Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain

Name: Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Richard Roberts
ISBN: 9781494586645

Author: Richard Roberts

Series: Please Don't Tell My Parents #1

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 14 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/30/2015

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Action & Adventure, Superheroes

Synopsis

Penelope Akk wants to be a superhero. She's got superhero parents. She's got the ultimate mad science power, filling her life with crazy gadgets that even she doesn't understand. She has two super-powered best friends. In middle school, the line between good and evil looks clear.

In real life, nothing is that clear. All it takes is one hero's sidekick picking a fight, and Penny and her friends are labeled supervillains. In the process, Penny learns a hard lesson about villainy: she's good at it.

Criminal masterminds, heroes in power armor, bottles of dragon blood, alien war drones, shape-shifters, and ghosts—no matter what the super-powered world throws at her, Penny and her friends come out on top. They have to. If she can keep winning, maybe she can clear her name before her mom and dad find out.

About Richard Roberts

Fantasy writer Richard Roberts finds his inspiration in folk tales, fairy tales, and mythology. He is the author of Please Don't Tell My Parents I Blew Up the Moon, Wild Children, and Sweet Dreams Are Made of Teeth, among other novels.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on January 07, 2015

I have a read a lot of superhero novels. There isn't a nerdier, more ridiculous premise, not even dragon fantasy or space opera, and also hardly a fantasy/sci-fi premise harder to do well as a book. Some authors just revel in the cheesiness of a four-color universe, others try to take them seriously......more

Goodreads review by Lubinka on October 14, 2016

The mad science contraptions were super fun, I really admired the author's inventive mind.......more

Goodreads review by Coyora on February 16, 2016

Read three times. 8/24/14 review... later... sleep... soon... 8/26/14 edited to add: This. was. AMAZEBALLS. characters = fantastic! plot = RIVETING! worldbuilding = Amazing! There were so many moments of Epic. Cool. and the maniacal laughter... THE MANIACAL LAUGHTER!!!! I picked two quotes out of it which I f......more

Goodreads review by Yossi on April 01, 2016

I'm not sure what to think about this book. On the one hand the premise is interesting and the superhero world is very cool (kinda like a YA version of Astro City). On the other, this book is waaaay too long, waaaay to YA, and kinda feels like it was meant to be a Nickelodeon TV show. To be fair, it......more

Goodreads review by Anne on May 29, 2020

I requested a copy of Supervillain from Netgalley (in exchange for my honest review)because the title caught my attention and sounded like a fun piece of fluff, but the message it sends isn't good. It starts off really well with Penny and her friends Ray and Claire being quite engaging and positive.......more