“Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human.”
This was a classic case of picking a book based on its cover and I am so happy I did. When I saw the illumicrate book sleeve inspired by V.E. Schwab's Vicious I just knew I had to check this book out because it must have the best cover. When I saw it and read the blurb, that was it; I bought it and read it and here we are. I discovered a new favourite mostly by accident.
"Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong.
Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find—aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the arch-nemeses have set a course for revenge—but who will be left alive at the end?"
