Novas Got Nerve
Liquid Onyx #1
by BL Jones
He’s got far too much nerve. He can blow things up with his mind. Yeah. The world should probably brace itself for this one.
When Rex Nova was four years old, he became one of the world’s first superhumans.
When Rex turns twenty, he feels the drive to use his scientifically given abilities to protect the world. He leaves home to become a member of the Secret Superhero Security team, alongside three of his friends and Danger City’s own superhero, Polaris.
Rex fights murderous Mages, evil organisations, criminal mafias, his agency appointed psychiatrist, his own weird brain, and the most frightening of all, his attraction to a certain blue-eyed superhero.
5 out of 5 fairies
What a way to start a new series – I’m hooked! Jones did an excellent job of bringing both characters and setting to life, and I loved Rex from the start. This is definitely very character driven – focusing on Rex, his life, and adventures. I would love to know him irl as a friend, he has such a fun, unique personality. Although the book starts a little slow, once the pace quickens it stays moving at a good pace, and keeps you interested. There are some dark moments – not everything is sunshine and roses in Rex’s world, but there are funny moments to balance it out. I look forward to seeing where the series goes next, and spending more time with Rex and friends.
BL Jones is a twentysomething British author who spends all her free time reading and writing and taming her three much younger brothers. She works as a BSL interpreter in Bristol and lives with a temperamental bunny named Pepsi. She’s been writing stories since she was five, rarely sharing them with anyone except her numerous stuffed animals. BL has had a difficult journey into discovering and accepting her own queerness, and therefore believes that positive, honest, and authentic stories about queer people are very important. She hopes to contribute her own stories for people to have fun with and enjoy.