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Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

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3.3
Not what I expected. The characters act like High School Movie characters. It would make more sense if they were in college. I had high expectations for this one, but it was okay. I liked the cover, but I understood it more when I read the book. I liked some parts more than others.

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I was so shocked when Arianna turned into a werewolf! It was so sudden and didn't really have a smooth transition. Then she died at the end of the book... I liked that the group only killed boys who were bad people, but it would be mean to say they deserved to be killed. (unless they were really bad.) I wonder what it would be like if they put a terrible curse on the boys instead, but that would obviously not be as interesting. Also, Marley was slightly racist. It made me so annoyed when she was asking, "Are you Chinese or Japanese? Or, like, Korean or something?". I wonder why they always forget Korean.

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Unlike Addison Rae

Marley also said, "You look like a mermaid, but like, Asian." She assumed mermaids are only white unless you're not. Weird, but she and Becca ended up together...

infjkiki's review

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adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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ddiazmoron's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

taytayhilly's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

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

2.0

hansimp's review

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adventurous dark mysterious 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

honeybeegarden's review against another edition

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dark funny 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? Yes

5.0

bekybear's review

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3.0

It has a lot of good themes, I just wish it had a little more breathing room for all of those themes and storytelling.

crimsoncor's review

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4.0

Enjoyable coming of age graphic novel. Not the first to use werewolfism as a metaphor for adolescence (the tragically under-rated movie Cherry Falls always comes to mind), but this was well written and the art style was great.