Never a Hero

These Violent Delights meets This Savage Song in this sequel to the contemporary fantasy Only a Monster from Vanessa Len that New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Garber called "mind-bending, heart wrenching, and unputdownable!”Despite all of the odds, Joan achieved the impossible. She reset the timeline, saved her family – and destroyed the hero, Nick.But her success has come at a terrible cost.She alone remembers what happened. Now, Aaron, her hard-won friend – and maybe more – is an enemy, trying to kill her. And Nick, the boy she loved, is a stranger who doesn’t even know her name. Only Joan remembers that a greater and more dangerous enemy is still out there.When a deadly attack forces Joan back into the monster world, she finds herself on the run with Nick – as Aaron closes in.Torn between love and family and monstrous choices, Joan must find a way to re-gather her old allies to face down the deadliest of enemies, and to save the timeline itself.

An exciting, original and complex fantasy about monsters, heroes, and all the people in between ― Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of Uprooted and A Deadly Education

Captivating ... a fast-paced book that's full of action and excitement ― ReadingZone

Like nothing I've ever read, utterly fresh and unique ― C.S. Pacat, USA Today bestselling author

An absolute page-turner ― Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights

There are thought-provoking questions here about how much we are shaped by events versus any kind of innate goodness - or evil - and the plot slides smoothly along. I gobbled this up ― Irish Times

A captivating new voice in fantasy ― Hafsah Faizal, New York Times bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame

Darkly delicious fun. If you've been looking for your newest YA fantasy obsession - you've found it ― Natasha Ngan, New York Times bestselling author of Girls of Paper and Fire

Mind-bending, heart-wrenching, and unputdownable ― Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times bestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart