Black Widow: Forever Red – Margaret Stohl
Forever red, that’s what they call your kind.
Okay, so technically this one is based on a pre-existing Marvel character, but Black Widow is totally a fan favourite. Well, at least for me, anyway. In this YA novel, we get a glimpse of a younger Natasha, fresh from her ordeal in the Red Room. However, she does share page space with Ava, a teen girl who later becomes her protege, and Alex, a boy who is mysteriously connected to them. The book also features appearances from other beloved characters in the Avengers universe, so keep an eye out!
Official blurb:
Natasha Romanoff is one of the world’s most lethal assassins. Trained from a young age in the arts of death and deception, Natasha was given the title of Black Widow by Ivan Somodorov, her brutal teacher at the Red Room, Moscow’s infamous academy for operatives.
Ava Orlova is just trying to fit in as an average Brooklyn teenager, but her life has been anything but average.The daughter of a missing Russian quantum physicist, Ava was once subjected to a series of ruthless military experiments-until she was rescued by Black Widow and placed under S.H.I.E.L.D. protection. Ava has always longed to reconnect with her mysterious savior, but Black Widow isn’t really the big sister type.
Until now.
When children all over Eastern Europe begin to go missing, and rumors of smuggled Red Room tech light up the dark net, Natasha suspects her old teacher has returned-and that Ava Orlova might be the only one who can stop him. To defeat the madman who threatens their future, Natasha and Ava must unravel their pasts. Only then will they discover the truth about the dark-eyed boy with an hourglass tattoo who haunts Ava’s dreams. . . .
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