I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Trans girl Danni is now a bonafide superhero after being granted the mantle of Dreadnought but even though she defeated an ultra-villian, Danni still has to struggle for acceptance and fight for everything she’s earned, while proving to others she’s more than what they think.

Sovereign was good, but not as good as the first book Dreadnought for me. I’m not sure if it was the particular mood I was in the first couple of days I read this, but Danni really, really annoyed me. She just became extremely arrogant in this book about her abilities (which yes are amazing, but she’s still only starting out and I didn’t like how she talked to others around her, not to mention the policemen and stuff just doing their job. She basically seemed to treat everyone but Calamity as an idiot).

The first half of this book was a three-star read for me but the second half was a four-star. Things really heated up - I also felt like everything moved way faster in this book, there was no time to breathe but I liked it - and Danni was really challenges as Dreadnought and really made her realise she’s not the best things since sliced bread just because she can fly.

The villain bit near the very end of this book was so terrifying but I also loved how it all worked out. I also like that Danni is going to be seeing a therapist and needs time to process what she’s done, and what she saw. I feel like this isn’t something that’s every touched upon in superhero stories - at the end go the day, they’re mostly human and need to take care of mental health just as much as their physical health!

The trans rep and LGTBQIA, diverse rep in this book was great as always (as far as I could tell anyways as a straight, cis, white woman) and I’m not sure if there’s another book coming but if there is, I will definitely be reading it!