Reviews

Origin of a Hero (She-Ra Chapter Book #1), Volume 1 by Tracey West

poisonenvy's review

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4.0

3.5*

This book is for readers aged 6 - 8, so I wasn't expecting much. The writing style is clear, not a lot of detail but it's easy to envision everything, and would be a great book for children.

The first four chapters are all original content, and that's what I was here for. The rest of the book is just a retelling of the first two episodes with some internal dialogue/thoughts, which didn't add much to the story for me, but if I was younger I'm sure I would have loved it.

The first four chapters were great though, and I loved getting a bit of a lead-up to the events in the Netflix series for both Adora/Catra and for Glimmer.

ghostiinm's review

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

3.0

marinavarea's review

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4.0

the gays keep winning

kittykatrain's review

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3.0

An adaptation of the first episode. It has pictures at the start of each chapter but their all pink and kinda hard to look at for too long

heavenlybookish's review

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3.0

Made me want to rewatch the series

her_littleclouds's review

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The way it was written really annoyed me.

bambijuniper's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

mglarson29's review

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3.0

Aside from the first couple chapters, this is mostly just a play-by-play of the first two episodes.

kandisebrown's review

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4.0

Literally a children's book which I did not necessarily realize when putting on hold from the library, and also IIRC a novelization of the first episode of the show, but hey I enjoyed it!

genyalina's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“They thought of themselves as sisters” 💀