like choosing Horde or Alliance than anything resembling a moral choice. This is a good thing as Penny is far too lovable as a "bad" guy.
In conclusion, if you liked the previous installments of the series you're sure to like this one.
8/10
June 11, 2017
I'm giving this three starts, mostly because I loved the first books and I love the writing style and I would feel bad giving the author a bad rating, but the book was a disappointment. The first couple of books in the series were more interesting, and not only because she was happier playing supervillian, but because the situations were more complex and at the same time the flow of the story was better. She is still making a lot of silly mistakes, and at first it was understandable since she is a child, but after all the time she has been playing supervillian one would expect her to learn from her mistakes, not keep making them over and over again. This time I felt that most of the story was forced, and the ending was quite predictable. Her inventions always backfire on her, and she is not learning from her mistakes, she should be more careful, but she is still going for the most complicated way to do things, leaving her open to mistakes and problems.
The first book was genius, the second interesting, the third mediocre, and this one is a disappointment. There's still another book in the series and I hope it would be the one to redeem the series.
The first book was genius, the second interesting, the third mediocre, and this one is a disappointment. There's still another book in the series and I hope it would be the one to redeem the series.
May 26, 2017
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
When we last left Penelope Akks at the end of Please Don't Tell My Parents I've Got Henchmen, she has established to her parents that she has full control of her superpowers, and they've decided to begin to train her as a superhero. Now, all she has to do is shed her former identity as Bad Penny in a way which will convince her parents. Meanwhile, Claire and Ray support her fully, but aren't committed to the heroic route, and have their own plans for the summer. After a spate of inventions and a chance meeting with a former villain at the local hospital, Penelope has come up with what she believes to be a foolproof plan. An incredibly convoluted plan that involves body-swapping, cloning, robots, stealing precious metals... well, let's just say that a foolproof plan seldom survives encounters with the enemy.
The story had a slow start for me. I'd read the first four chapters or so as previews on the author's site, and the subsequent chapters seemed to be retreading old ground with Penelope coming up with amazingly apropos inventions that will trump upcoming opponents through seeming happenstance. But then, through the course of events, she really starts maturing, correcting old mistakes and attempting to plan for the future. She also encounters more significant setbacks that get her to realize that she can't just rely on winging it. By the first third of the book, it had me hooked back in and I couldn't set the book down until I figured out how it ended. And oh, what an ending... the author has stated that there will be only one more book in Penelope's tale and he's definitely set her up to face significant challenges in the final volume.
When we last left Penelope Akks at the end of Please Don't Tell My Parents I've Got Henchmen, she has established to her parents that she has full control of her superpowers, and they've decided to begin to train her as a superhero. Now, all she has to do is shed her former identity as Bad Penny in a way which will convince her parents. Meanwhile, Claire and Ray support her fully, but aren't committed to the heroic route, and have their own plans for the summer. After a spate of inventions and a chance meeting with a former villain at the local hospital, Penelope has come up with what she believes to be a foolproof plan. An incredibly convoluted plan that involves body-swapping, cloning, robots, stealing precious metals... well, let's just say that a foolproof plan seldom survives encounters with the enemy.
The story had a slow start for me. I'd read the first four chapters or so as previews on the author's site, and the subsequent chapters seemed to be retreading old ground with Penelope coming up with amazingly apropos inventions that will trump upcoming opponents through seeming happenstance. But then, through the course of events, she really starts maturing, correcting old mistakes and attempting to plan for the future. She also encounters more significant setbacks that get her to realize that she can't just rely on winging it. By the first third of the book, it had me hooked back in and I couldn't set the book down until I figured out how it ended. And oh, what an ending... the author has stated that there will be only one more book in Penelope's tale and he's definitely set her up to face significant challenges in the final volume.
August 26, 2018
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Depois da experiência de sofrer para lembrar de todos personagens secundários no livro anterior, resolvi emendar a série até o final, já que eu tenho os livros.
Não tem nada de novo na história desse volume em si, o estilo continua o mesmo, a fofura continua a mesma. Porém, o final... tem um gancho muito muito muito chato. Confesso que fiquei surpresa, já li diversos livros do Richard Roberts e esse é o primeiro que ele resolveu fazer esse golpe baixo com o leitor. Nem entendi a razão, não é que esse livro em si tivesse tanta coisa para contar que realmente precisasse disso, ou que os fãs da série não fossem ler mais uma aventura. Se ele tivesse se organizado melhor na linha narrativa e não tivesse perdido tempo com momentos em que nada acontece de verdade... Enfim, achei desnecessário, chato e fora do comum para o autor. Espero que ele não pegue essa mania.
Apesar desse problema, a série em si continua muito legal de ler. Só não leia o quarto livro sem ter o quinto perto de você. Recomendado para todas as idades!
Depois da experiência de sofrer para lembrar de todos personagens secundários no livro anterior, resolvi emendar a série até o final, já que eu tenho os livros.
Não tem nada de novo na história desse volume em si, o estilo continua o mesmo, a fofura continua a mesma. Porém, o final... tem um gancho muito muito muito chato. Confesso que fiquei surpresa, já li diversos livros do Richard Roberts e esse é o primeiro que ele resolveu fazer esse golpe baixo com o leitor. Nem entendi a razão, não é que esse livro em si tivesse tanta coisa para contar que realmente precisasse disso, ou que os fãs da série não fossem ler mais uma aventura. Se ele tivesse se organizado melhor na linha narrativa e não tivesse perdido tempo com momentos em que nada acontece de verdade... Enfim, achei desnecessário, chato e fora do comum para o autor. Espero que ele não pegue essa mania.
Apesar desse problema, a série em si continua muito legal de ler. Só não leia o quarto livro sem ter o quinto perto de você. Recomendado para todas as idades!
June 26, 2017
[I received a copy of this book from the publisher.]
I remember being disappointed with the previous instalment. This one, although not as strong as the first volume in the series, I felt was better—probably because it deals less with slice-of-life/school moments, and tackles more seriously the matter of Penny wanting to come clean to her parents about the Inscrutable Machine. Well, ‘seriously’ being a tentative word, because her plan is, as Ray and Clair put it, just crazy enough to actually work. (On the other hand, well, it’s a plan crafted by a 14-year-old mad scientist, soooooo... why not!)
... And you can sense this plan smells like Eau de Backfiring from the moment it is formulated, and can’t help but wait for the train wreck to happen, and... I admit, I liked that part of the plot. Even though it didn’t cover the whole book (too bad). In a twisted way, the mistakes Penny keeps committing seem to me like they’re actually her subconscious, or perhaps her power, acting her to act: she wants to be a hero, she regularly tries to help people and do good deeds, but somehow she seems more cut out to be an ambiguous hero at best. More suited to be filed with the likes of Lucyfar than Marvelous.
(I’m also thinking that IF this is what the author is indeed going for, then it might also explain the Audit’s lack of insight about her daughter: maybe the Audit does know, has known for a while, and isn’t saying anything because she wants Penny to realise by herself what her true decision will have to be.)
What I regret:
- Like in the previous two books, we don’t see much of Ray and Claire, both in terms of development and sidekicking (summer camp kind of gets in the latter’s way). Hopefully the last volume will take care of the whole ‘Ray’s family’ issue. Or maybe it’s not worth it? I don’t know, I’ve always felt there was something off to them, and not merely as in ‘they don’t like superheroes/villains so I can’t tell them I’m one now.’
- The coming back of a friendtagonist: I was expecting it, I wanted to see it happen, yet at the same time, the way it was dealt with felt like a plot device. Kind of ‘this character is needed to help Penny build one specific machine, and then will be unneeded for the rest of the book.’ Meh.
What I’m in between about:
- The ending. It is fairly depressing, and a cliffhanger... yet at the same time, I’m glad the whole thing wasn’t solved just like that, since it would’ve been too simple, and... ‘too clean?’
Conclusion: Not on par with volume 1, howeve it did leave me with a better impression than volume 3.
I remember being disappointed with the previous instalment. This one, although not as strong as the first volume in the series, I felt was better—probably because it deals less with slice-of-life/school moments, and tackles more seriously the matter of Penny wanting to come clean to her parents about the Inscrutable Machine. Well, ‘seriously’ being a tentative word, because her plan is, as Ray and Clair put it, just crazy enough to actually work. (On the other hand, well, it’s a plan crafted by a 14-year-old mad scientist, soooooo... why not!)
... And you can sense this plan smells like Eau de Backfiring from the moment it is formulated, and can’t help but wait for the train wreck to happen, and... I admit, I liked that part of the plot. Even though it didn’t cover the whole book (too bad). In a twisted way, the mistakes Penny keeps committing seem to me like they’re actually her subconscious, or perhaps her power, acting her to act: she wants to be a hero, she regularly tries to help people and do good deeds, but somehow she seems more cut out to be an ambiguous hero at best. More suited to be filed with the likes of Lucyfar than Marvelous.
(I’m also thinking that IF this is what the author is indeed going for, then it might also explain the Audit’s lack of insight about her daughter: maybe the Audit does know, has known for a while, and isn’t saying anything because she wants Penny to realise by herself what her true decision will have to be.)
What I regret:
- Like in the previous two books, we don’t see much of Ray and Claire, both in terms of development and sidekicking (summer camp kind of gets in the latter’s way). Hopefully the last volume will take care of the whole ‘Ray’s family’ issue. Or maybe it’s not worth it? I don’t know, I’ve always felt there was something off to them, and not merely as in ‘they don’t like superheroes/villains so I can’t tell them I’m one now.’
- The coming back of a friendtagonist: I was expecting it, I wanted to see it happen, yet at the same time, the way it was dealt with felt like a plot device. Kind of ‘this character is needed to help Penny build one specific machine, and then will be unneeded for the rest of the book.’ Meh.
What I’m in between about:
- The ending. It is fairly depressing, and a cliffhanger... yet at the same time, I’m glad the whole thing wasn’t solved just like that, since it would’ve been too simple, and... ‘too clean?’
Conclusion: Not on par with volume 1, howeve it did leave me with a better impression than volume 3.
June 5, 2017
Hmm... I feel a little conflicted about this one.
It's good, don't get me wrong. It has the same zany joie de vivre of the other books in the series. Roberts continues to display an excellent grasp of what makes a superhero book fun: Powers, fights, a wide cast of characters, humorous quips, over-the-top portrayals of drama, etc. It's a fun read with lots of classic superheroing bits, as seen through our main character's unique view.
But .. it's biggest problem is that it's book one of a two parter. This story is meant to be the capstone of the Bad Penny series, and by the end of this book, we're at a rather dire point in our heroine's evolution.
So, final verdict: Highly recommended, but with the minor caveat that it's part 1 of a 2 part story, so you'll have to wait for the conclusion.
I paid retail price for the Kindle version of this book. My thoughts on it are entirely my own; neither solicited by nor compensated for by either the Author or the Publisher.
It's good, don't get me wrong. It has the same zany joie de vivre of the other books in the series. Roberts continues to display an excellent grasp of what makes a superhero book fun: Powers, fights, a wide cast of characters, humorous quips, over-the-top portrayals of drama, etc. It's a fun read with lots of classic superheroing bits, as seen through our main character's unique view.
But .. it's biggest problem is that it's book one of a two parter. This story is meant to be the capstone of the Bad Penny series, and by the end of this book, we're at a rather dire point in our heroine's evolution.
So, final verdict: Highly recommended, but with the minor caveat that it's part 1 of a 2 part story, so you'll have to wait for the conclusion.
I paid retail price for the Kindle version of this book. My thoughts on it are entirely my own; neither solicited by nor compensated for by either the Author or the Publisher.
May 26, 2017
I received a copy from the publisher, and I am a bookseller, in exchange for an honest review.
Penelope Justice Akk has made a lot of questionable decisions across the last three books. She has grown a lot since her first outing as Bad Penny, taking steps into a wider adult world. But she is not there yet and now must face the consequences of her actions.
I’ve been a fan of this series from the moment I was introduced to it, and I’ve loved the way Richard Roberts has built and developed Penelope Akk and the Inscrutable Machine across the series. I’m a bookseller, and more to the point, I’m the stores YA specialist and the “Please Don’t Tell My Parents” series rates as one of my favourite YA works of all time. It rates so highly because the characters and their growth arcs ring true to me, and most importantly they are natural positive growth arcs, not stumbling from trauma to trauma.
Now here in “Please Don’t Tell My Parent I Have a Nemesis” that continues. There were some beautiful moments, that would be spoiler-ific to describe, in this book, you’ll know them when you find them, I felt the high of her successes, and her failures gutted me.
It’s rare for a book to pull on my heartstrings like this one, and this series is one to be treasured for it. But that’s not the only reason to love this book: there is also Roberts’ unique way of blending cool superhero powers and themes with computer game and pop-culture references. I really, really want a copy of “Teddy Bears and Chainsaws”.
If you’re new to the series or just bouncing through reviews, yes, read this one.
Penelope Justice Akk has made a lot of questionable decisions across the last three books. She has grown a lot since her first outing as Bad Penny, taking steps into a wider adult world. But she is not there yet and now must face the consequences of her actions.
I’ve been a fan of this series from the moment I was introduced to it, and I’ve loved the way Richard Roberts has built and developed Penelope Akk and the Inscrutable Machine across the series. I’m a bookseller, and more to the point, I’m the stores YA specialist and the “Please Don’t Tell My Parents” series rates as one of my favourite YA works of all time. It rates so highly because the characters and their growth arcs ring true to me, and most importantly they are natural positive growth arcs, not stumbling from trauma to trauma.
Now here in “Please Don’t Tell My Parent I Have a Nemesis” that continues. There were some beautiful moments, that would be spoiler-ific to describe, in this book, you’ll know them when you find them, I felt the high of her successes, and her failures gutted me.
It’s rare for a book to pull on my heartstrings like this one, and this series is one to be treasured for it. But that’s not the only reason to love this book: there is also Roberts’ unique way of blending cool superhero powers and themes with computer game and pop-culture references. I really, really want a copy of “Teddy Bears and Chainsaws”.
If you’re new to the series or just bouncing through reviews, yes, read this one.
August 18, 2017
Richard Roberts is an incredible storyteller. He can bring out the fun of superhero / supervillain action and keep it light-hearted, while never letting things get so light-hearted that one loses track of the actual stakes for the protagonists.
I eagerly look forward to the next volume!
I eagerly look forward to the next volume!
November 13, 2017
Another enjoyable installment that ended with me wanting the next book to be out NOW.
I liked how in this book you kept thinking "oh this one is the nemesis" only to go "oh, guess not. Then this must be it" and it's only until almost the end to you find out who and what and why.
I liked how in this book you kept thinking "oh this one is the nemesis" only to go "oh, guess not. Then this must be it" and it's only until almost the end to you find out who and what and why.
November 17, 2017
Beware!
Ends on a cliffhanger - no warning given! Still an excellent book, and I await the last volume of Penny's tale anxiously.
Ends on a cliffhanger - no warning given! Still an excellent book, and I await the last volume of Penny's tale anxiously.
May 30, 2017
Loose Ends Tied Followed by Tonal Shift
I give this book five stars because the story kept me reeled in. I did not sleep last night because I was reading... Then I still couldn't settle down when I read it because of the ending. I'm hungry for the next book. I did not get an advanced copy for a review. I just want to discuss this book.
I marked my copy of the book with notes about all my feels and observations while I read the book. However, I do not currently have access to those notes. I am still reeling from the ending.
Loose ends from Book 2 are addressed. Henchmen from Book 3 show up. There are even some throwbacks to the prequel. (I hope Psychopomp gets royalties. Also, the forever weenie has no shame).
There are some points that seemed to stretch plausibility. Penny's power is essentially omniscient. Plus her luck seems to work out oh-so-conveniently at times. The mere fact that her parents hadn't figured out her supervillain identity had pushed plausibility for a while (though the book offers small explanations about this). But then the tonal shift happened. The ending happened.
This book is worth reading. Beware: if you get complacent while reading, this book will smack you. Also, if you read this book prepare to read the next one too. There will be many questions you may want answered even with all the loose ends being tied.
Now I'm off to reread the series.
I give this book five stars because the story kept me reeled in. I did not sleep last night because I was reading... Then I still couldn't settle down when I read it because of the ending. I'm hungry for the next book. I did not get an advanced copy for a review. I just want to discuss this book.
I marked my copy of the book with notes about all my feels and observations while I read the book. However, I do not currently have access to those notes. I am still reeling from the ending.
Loose ends from Book 2 are addressed. Henchmen from Book 3 show up. There are even some throwbacks to the prequel. (I hope Psychopomp gets royalties. Also, the forever weenie has no shame).
There are some points that seemed to stretch plausibility. Penny's power is essentially omniscient. Plus her luck seems to work out oh-so-conveniently at times. The mere fact that her parents hadn't figured out her supervillain identity had pushed plausibility for a while (though the book offers small explanations about this). But then the tonal shift happened. The ending happened.
This book is worth reading. Beware: if you get complacent while reading, this book will smack you. Also, if you read this book prepare to read the next one too. There will be many questions you may want answered even with all the loose ends being tied.
Now I'm off to reread the series.
October 4, 2024
At the end of the day, it's more time I get to spend with these characters. Look, isn't my favorite character, but once again -- love the worldbuilding, from how superpowered individuals can interact with the community in a normal way, to the expansion on the Undercity. I love that the small mention of it in the first book morphs into this cute grand exploration of this just wild mishmash of biomes -- and two things on this: firstly, . Secondly, . We never get a full explanation, just mentioned in passing, because everyone in the world already knows who he is, so why would they explain it to us? Perfect! And once again, Ray's arc across these books is just *chef's kiss* so great. I feel like it's not only realistic, but once again, is such an incredibly nuanced take on the superhero genre and what a world of superheroes means. I don't know, maybe I need to read more superhero books, but I've read quite a few. And this series, just, there is so much that is so good about it.
June 13, 2019
After dealing with heroes and villains and upper level math it’s summer time for Penny Akk and the Inscrutable Machine. Well, maybe, she’s still got homework thanks to her parents finally giving in and showing her the super hero ropes. Too much of that and they’ll catch up before she can shed her Bad Penny persona and confess. Add to that an angry Jovian, a sniveling villain wanna be, and a ghost seeking a future and things get a little complicated. Penny has a lot of threads to tie up before she can go full hero but where there’s a will, and a body swapper, there’s a way.
The penultimate book in the Please Don’t Tell My Parents series is a pretty solid setup to the finally and generally does a good job of tying up loose ends. We get the return of previous characters and wrap up for their stories. Things that have been hinted at are coming to fruition. It works.
A lot of this comes from the fake Bad Penny plot line getting dealt with and the return of the Apparition. This one ties into Penny’s need for emotional growth and more attention to empathy. She wants to do the right thing, but can get really wrapped up in the things she wants to do or being given attention for her power. Our favorite tiny mechanic from beyond the asteroid belt, Remy, has followed Penny and company back to Earth to deal with their villainy once and for all. She can’t trust Penny due to their friendship being broken, but she also really wants to trust the friend she nearly had. The Apparition wants a full life again, to go back to being Polly Icarus and experience the world properly again. It’s a good moment seeing Penny try to step up for both of them even as she fumbles some to do so.
I do feel like Penny’s solution to her Bad Penny problem and all its odd complications are a reflection of the same sort of emotional immaturity that Remy’s issues with her come from. Just, deciding that literally fighting herself would be easier than telling them is such a fantastic young protagonist thing. She’s so nervous about how her parents would react and what they’d think that that is the easier solution. It drags a little in places, but it’s a fantastic character note. Bonus, when her robot double shows some of the same issues she does while also feeling like she’s the more good Penny.
Heart of Gold is really interesting to me because of how very not Penny she can be. She’s like this paladin of heroism, detached from human worries and conflicts, just this force driven to do good regardless of her own safety. More conflict between Penny and Heart of Gold could have been awesome, give time and space to build things up to their big fight. Let Heart of Gold’s conflict show more.
That’s sort of a thing with the series, conflict doesn’t tend to feel like it’s quite simmered long enough so things can feel like they’re coming out of nowhere. It’s usually in service to the plot, but it can feel like a mini in medias res moment. The other character knows where they’re coming from but neither Penny nor the audience has caught it. The flip side to this is that the reveal for the book is fantastically built up. It isn’t something I would have expected, but it worked and was well supported. I do feel like the mechanism for it is a little iffy though. Again, a sort of weak spot in service to a really good plot point.
I continue to enjoy this series and really want to see what comes next. There are bits I wish were a little more ironed out. Penny’s weirdness over Cassie’s crush on her is something I could do without. Little things mostly, things that are understandable from a character stand point but not something I’m here for. Nothing that would make me not want to keep reading. I really want to see some of the side characters expanded on, possibly getting their own series. The world seems big enough for it. Overall, Please Don’t Tell My Parents I Have a Nemesis does a good job gathering things together for the finally and tying away the bits that have reached their conclusion. It gets a four out of five.
The Publisher provided a copy of this novel for honest review.
The penultimate book in the Please Don’t Tell My Parents series is a pretty solid setup to the finally and generally does a good job of tying up loose ends. We get the return of previous characters and wrap up for their stories. Things that have been hinted at are coming to fruition. It works.
A lot of this comes from the fake Bad Penny plot line getting dealt with and the return of the Apparition. This one ties into Penny’s need for emotional growth and more attention to empathy. She wants to do the right thing, but can get really wrapped up in the things she wants to do or being given attention for her power. Our favorite tiny mechanic from beyond the asteroid belt, Remy, has followed Penny and company back to Earth to deal with their villainy once and for all. She can’t trust Penny due to their friendship being broken, but she also really wants to trust the friend she nearly had. The Apparition wants a full life again, to go back to being Polly Icarus and experience the world properly again. It’s a good moment seeing Penny try to step up for both of them even as she fumbles some to do so.
I do feel like Penny’s solution to her Bad Penny problem and all its odd complications are a reflection of the same sort of emotional immaturity that Remy’s issues with her come from. Just, deciding that literally fighting herself would be easier than telling them is such a fantastic young protagonist thing. She’s so nervous about how her parents would react and what they’d think that that is the easier solution. It drags a little in places, but it’s a fantastic character note. Bonus, when her robot double shows some of the same issues she does while also feeling like she’s the more good Penny.
Heart of Gold is really interesting to me because of how very not Penny she can be. She’s like this paladin of heroism, detached from human worries and conflicts, just this force driven to do good regardless of her own safety. More conflict between Penny and Heart of Gold could have been awesome, give time and space to build things up to their big fight. Let Heart of Gold’s conflict show more.
That’s sort of a thing with the series, conflict doesn’t tend to feel like it’s quite simmered long enough so things can feel like they’re coming out of nowhere. It’s usually in service to the plot, but it can feel like a mini in medias res moment. The other character knows where they’re coming from but neither Penny nor the audience has caught it. The flip side to this is that the reveal for the book is fantastically built up. It isn’t something I would have expected, but it worked and was well supported. I do feel like the mechanism for it is a little iffy though. Again, a sort of weak spot in service to a really good plot point.
I continue to enjoy this series and really want to see what comes next. There are bits I wish were a little more ironed out. Penny’s weirdness over Cassie’s crush on her is something I could do without. Little things mostly, things that are understandable from a character stand point but not something I’m here for. Nothing that would make me not want to keep reading. I really want to see some of the side characters expanded on, possibly getting their own series. The world seems big enough for it. Overall, Please Don’t Tell My Parents I Have a Nemesis does a good job gathering things together for the finally and tying away the bits that have reached their conclusion. It gets a four out of five.
The Publisher provided a copy of this novel for honest review.
June 4, 2017
I really like this series, but something about the last half of this one feels off to me.
This is my personal peeve and rant against a trend in books I really really hate, dumbing down very smart people to drive the story. It triggers what I call my Rant mode and makes it impossible for me to NOT say anything (I have several such pet peeves about stuff in the world).
I have one problem with books that bugs me, if it has characters that are smart or intelligent enough there are a things that they will simple not do, because they are smart enough to see the possible consequents. And even a mad scientist unless she/he is completely of their rocker, will intuitively know that some things are a bad idea. If not they are not smart enough in the first place so their action would be different and if they are smart enough (and Penny has been established as more than smart enough) people just don't do those kinds of mistakes. Sure a smart enough person learn by doing mistakes, but they LEARN, and typically think things through more then once so big mistakes rarely happens at all.
And if Penny is as smart as all ready established, she would know that creating something without a limiter and control is just begging for disaster.
This type of intelligence fail bugs me to no end, yes smart people can be dumb sometimes, but if they are smart enough they learn and becomes better and even a dumber person would know that having a working copy running around and a working transfer machine is simple idiotic to the n'th degree. A truly smart person would have created security asap and lockout on everything that can be used against you. A autonomous robot would have some sort of remote shutdown solutions, maybe even a voice override, or burnt in robotic laws, something to make sure it was safe.
Penny's smart move would be something like rig up remote control to the chair in the lair, then have Ray and Clair run it, but that would be less dramatic and make for a less suspense filled cliffhanger. So she does the dumb thing... something she is basically too smart to do in the first place. Hence my uneasiness and Rant.
Sorry about the Rant, but this is a personal peeve I simple am unable to comment.
This is my personal peeve and rant against a trend in books I really really hate, dumbing down very smart people to drive the story. It triggers what I call my Rant mode and makes it impossible for me to NOT say anything (I have several such pet peeves about stuff in the world).
I have one problem with books that bugs me, if it has characters that are smart or intelligent enough there are a things that they will simple not do, because they are smart enough to see the possible consequents. And even a mad scientist unless she/he is completely of their rocker, will intuitively know that some things are a bad idea. If not they are not smart enough in the first place so their action would be different and if they are smart enough (and Penny has been established as more than smart enough) people just don't do those kinds of mistakes. Sure a smart enough person learn by doing mistakes, but they LEARN, and typically think things through more then once so big mistakes rarely happens at all.
And if Penny is as smart as all ready established, she would know that creating something without a limiter and control is just begging for disaster.
This type of intelligence fail bugs me to no end, yes smart people can be dumb sometimes, but if they are smart enough they learn and becomes better and even a dumber person would know that having a working copy running around and a working transfer machine is simple idiotic to the n'th degree. A truly smart person would have created security asap and lockout on everything that can be used against you. A autonomous robot would have some sort of remote shutdown solutions, maybe even a voice override, or burnt in robotic laws, something to make sure it was safe.
Penny's smart move would be something like rig up remote control to the chair in the lair, then have Ray and Clair run it, but that would be less dramatic and make for a less suspense filled cliffhanger. So she does the dumb thing... something she is basically too smart to do in the first place. Hence my uneasiness and Rant.
Sorry about the Rant, but this is a personal peeve I simple am unable to comment.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 8, 2018
I have a received a free copy of this book in exhange for a ... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH No I didn't.
I got this book because I am a hopeless optimist.
Congratulations Dick, you put yet another chink in that.
If I had more of an ego i would say that he read my review of the previous book and wrote this as a take that to it. The good news is i don't and I think he just realized that people could indeed skip his most horrible second book so he wrote this piece to force people to.
No spoilers but do not read this book without skipping ANY of the previous books (Yes that includes the prequel).
And nof for the kicker:
Let us not forget the required wank material the author inserts in those YA books. In this case it is a 25 page (Yes in a 250 page books that 10% of the book dedicated to it) body horror scene and fight that adds absolutely nothing to the story and can be 100% skipped without missing ANYTHING of the plot. It is made worse by over half of that scene being taken by naming the body horror characters BY their body horror so we have to read their F****** description again and again and Dick trying to keep his PG rating by only using the insult "weenie" but using it every single f****** sentence.
Hard pass.
Seriously.
I got this book because I am a hopeless optimist.
Congratulations Dick, you put yet another chink in that.
If I had more of an ego i would say that he read my review of the previous book and wrote this as a take that to it. The good news is i don't and I think he just realized that people could indeed skip his most horrible second book so he wrote this piece to force people to.
No spoilers but do not read this book without skipping ANY of the previous books (Yes that includes the prequel).
And nof for the kicker:
Let us not forget the required wank material the author inserts in those YA books. In this case it is a 25 page (Yes in a 250 page books that 10% of the book dedicated to it) body horror scene and fight that adds absolutely nothing to the story and can be 100% skipped without missing ANYTHING of the plot. It is made worse by over half of that scene being taken by naming the body horror characters BY their body horror so we have to read their F****** description again and again and Dick trying to keep his PG rating by only using the insult "weenie" but using it every single f****** sentence.
Hard pass.
Seriously.
September 22, 2017
The Inscrutable Machine is back. Penny and friends have made to the summer vacation. Penny's parents have removed her no superheroing restrictions, So, Penny is betermined to finally but Bad Penny to rest and become the superhero that she wants to be. Of course, no plan is ever perect or works out like we plan, especially if it involves mad science and superheroes.
I do enjoy this series. It is a lot of fun and is a nice change form the "serious" superhero stories that overwhelm most of the market. That doesn't mean this isn't a good story or that it doesn't take itself seriously. It means that that the characters aren't dark, brooding types that treat everything like the end of the world situations. They have fun.
But the series is changing. In the beginning, it was all about the joy of doing things for the first time and learning new things. The kids were more concerned with their villian theme than actually doing villiany. Now, the mad science and planning is treated more was fix-it-all solutions for every situation and things like using candy-themed weaponry has been shoved out of the picture for the most part.
This book also felt less like a full story and more of a bridge from the earlier books to the final conclusion of the Bad Penny story, including a cliffhanger ending. I know it is a tradition in comics to have cliffhangers but you only have to wait a month (or so) before the next installment. In book, it is much better to have a more definite ending even if some threads of the story go from book to book.
I do enjoy this series. It is a lot of fun and is a nice change form the "serious" superhero stories that overwhelm most of the market. That doesn't mean this isn't a good story or that it doesn't take itself seriously. It means that that the characters aren't dark, brooding types that treat everything like the end of the world situations. They have fun.
But the series is changing. In the beginning, it was all about the joy of doing things for the first time and learning new things. The kids were more concerned with their villian theme than actually doing villiany. Now, the mad science and planning is treated more was fix-it-all solutions for every situation and things like using candy-themed weaponry has been shoved out of the picture for the most part.
This book also felt less like a full story and more of a bridge from the earlier books to the final conclusion of the Bad Penny story, including a cliffhanger ending. I know it is a tradition in comics to have cliffhangers but you only have to wait a month (or so) before the next installment. In book, it is much better to have a more definite ending even if some threads of the story go from book to book.
January 12, 2025
Penelope Akk, budding super-genius and mad scientist, has some problems. Her two best friends are going away to camp during their summer break, her secret identity as a sorta-super villain is causing her difficulties, and her parents, both retired superheroes, are getting closer to figuring out her secrets. She has to come up with a plan that will let her come clean to her parents, keep her out of as much trouble as possible, and still let her keep some secrets.
Other issues include a ghost that wants to be alive again, a girl that has definite feelings towards Penny that leave Penny very confused, and an increasingly complicated relationships with assorted villains and heroes.
Among the many reasons I enjoy this series are, aside from me being a superhero geek in general, the world building, the unique hero/villain culture, and a great explanation about why assorted geniuses haven't really changed the world in a meaningful way.
Unlike the other books in the series, this one ends on a very unexpected cliffhanger. It surprised me, and I'm looking forward to seeing how that gets resolved.
Other issues include a ghost that wants to be alive again, a girl that has definite feelings towards Penny that leave Penny very confused, and an increasingly complicated relationships with assorted villains and heroes.
Among the many reasons I enjoy this series are, aside from me being a superhero geek in general, the world building, the unique hero/villain culture, and a great explanation about why assorted geniuses haven't really changed the world in a meaningful way.
Unlike the other books in the series, this one ends on a very unexpected cliffhanger. It surprised me, and I'm looking forward to seeing how that gets resolved.
May 27, 2017
Not the best in the series
First, this book is significantly shorter than previous ones in the series, maybe only half the length. Secondly, it ends on a cliffhanger and that cliffhanger comes out of nowhere. It's pretty clear that this book exists so the author can manoeuvre plots and characters into a place where he can wrap up the story with his next book, something he admits in a note at the end; as a result some of the content in this book can appear contrived.
It's also clear, and has been since book three, that the author is far more interested in the setting he's created than in the main characters. That's a shame since for me the main characters, Penny in particular, are the significant draw for the story.
If you're looking for more adventures of Bad Penny and the Inscrutable Machine, they're here, just far less of them. And don't go into this story expecting a satisfying ending; you won't get it. I honestly would have preferred this book just been turned into the first part of his next and final Inscrutable Machine story.
First, this book is significantly shorter than previous ones in the series, maybe only half the length. Secondly, it ends on a cliffhanger and that cliffhanger comes out of nowhere. It's pretty clear that this book exists so the author can manoeuvre plots and characters into a place where he can wrap up the story with his next book, something he admits in a note at the end; as a result some of the content in this book can appear contrived.
It's also clear, and has been since book three, that the author is far more interested in the setting he's created than in the main characters. That's a shame since for me the main characters, Penny in particular, are the significant draw for the story.
If you're looking for more adventures of Bad Penny and the Inscrutable Machine, they're here, just far less of them. And don't go into this story expecting a satisfying ending; you won't get it. I honestly would have preferred this book just been turned into the first part of his next and final Inscrutable Machine story.
June 24, 2017
Holy Crap
All say first off that book two was alright, and book three was better but still a bit drifting and off-feeling. But this...wow. I even had an idea on the ending but was proven abruptly wrong (even as something else was proven right...).
Loose and loose-ish threads have been brought up in this book, tying some off and extending others enough to show they're still remembered and might have further importance. The universe is fleshed out with all of the background references and, if they might be a bit too strong in being there to flesh things out, than at least it's no stronger than the last three books and thus something you should be used to by now.
All in all, aside from my rage at the wait until the next book comes up because that cliff-hanger ending was *mean* to end on, it's been one hell of a journey so far, and the last book will hopefully be an adventure worthy of the saga it finishes.
All say first off that book two was alright, and book three was better but still a bit drifting and off-feeling. But this...wow. I even had an idea on the ending but was proven abruptly wrong (even as something else was proven right...).
Loose and loose-ish threads have been brought up in this book, tying some off and extending others enough to show they're still remembered and might have further importance. The universe is fleshed out with all of the background references and, if they might be a bit too strong in being there to flesh things out, than at least it's no stronger than the last three books and thus something you should be used to by now.
All in all, aside from my rage at the wait until the next book comes up because that cliff-hanger ending was *mean* to end on, it's been one hell of a journey so far, and the last book will hopefully be an adventure worthy of the saga it finishes.
February 2, 2018
Please keep in your mind: I am not the intended audience for this novel or series.
This book went all over the place. It seemed more like a series of short stories strung together than one cohesive novel. Short stories comprising a novel can work. Drew Hayes does this admirably with his Fred series.
Plus the ending just did not sit well with me. I was all for the direction we were heading in - until the final couple of chapters.
I had read somewhere that the Please Don't Tell My Parents series was going to be 5 volumes. I thought the way this appeared to be heading to an ending, we could end here or have volume 5 be the fallout if Penny's ultimate plan went off without a hitch. As it is, I am less excited for the next volume. But I still want to know the conclusion.
Emily Woo Zeller did another fantastic job narrating the audiobook edition of this novel. Volume 1 of this series still remains a favorite of mine.
This book went all over the place. It seemed more like a series of short stories strung together than one cohesive novel. Short stories comprising a novel can work. Drew Hayes does this admirably with his Fred series.
Plus the ending just did not sit well with me. I was all for the direction we were heading in - until the final couple of chapters.
I had read somewhere that the Please Don't Tell My Parents series was going to be 5 volumes. I thought the way this appeared to be heading to an ending, we could end here or have volume 5 be the fallout if Penny's ultimate plan went off without a hitch. As it is, I am less excited for the next volume. But I still want to know the conclusion.
Emily Woo Zeller did another fantastic job narrating the audiobook edition of this novel. Volume 1 of this series still remains a favorite of mine.
December 18, 2017
Bwaagh?! No real conclusion, just a bunch of plot lines left with nasty barbed hooks?!
Rant over. While excellent, Nemesis feels like it was intended to be the final in an arc - only for the author to find that they had a lot more plot to fit in and an impending word count limit. (n.b. Rowling’s Law - kids *will* read long books if they’re kept interested) and so split the draft into two.
A couple of plot lines are bought up and tied off quickly (Hi Remy, I hope you didn’t accidentally introduce a virulent pathogen into a closed, non-immune population!), which, while it was good to see them again, don’t seem to add a lot to the story arc.
I did enjoy this book, and will reread it & the series but to quote Sid Ziff in the Los Angeles Mirror-News:
“It is not a book to be lightly thrown aside. It should be thrown with great force.”
Rant over. While excellent, Nemesis feels like it was intended to be the final in an arc - only for the author to find that they had a lot more plot to fit in and an impending word count limit. (n.b. Rowling’s Law - kids *will* read long books if they’re kept interested) and so split the draft into two.
A couple of plot lines are bought up and tied off quickly (Hi Remy, I hope you didn’t accidentally introduce a virulent pathogen into a closed, non-immune population!), which, while it was good to see them again, don’t seem to add a lot to the story arc.
I did enjoy this book, and will reread it & the series but to quote Sid Ziff in the Los Angeles Mirror-News:
“It is not a book to be lightly thrown aside. It should be thrown with great force.”
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December 31, 2018
I really liked this book – the super-powered world Roberts has created is so realistic the reader becomes immersed very quickly. Also, I just want to add that even though this is the fourth book, Roberts writes in a way that makes the story understandable without even directly spoiling the previous books. The plot is riveting and drives you on a rollicking trip as you navigate its twists and turns. Roberts’ writing style captures the reader’s imagination, with great ideas and theories for the superpowers and the community of super-powered people (one of the details I love is that the villains/heroes typically refuse to hold grudges while off-duty). The characters are all so well-developed it’s a joy to see them reacting as the story progresses – it’s almost like reading about friends. I highly recommend this series! *Please note I received a free review copy of this book.
June 8, 2017
Boo Author just book...well not really but seriously?
I like this series a lot. I like Penny I like her friends. I like way the story flows. It's been fun through the whole ride...what I don't like is cliff hangers...on the one hand I probably should have seen some curveball coming and waited till the next book comes out to read...on the other hand....gah!..Penny's more of screwup anti-hero wizkid type protagonist than a villain...what was truly villainous was this cliff and the lack of some hint that this saga wasn't ending with this series. Thanks and Boo... Can't wait to read the next one.
I like this series a lot. I like Penny I like her friends. I like way the story flows. It's been fun through the whole ride...what I don't like is cliff hangers...on the one hand I probably should have seen some curveball coming and waited till the next book comes out to read...on the other hand....gah!..Penny's more of screwup anti-hero wizkid type protagonist than a villain...what was truly villainous was this cliff and the lack of some hint that this saga wasn't ending with this series. Thanks and Boo... Can't wait to read the next one.
June 24, 2017
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This was the last of the 5, and it was the worst of the 5. No real lessons learned, the previous books' plots and relationships just glossed over, and a depressing ending...what LESS could anyone want from a book....
I Did NOT Give That Spider Superhuman Intelligence! (Please Don't Tell My Parents Book 4) {more like .5/prequel} {Amazon shows it as book 4, so Amazon shows 2 book 4's}
Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain 1
Please Don't Tell My Parents I Blew Up the Moon 2
Please Don't Tell My Parents I've Got Henchmen 3
Please Don't Tell My Parents I Have A Nemesis 4
This was the last of the 5, and it was the worst of the 5. No real lessons learned, the previous books' plots and relationships just glossed over, and a depressing ending...what LESS could anyone want from a book....
I Did NOT Give That Spider Superhuman Intelligence! (Please Don't Tell My Parents Book 4) {more like .5/prequel} {Amazon shows it as book 4, so Amazon shows 2 book 4's}
Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain 1
Please Don't Tell My Parents I Blew Up the Moon 2
Please Don't Tell My Parents I've Got Henchmen 3
Please Don't Tell My Parents I Have A Nemesis 4
January 9, 2018
Better than books 2 and 3, but not as good as book 1 or the prequel. The ending does have a bit of nightmare fuel for younger readers so parents may want to read it first before giving it to them, to see if it’s something you think your kids can handle. My main complaint with the book is that it has several callbacks from book 2, the one book in the series that I flat out didn’t like, that felt really forced into a story where they didn’t belong, like pretty much the entirety of book 2. They just kind of threw off the pacing of the story and didn’t really fit with everything else that was happening.
May 30, 2017
I absolutely LOVED this book - and really, the entire series, which I devoured non-stop over the course of the last three days. Penny is a great three-dimensional character: flawed in the most believable way, but with a good heart. She struggles with a lot of the same problems that we all do (minus, alas, the superpowers): communicating with her parents, getting along with her peers, and navigating the tricky world of starting to date.
Holds up great for adult readers, but is age appropriate and entertaining for the younger readers it was presumably written for.
Holds up great for adult readers, but is age appropriate and entertaining for the younger readers it was presumably written for.
January 23, 2019
Penelope Akk has a lot of problems, but the major one is breaking to her parents what she has been doing as Bad Penny and how she want to change. Her plan is to create a robot to play the role of Bad Penny which she would defeat. But before that can happen, she needs resopurces, she needs to deal with parents, pissed off little girls from Jupiter, and life that keeps throwing curve-balls to waylay her plans. And is creating a self-aware robot really the best way to get rid of Bad Penny? Read/listen and find out!
January 31, 2021
Nagyon szeretem ezt a sorozatot, és igazán kár, hogy csak az első részét forditották le magyarra, pedig biztos vagyok benne, hogy Penelopé Akk története rrrengeteg gyereket és felnöttet érdekelne.
Ez a rész, hu, bevallom, elhuzodott kicsit mire be tudtam fejezni, de nagyon izgalmasra sikeredett! Fogalmam nincs hogy lesz ebböl jó és megnyugtató lezárás, de egész biztosan meg lesz oldva valahogy. Muszáj.
Számomra a legfelemelöbb rész az volt, mikor Penelopé újra találkozott ürbéli barátaival és feloldott egy nagy, régi problémát. Már csak azért megérte olvasni.
Alig várom, hogy folytassam!
Ez a rész, hu, bevallom, elhuzodott kicsit mire be tudtam fejezni, de nagyon izgalmasra sikeredett! Fogalmam nincs hogy lesz ebböl jó és megnyugtató lezárás, de egész biztosan meg lesz oldva valahogy. Muszáj.
Számomra a legfelemelöbb rész az volt, mikor Penelopé újra találkozott ürbéli barátaival és feloldott egy nagy, régi problémát. Már csak azért megérte olvasni.
Alig várom, hogy folytassam!
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November 7, 2021Richard Roberts is a fantastic author who keeps producing great books. Richard Roberts yet again showcases his genius by producing another great book that looks into the reasons why being the bad guy is always more fun. Another fantastic book in the series, surpassing the previous books every time. The Please Don't Tell My Parents series is about a middle-school (now high school freshman) jumble of supervillains who are too nice to be villains but too mischievous to be heroes. A lot of the book relates to Penny dealing with the catastrophes of the second book as Remmy, a mad scientist from Jupiter (a long story), wishes to gain revenge on our heroine.The end of the book has a shocking twist, which may be the most dangerous thing to happen to the heroine of the book yet. 10-10 stars.
June 30, 2017
I don't know if I buy the ending here.
Question: You wake up to find that you're actually a clone that the real you just created, and you have all your memories and personality. The real you hands you $100,000. Do you murder yourself and take their place, or try to build a new life?
Also I don't think I understand what even happened. There's a soul switcher and a soul copier? Did gold use the soul switcher to switch Penny and steel? Why wouldn't gold switch Penny and gold?
Question: You wake up to find that you're actually a clone that the real you just created, and you have all your memories and personality. The real you hands you $100,000. Do you murder yourself and take their place, or try to build a new life?
Also I don't think I understand what even happened. There's a soul switcher and a soul copier? Did gold use the soul switcher to switch Penny and steel? Why wouldn't gold switch Penny and gold?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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