What do you do when the reader copy you are reading is missing the last 20 pages or so? You holler loudly and say, “Darn you whomever made this reader copy! I need to know what happens in Nubia: Too Real by L. L. McKinney and illustrated by Robyn Smith.” You then say, “Well I guess late September/early October won’t come soon enough!” And then you tell yourself you’ll be first in line to get the finished copy and find out what happens to our gal Nubia.
If you’re unfamiliar with Nubia, she is the sister to Princess Diana, aka Wonder Woman, the It Girl for the Amazonian women. I have read a couple different things about Nubia, and each makes her background a little different. In Nubia: Real One Nubia is a teen girl, living with her two moms, dealing with friendship and love woes. She is much younger than Diana (some versions I’ve seen make her the same age and some have her older) and is unaware of who she is, though is aware of the warrior Wonder Woman. She learns that she is actually an Amazonian princess, one of her moms left the island to be with the woman she loved (other mom) and raise Nubia, plus she learns that she has powers that can be used for good or evil if they fall into the wrong hands. 
With Nubia: Too Real Nubia’s doubts about her worthiness take over even stronger as she gets involved in a car accident, is sent to her birth island to train, finds that her best friend might be more “worthy” to be a warrior than she is, and gets involved in some secrets that might be more deadly than she realizes. The main theme is the idea of being worthy of your dynasty and your family legacy, so the coming of age idea is mixed with supernatural, mythology and battles. In some ways I found this book a bit less strong than the first, but it also really builds the tension (not to mention I’m not sure if a couple of my theories are right, so I’m chomping at the bit!). I’m hoping for book three soon, but since book two comes out fall of 2025 it might be awhile.