The Rise of Renegade X by Chelsea M. Campbell

Title: The Rise of Renegade X	Loved it	Graded
Author: Chelsea M. Campbell
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Egmont
Elements: Superhero
Series: Stand alone

Damien Locke knows his destiny--attending the university for supervillains and becoming Golden City's next professional evil genius. But when Damien discovers he's the product of his supervillain mother's one-night stand with--of all people--a superhero, his best-laid plans are ruined as he's forced to live with his superhero family.

Going to extreme lengths (and heights), The Rise of Renegade X chronicles one boy's struggles with the villainous and heroic pitfalls of growing up.

It's the best book evah!!!1!

*shoves evil twin away* It's the best book evah!!!1! It has everything I wanted in a book, which I didn't think was possible. I am honestly finding it difficult to say what I loved about the RoRX (read: everything) so I'll just put down a list. People, this is why I don't review books I have read, loved and put away for a while. The story, the characters just sit in my heart and brain comfortably. The thought of reviewing it just seems silly. I'd rather just have you guys find the wonder for yourself and be pleasantly, extremely surprised. This is just the full meal of a book, guis!

But for you people, I shall try.

1. The cover. It's sort of like a comic book, but it's also like a movie scene. Damien is wearing his costume looking oh so yummy. Instead of a serious look on his face and a cape swishing about his broad, manly shoulders, you have him smirking enigmatically onto the streets below. Trouble is his name. The Maharani of Mayhem and Mysteries approve. The font!!

2. The back cover. It is an epic mashup of comic/graphic novel and book. Hmm, Damien and co. in graphic novel form would be really nice. Especially if the same artist who did the cover does it.

3. The plot. AHAHA! Amazing, truly amazing. Everything is really likeable, from the pranks, wisecracks to the villains. They're all kooky and weird in a good way. Also, Campbell makes superheroes look like the boring, and not exciting people they truly are. Zzz. *smiles contentedly*

Okay, here's a teaser to sate your appetite while you're waiting for your Amazon order to process.

Footsteps pound up the stairs. "Kat, honey, I thought I heard something," her mom calls. She pushes the door all the way open, quickly surveying the situation, her eyes flicking from me on the floor to Kat on the bed. "I told you to leave this open." She drags the octopus over to hold the door open as wide as possible. "Were you two...?" She struggles to come up with the right way to phrase it. "...sitting on the bed just now? I thought I heard squeaking."

You know, while copying down the teasers, it occured to me that this book is written in present tense. Usually, that would make my right eye twitch. This just shows that when it's done right, and when the storytelling is engaging enough, things like that are not a concern.