Release Day: Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn and Nicole Goux and Malice by Pintip Dunn

Two awesome books are coming out today! Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn with art by Nicole Goux and Malice by Pintip Dunn. Thanks so much to the publishers for letting me review early copies.

Title: Shadow of the Batgirl

Author: Sarah Kuhn

Art by: Nicole Goux

Released: February 4, 2020

Published by: DC Comics

Source: Review Copy from Publisher

Synopsis: Cassandra Cain, teenage assassin, isn't exactly Batgirl material...not yet, at least. But when Batgirl goes missing from Gotham, can Cassandra defy her destiny and take on a heroic mantle of her very own?

Cassandra Cain is the daughter of super-villains and a living weapon trained from birth to be the ultimate assassin. But that doesn't mean she has to stay that way, right? She'll have to go through an identity crisis of epic proportions to find out. But how do you figure out who you're supposed to be when you've been trained to become a villain your entire life?
After a soul-shattering moment that sends Cass reeling, she'll attempt to answer this question the only way she knows how: learning everything she possibly can about her favorite hero--Batgirl. But Batgirl hasn't been seen in Gotham for years, and when Cass's father threatens the world she has grown to love, she'll have to step out of the shadows and overcome her greatest obstacle--that voice inside her head telling her she can never be a hero.
Sarah Kuhn, author of Heroine Complex and I Love You So Mochi, takes on her favorite hero of color for a new audience of readers. Featuring the edgy art style of Nicole Goux, Shadow of the Batgirltells the harrowing story of a girl who overcomes the odds to find her unique identity. (Synopsis from Goodreads)

Title: Malice 

Author: Pintip Dunn

Published by: Entangled Teen

Released: February 4, 2020

Source: Review copy from Publisher

Synopsis: What I know: a boy in my school will one day wipe out two-thirds of the population with a virus. 

What I don’t know: who he is. 
In a race against the clock, I not only have to figure out his identity, but I’ll have to outwit a voice from the future telling me to kill him. Because I’m starting to realize no one is telling the truth. But how can I play chess with someone who already knows the outcome of my every move? Someone so filled with malice they’ve lost all hope in humanity? Well, I’ll just have to find a way—because now they’ve drawn a target on the only boy I’ve ever loved... (Synopsis from Goodreads)