Bruce is turning eighteen and inheriting his family's fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Industries and all the tech gadgetry that he could ever desire. The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list. A reckless boy willing to break the rules for a girl who may be his worst enemy. These books are brilliant, and the characters deserve more outings.This dark and twisty BATMAN in the blockbuster DC Icons series is an action-packed thrill ride from #1 New York Times bestselling author MARIE LU.īefore he was Batman, he was Bruce Wayne. I know this and Wonder Woman were designed to be open ended so that more books could be written if they proved profitable enough, but standalone enough that they could be all if not.
This can’t be the end of Bruce and Madeleine’s story. Like with Wonder Woman: Warbringer, I hope there’s another book. I was analysing everything Madeleine said, like Bruce, frustrated that I couldn’t understand her and desperate to know more. Marie Lu did a great job writing her, and making her so nuanced – not relying on the ‘dangerous bond girl’ type (which really wouldn’t have worked or been appropriate for this book/YA). But, as she was so brilliant, I wanted her win. She felt so dangerous, so cunning, that I knew I shouldn’t trust her. And then he starts to build real confidence. It was a great arc, and one I haven’t seen a lot of. He’s starts out confident because of his money, but Madeleine and the Nightwalkers really make him doubt, exposing his confidence for the falsity that it is. This book is the start of journey to becoming Batman, but he doesn’t end up as Batman – he’s simply a step further down the road.
Those that I noted made me more excited for the finale.īruce is a compelling character, not yet started his Batman days. Marie Lu peppers clues about the ‘solution’ and finale throughout in such a way that I didn’t quite spot them all, but are obvious in retrospect. I loved that it was, at its heart, a mystery. I tore through this in a matter of hours, unable to put it down. It’s superbly written to keep you on the edge of your seat at all time, not knowing who to trust or believe. The writing is very addictive, fast-paced and driven by the mystery of Madeleine, the Nightwalkers and what happens next. This is a wonderfully tense physiological thriller.
Can he trust her? And who’s next on the Nightwalker’s list? She’s calculating and cool, but Bruce is drawn to her. There he meets Madeleine, a Nightwalker and tech-genius – and murderer. On his eighteenth birthday, he uses a new car to chase down a Nightwalker – a vicious gang draining the bank accounts of the rich and powerful before brutally murdering them.įor his recklessness and interference, Bruce is given community service at Arkham Asylum. Bruce Wayne is a billionaire – and billionaire who can now access his trust fund.
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