In the shadowy corners of a world where heroism and villainy wear the same face, "Hench" by Natalie Zina Walschots offers a fresh and sardonic twist on the superhero genre. Anna's life is far from the caped escapades that fill the pages of comic books; instead, her days are consumed by the drudgery of temp work for criminals—because even the bad guys need their data crunched. But when a run-in with a so-called hero leaves her injured and jobless, Anna finds herself questioning the real cost of heroism. Armed with her sharp mind, a knack for data analysis, and a growing sense of disenchantment, she embarks on a quest to expose the true damage wrought by those who claim to save us. What starts as a personal vendetta soon spirals into an all-out war against the very notion of good versus evil as Anna delves deeper into the murky ethics of power and perception. As she rises through the ranks of villainy, becoming an indispensable ally to some of the most feared figures in the world, she discovers that the key to undermining the superhero industrial complex lies not in brute force, but in the manipulation of information. "Hench" is a brilliantly cynical commentary on the gig economy, the illusion of binary morality, and the unsung casualties in the battle between might and right. Walschots delivers a debut that is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining, ensuring that readers will never look at heroes the same way again.
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