Synopsis:
Wealth. Privilege. Superpowers. Valene has it all… including a target on her back.
Valene Blackwood hears everything, everywhere, always.
Her superhuman sonic abilities cause her so much pain she flees to a space station to find peace. When her father dies, she must return and take over the family business – selling superhuman protection for profit.
She inherits all her father’s power and all his problems, including challengers to the throne. Before her feet are on the ground, someone tries to kill her. Valene survives, thanks to Kit Baldwin, the woman who gives away her help as she steals Valene’s heart.
But the evidence points toward a sinister plot. It becomes impossible to tell friend from foe. The more Valene investigates, the more every clue hints at a vast conspiracy that threatens not only her life, but everything she believes about her father, his company, and her past.
Review:
Conspiracies. Heartbreak. Politics. Betrayal. This book has them all, and more.
The Judgment of Valene is the second book in the Eververse series, and while I loved the first installment, this one was even better. Every time I thought I had the plot figured out, I quickly found out I was wrong. The mystery and conspiracies went so much deeper than it appeared to at the beginning.
Valene is an interesting character all around. She has immense power with her sonic abilities (she can manipulate sound waves and hear any conversation pretty much anywhere on Earth), but her superpowers come with a cost. She never gets a reprieve from all the noise, until she finally learns how to control the onslaught.
She’s also the heir to one of the biggest corporations in the world, but not everyone on the board wants her to act as CEO. And that’s only where the conspiracies begin. There is so much at work here, and I don’t want to spoil it for readers, so just know it’s an excellent story with lots of twists and turns.
There was also plenty of action, especially toward the end, and more than Valene’s power was on display (although she played a major role.) The Interdictor had a more active role in this book, Kit Baldwin was back and fiery as ever, and then there was the Black Rider as one of the villains.
Based on how it ended, I really want to read book 3 soon. I need to know what else this series has in store next.
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