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Super Adjacent by Crystal Cestari

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celinewyp's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

I realise the audience for this book is fairly young people, but even for this audience the characters feel incredibly simplistic and one dimensional. The main f-f relationship being at the starting phase while the other POV character's (m-f) relationship is in the end stages is an interesting idea and was worth exploring. However, it's clear that the hetero relationship is much more fleshed out and well thought out, highlighting the actual challenges of being in a long term relationship with a celebrity superhero. A lot of things never really made send and weren't explained by the end and the overall impression I had of this book was that it was simplistic and frankly a bit dull and a waste of the promising premise.

spencer_varriale's review

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

ironfang's review

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Writing style just wasn't for me.

thenatureofpages's review

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4.0

Matt and Bridgette are aDoRabLe

jbretana's review

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5.0

Well written YA novel set in beautiful, gritty Chicago that's told from two different, yet similar perspectives. We meet Claire, who's almost ready to graduate high school but has her sights up in the sky and zeroed in on her favorite Chicago superheroes. There's also Bridgette, who happens to be dating one of the Chicago superheroes while trying to work on her artistic endeavors. Each show us how they navigate the ins and outs of being surrounded by larger-than-life characters while trying to always remain helpful to the ones they love. Brilliant, well written plot that keeps you turning the page, wanting to learn more on the fate of not only the heroes, but those who are right by their sides.

danicamidlil's review

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3.0

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alexbach's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

At first wasn’t loving this but it definitely grew on me. I loved having a gay relationship in the story where the emphasis wasn’t on the being gay part but instead just simply finding love. A sweet love story, some scary villains, and dreams being made and also changed. A good palate cleanser from the books I’ve been reading lately