The Invisible (Brokenhearted Series #2)

by Amelia Kahaney

Overview

Cinder meets The Dark Knight in this riveting sequel to the darkly suspenseful, reimagined superhero story The Brokenhearted.

Since Gavin’s death, Anthem has tried to forget the heartache and betrayal, to feel normal once more. She doesn’t want to be the crime-fighting vigilante that Bedlam City needs. She just wants to go to school, practice ballet, and help nurse Ford back to health. But while he is recovering from his life-saving surgery, the Ford she knew is slipping away.

Then a new subversive group, whose mysterious leader calls himself “the Invisible,” starts attacking the North Side. The danger has never been closer to home, and Anthem can’t sit idly by. Using her new strength, she begins to fight back, and be the hero she was meant to be. Soon, she is the Invisible’s most sought-after enemy, and he is using everything at his disposal to have her found and captured. Will Anthem survive the biggest fight of her life?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062231949
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/07/2014
Series:	Brokenhearted Series , #2
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	518 KB
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Amelia Kahaney grew up in San Diego, California, and Hilo, Hawaii. After graduating from UC Santa Cruz, she moved to New York City and received her MFA in fiction writing at Brooklyn College. Her short fiction has been anthologized in The Best American Nonrequired Reading and appears in several literary magazines. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and son.

Editorial Reviews

07/01/2014
Gr 9 Up—Anthem Fleet is back in this sequel to The Brokenhearted (HarperCollins, 2013). This time, she is battling The Invisible, a mysterious group that is attacking Bedlam City's elite in an attempt to close the gap between the ultrarich and super poor. In addition to leveling buildings and blowing up dams, The Invisible also cook up drugs in labs and, in a twist reminiscent of Batman's The Joker, they have pasted-on smiles and administer Giggle Gas poison to the population. Anthem's love interest from the first book, Ford, is back as well and fighting crime alongside her. Many family secrets come to light here and, though most issues are resolved, the ending is open-ended enough to suggest a third installment. While the superhero premise is intriguing and Anthem is a strong protagonist, the writing leaves something to be desired. Purple prose is standard, such as Anthem describing a kiss as "a tropical storm. Wet, wild, thunderous, unpredictable," and when a "pastel-colored afternoon" is described as "the middle soft and sweet, the edges of things sharper, a little bit sour." Plot contrivances go way beyond the suspension of disbelief: Ford has powers now, speedboats appear just when our heroes need them, Anthem can tie scout knots because—surprise!—she learned them when she was younger. It's a testament to how often this happens when Kahaney uses words like "somehow," "surprisingly," and "miraculously" as frequently as she does. Purchase only where the first book was popular.—Laura Lutz, Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York City

School Library Journal

Fans won’t be disappointed. Few readers will anticipate the conclusion, which makes for a fitting end to a tongue–in–cheek yet violent glimpse into a future of equality, greed, and organized crime.” — Booklist

“With an interwoven back story that will leave readers gobsmacked, Kahaney’s description is so detailed readers will easily slip into this futuristic world with its palpably sordid creepiness.” — Kirkus Reviews

“A ripping…page–turner.” — Kirkus Reviews

“An urgent dare–ya through a darkly, wildly imagined future. Go ahead and try to predict the hairpin turns and steep reverses as you race through this sharply–conceived urban odyssey.” — Adele Griffin, author of ALL YOU NEVER WANTED

“Gorgeously written and richly imagined, this heart–pounding, high–octane novel of suspense, romance, and revenge introduces a stunning new voice in YA fiction as well as a new kind of superhero. You won’t be able to put this one down.” — NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Aimee Friedman

“graceful world-building [with] strong characterizations and an enveloping plot…” — Publishers Weekly

“Anthem, with her unwillingness to be just another brokenhearted girl, will likely inspire legions of teenage girls to forget the guys and go kick some butt.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

From the Publisher

Fans won’t be disappointed. Few readers will anticipate the conclusion, which makes for a fitting end to a tongue–in–cheek yet violent glimpse into a future of equality, greed, and organized crime.

Booklist

An urgent dare–ya through a darkly, wildly imagined future. Go ahead and try to predict the hairpin turns and steep reverses as you race through this sharply–conceived urban odyssey.

Adele Griffin

Gorgeously written and richly imagined, this heart–pounding, high–octane novel of suspense, romance, and revenge introduces a stunning new voice in YA fiction as well as a new kind of superhero. You won’t be able to put this one down.

NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Aimee Friedman

Anthem, with her unwillingness to be just another brokenhearted girl, will likely inspire legions of teenage girls to forget the guys and go kick some butt.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Anthem, with her unwillingness to be just another brokenhearted girl, will likely inspire legions of teenage girls to forget the guys and go kick some butt.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Fans won’t be disappointed. Few readers will anticipate the conclusion, which makes for a fitting end to a tongue–in–cheek yet violent glimpse into a future of equality, greed, and organized crime.

Booklist

2014-08-27
Anthem Fleet, the ballerina-turned-superhero, is back in this sequel, performing fewer pliés and more kickbox moves. After sustaining a near-fatal accident while fighting the Syndicate in The Brokenhearted (2013), Anthem was bestowed with a mechanical heart that gave her superhero powers. Now she faces a new threat. Invisible is the Robin Hood-like leader of a movement that threatens death and apocalyptic events to the wealthy residents of the North Side of Bedlam if they don't give half their wealth to the poor. They are well-organized, vicious and so tech-savvy that they manage to temporarily cut off all electricity to the wealthy—except for their televisions, which now broadcast the group's threats and propaganda. Meanwhile, Anthem's fallen for Ford, a tough but kindhearted boxer who was nearly killed by Anthem's ex-boyfriend. As the mysteries of Invisible unfold, questions about her own family multiply. This second book offers a much richer, closer-to-the-bone emotional depth than the series opener, along with an interwoven back story that will leave readers gobsmacked. Kahaney's description is so detailed readers will easily slip into this futuristic world with its palpably sordid creepiness. Readers unfamiliar with the series will quickly track down the first volume, while the rest will be hounding Kahaney for the next one. (Science fiction. 13 & up)

Kirkus Reviews