Asian American superheroines Evie Tanaka and Aveda Jupiter protect San
Francisco from perilous threats in the second book in this snarky and
smart fantasy series
Once upon a time, Aveda Jupiter (aka Annie Chang) was demon-infested San
Francisco's most beloved superheroine, a beacon of hope and strength and
really awesome outfits. But all that changed the day she agreed to share
the spotlight with her best friend and former assistant Evie
Tanaka--who's now a badass, fire-wielding superheroine in her own right.
They were supposed to be a dynamic duo, but more and more, Aveda finds
herself shoved into the sidekick role. Where, it must be said, she is
not at all comfortable.
It doesn't help that Aveda's finally being forced to deal with fallout
from her diva behavior--and the fact that she's been a less than stellar
friend to Evie. Or that Scott Cameron--the man Aveda's loved for nearly
a decade--is suddenly giving her the cold shoulder after what seemed to
be some promising steps toward friendship. Or that the city has been
demon-free for three months in the wake of Evie and Aveda's
apocalypse-preventing battle against the evil forces of the Otherworld,
leaving Aveda without the one thing she craves most in life: a mission.
All of this is causing Aveda's burning sense of heroic purpose--the
thing that's guided her all these years--to falter.
In short, Aveda Jupiter is having an identity crisis.
When Evie gets engaged and drafts Aveda as her maid-of-honor, Aveda
finally sees a chance to reclaim her sense of self and sets out on a
single-minded mission to make sure Evie has the most epic wedding ever.
But when a mysterious, unseen supernatural evil rises up and starts
attacking brides-to-be, Aveda must summon both her superheroine and best
friend mojo to take down the enemy and make sure Evie's wedding goes off
without a hitch--or see both her city and her most important friendship
destroyed forever.
