The impossible has happened. I became the thing that I’ve hated my entire life. Thanks to Bryce’s gift, I’m now an Idol. But I no longer want to see them all destroyed. Thanks to Bryce, Rufio, Morpheus, and Phoenix, the four powerful Idols I’ve fallen in love with, I realize I can’t blame an entire race for the evil doings of a minority.Being an Idol doesn’t make my existence easier, though. On … though. On the contrary, thanks to the rare gift I’ve developed, I’m now wanted dead or alive. Some want to use me as a weapon; others want me gone forever.
We’re living in dangerous times, and the only Idols I can trust are my boyfriends. But we need allies because war is coming and we can’t fight in it alone.
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At the end of the last book Daisy discovers she’s not a Norm at all. This appears to have something to do with the healing Bryce has done on her and her heritage. She’s freed Phoenix from his father, and now there are all sorts of implications. Some with the Knights, some with the Neo Gods, and even more things to be discovered. Her heritage is frightening to her, it seems the power that Bryce’s healing has unlocked, is the power to unmake idols.
One of the first crazy things that happens at school is Drusilla going nuts, and Bryce and Rufio trying to stop her. Somehow Drusilla’s powers have become such that she was able to use her compulsion on Rufio. This ends in her demise. Now the problem is how to save Rufio from a death sentence. While Bryce and their mother do what they can the eyewitness accounts are still a threat. The penalty Rufio and Bryce will both pay is the beginning of their initiation into the Neo Gods.
Then we have Toby who’s panicking because he now has powers, the necklace he used to pretend he was a fringe is gone and he’s afraid of what Rosie will think.
It gets a lot worse for poor Rosie as she realizes her sister is now and Idol and totally freaks out.
We have interaction with Mr. X aka Xavier, Daisy’s uncle. He was with Mr. Silverstone when Phoenix’s father was taken care of and he’s trying to help Daisy come to terms with everything. Well sort of.
Now she’s broken Morpheus’ bracelets so he has to control his powers on his own. A very interesting development which he confesses not only to Daisy but also Bryce, Rufio and Phoenix.
Bryce takes a chance with Daisy and the morning after that very hot encounter is when Morpheus confesses his biological father.
I keep waiting for things to get better, but these people have agendas so it seems chaos is the norm. The principal of the school Jodie Fallon who is also Bryce and Rufio’s mother has some really crazy plans for Daisy and Bryce. The first comes in the form of a trip to the Annual Interschool Academic Tournament at Paragon Academy in Hawk City. This is really just an excuse for the assignment she’s giving Daisy.
We meet an interesting character here, Andromeda is an Idol but she’s blind. That’s unusual in an Idol. We also run into Stephen and Soren Silverstone and get to see their Dad as well.
So many surprises, so much action and suspense plus another OMG ending.
Already reading the next book in this series.
Keeping on this journey brings a joy. The adventure continues as new discoveries are made and surprises catch the readers along the way. Daisy and her boys face new challenges and have to struggle against piercing enemies and once again we are entangled in a net of plots and fast paced narrative.
With how things ended in Ruthless Idols, we dive right back in with Hateful Heroes. Things are insane and Daisy doesn’t know where to begin. She has powers. She has a lineage. She is totally a fish out of water. But with the guidance of Morpheus and the rest of the crew, they help her in so many ways. I think what I adore about this one and this series is seeing the build up of the relationship Daisy has with each of them. They are all on different levels. I think overall though, Morpheus is my man! More and more things are exposed and they are fighting them head on!
5 stars for Hateful Heroes by Michelle Hercules. This is book three in the Gifted Academy series. OMG I really need the next book. This story and the characters have me on edge. I am hooked and need more. Daisy, Rufio, Bryce, Phoenix, and Morpheus have made their feelings for each other known. Now that Daisy is an Idol and figures out why everyone wants her, she has no idea who to trust. “Shit. She’s not only an Idol, she’s a high-level one, possibly more powerful than me.” We do learn more about each of the guys and more about Daisy’s lineage. We do get more characters brought into this book, some good, some bad, and some we don’t know yet. I really need the next book, like now. PLEASE. Daisy is going to face a lot, that is one thing I am for sure of. “You’re a warrior, dauntless, fierce. That is probably why we wanted so much to destroy you in the beginning. You upset the status quo. You challenged Us.”
Highly entertaining, action packed and emotionally thrilling adventure filled with engaging charters, exciting magical twists and heart racing turns …… great reading from beginning to end. Really enjoyed this journey!