The Hero Complex

Helen Comerford

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Bloomsbury
30 September 2025

Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Humorous stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's&YA); Young Adult Galaxy

Expect even more swoon, outrageous humour and epic battles in The Hero Complex, the sequel to Helen Comerford’s Carnegie-nominated YA debut The Love Interest.

Jenna Ray was the Love Interest, but now she's the HERO. Unfortunately, as it turns out, having actual superpowers doesn't make life any easier.

For starters, being an official superhero means Jenna and Blaze can work together but not be together, no matter how much they are drawn to each other.

Jenna knows she can make it work. She can be 'just friends' with Blaze while handling intensive hero-training exercises, a world-ending prophecy and her own power-triggering panic attacks … She can be the perfect hero.

As the pressure builds, what more will Jenna have to give up in order to save the world?

SWOONY | SUBVERSIVE | SUPER

By: Helen Comerford
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781526667632
ISBN 10: 1526667630
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 30 September 2025
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Helen Comerford writes funny and fantastical tales, with diverse casts of characters, for children and young adults. She is fuelled by a love of all things super-powered, feminism and chocolate raisins. When she’s not writing, you can find Helen hiking around the Welsh countryside with her dog, Cocoa. Helencomerfordauthor.com | Instagram: @helen_jcomerford | Twitter: @HelenJoC

Reviews for The Hero Complex

A funny, swoony, romantic, feminist take on the superhero genre. Who needs a hero when you’ve got yourself? * Christine Pillainayagam, author of Ellie Pillai is Brown on The Love Interest * Original and witty and such assured writing that crackles as much as it shines ... Helen Comerford is a writer to watch * CJ Skurse, author of the Sweetpea series on The Love Interest *