#9 Dreams of the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn

This is a sequel but since it follows almost 20 years after the first book it can be read on its own. The main POV is Anna who is trying to hide her powers from parents while at the same time exploring how to use her powers with her close friends as they start using their powers as well.

The kids break into two teams since they couldn't see a way to use their powers in concert. They find a new superhero that is a few years older than them but doesn't seem to want to hang out or fight crime with the kids. Celia, Anna's mother is very interested in him since she has been tracking superhero families and can't seem to pinpoint where or who he is from. She is also bidding on a large redevelopment project for the city that appears to be a slam dunk until a new developer from Delta city shows up and he doesn't think that Celia is doing the best for the city.

The two plot lines do eventually collide and it makes for a good book. This is less about huge battles and more about smaller fights and character growth. I like this setting and hope she will do more books in this universe.

#10 Circle of Fire by Keri Arthur

This is a reissue of an older work of hers and it covers some of the Circle that is also in the Nikki and Michael books you really don't learn much about it here. Maddie is looking for her missing nephew and is also being contacted by what she thinks is a ghost. Turns out it is a trapped hawk shifter who happens to be injured while tracking the witch that kidnapped Maddie's nephew. Fairly standard romance tropes are used throughout the story. A short read with a HEA ending.  Ok to kill a few hours but nothing to track down or run to the store for.


Digital copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss