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The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

21 reviews

cluckieduck's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Look. I love me some TJ. The Green Creek series is perhaps one of the most beautiful series I’ve ever read so I was really looking forward to starting this newest series. I’m afraid to say, however, that this foray into YA was a bit of a miss.

TJ’s typical humorous, effervescent narration comes to us through the eyes of our lead, Nick, a teen with ADHD who’s life has been divided into the Before & After of his mother’s death. Nick’s had a tough go of things and wishes to be an Extraordinary, this universe’s version of a superhero. There was a lot of borrowing from other universes - a little bit Marvel, a little bit Kick-Ass, and some others sprinkled here & there, but in the end it was a very predictable story. That is unless you’re Nick, who has got to be one of the most clueless leads in existence, to his detriment, because he got rather annoying by the end. 

I appreciate the voice that TJ gives to queer and neurodivergent characters, but there is a fine line between representation and stereotyping. Here they’re borderline played for jokes (ex. the angry, Black baby-dyke who’ll kick everyone’s ass if they look at her wrongly & our lead’s ADHD is maxed-out to the point of him being dumb) and it’s a bit cringy. I’m apprehensive about how Nick’s ADHD will be handled

alongside his telekinesis. I hope his symptoms don’t get brushed aside as his latent powers because that would be a major disservice to including his diagnosis in the first place

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All in all, it was an ok read and I’ll continue the series, but probably my least favourite of TJ’s. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Grief, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit, Death, and Death of parent

anxiousrainbows's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.75

this is such a cool concept, and tj klune executes it so well. i'm not really one for superhero stories (the only one i've ever liked is the lego batman movie), but i think having the pov character be a non-superhero helped a ton, and i'm going to be looking for more stories like that. the adhd rep, as someone with adhd, was super great and it felt so realistic, so a plus for that. i also just think tj klune does a great job here of creating flawed characters that are still lovable; like, you're frustrated with them at times, but you still root for them and want them to succeed. definitely going to be checking out the sequel, and possibly other books by this author. 

the twist was SO GOOD. it totally seems like seth is shadow star, so when he turns out to be pyro storm, it was such a great reversal of expectations. towards the end, i was questioning whether or not he was pyro storm, but i've been watching a procedural with whodunit elements, so my brain has been wired for that, lately. otherwise, never would've guessed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

ktownsend's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

cheye13's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.0

This was light and fun with some interesting plot twists. A cool premise, reminiscent of The Incredibles. It did get a little repetitive at a point, and I think it could've been very condensed - the dramatic irony stretched out a little too long for my taste, and the scenes with Nick's father felt a bit melodramatic. I'd've preferred a tighter narrative, but it was a fun time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship

The main character's father is a policeman and his closest friend is the police chief; something to be aware of if sensitive to

breadbees's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Ableism

sssssoup's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Drug use, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Violence, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

jen_b's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

Really fun and queer BUT I hated the cops-as-heroes theme so I just can't figure out how to rate it. Definitely will read the sequel bc (see first sentence)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Police brutality

therainbowshelf's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

An absolute blast! This book is over the top and does it so well. I don’t read a lot of humorous books or superhero works, but this one popped right onto my favorites list. Nick’s gullibility and obliviousness is so extra but Klune pulls it off extremely well. I was constantly laughing and looking forward to the next antics. This book also represents ADHD and grief very well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

theoldestbennetsister's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, and Ableism

Minor: Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Addiction, and Child abuse

abbytruestory's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent