Reviews

Squirrel Meets World by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale

unchainedreader's review

5.0

I just happened to find this while organizing the junior fiction shelves at work. I also happened to find it the same day that I read the last volume of Ryan North's Squirrel Girl so I was feeling pretty nostalgic. This did not disappoint.

bookladykd's review

4.0

Shanon and Dean Hale are consistently reliable. I like the characters, the humor, and the squirrels. The villain seemed pretty two-dimensional, but that’s a Marvel villain for you. I think if I was a big Marvel fan I would have appreciated it even more.

unluckycat13's review

This was just not Squirrel Girl, it wasn't even proto squirrel girl. The parts where they gave the squirrels fictional slurs was a bit much too.

Squirrel Girl felt trans coded which was cool and seems like an odd coincidence with the cover colors? I guess I'll never know because I really don't want to read the rest of it. 

valerieelseswhere's review

5.0

I was worried that this JV novel wouldn't have the same awesome tone and humor as the Comics by Ryan North and Erica Henderson, but I love Shannon Hale and she totally nailed it! Such a great origin story and I'm hoping for another one by Hale. The inclusion of other Marvel characters was a great bonus Hale does a great job with each of their voices as well. And as a parent I really appreciated the way teenage Squirrel Girl models good behavior but not in a preachy way.

readerpants's review

3.0

Squirrel Girl + Shannon Hale = high hopes and lots of anticipation! But it just didn't work for me... a few moments that made me laugh but fell far short of the sweet, fullhearted absurdity I was hoping for. Just not as good as actually reading the Squirrel Girl comics.

The texts with the Avengers were pretty great, though.

chestofbooks's review

4.0

Fun and lighthearted story with a nice relationship between Doreen and Ana Sofía. Personally I like the comics better though, maybe because this is aimed at younger readers.

kstring's review

3.0

I really hate to give this book such low stars, but I have a hard time really getting into books meant for a younger audience. Very cute characters, though, and an entertaining story. Shannon and Dale were the perfect authors for the job.

pickekat's review

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the super hero versus villain and the life of a super hero behind the fighting aspect to this book. I would recommend this book to anyone who has read the squirrel girl comics or enjoys light super hero books.

smaugerella's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.75

asimplejoy's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0