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atlantisfrost's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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
3.5
Fun, light read. Great character building; their friendship is the highlight of the book. Really picked up toward the ending. A few grammatical errors/typos in the ebook.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Alcohol
ejthephoenix's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
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
4.25
This book is super special and really funny. It's about two extraordinary people who become the best of friends and how they learn that they can choose who they are. I loved all the characters in the book and the plot was a little confusing but I loved it as well. I wanted to read this book because I'm a huge fan of Marvel and I love superheroes. It did not disappoint. This book makes me want to read more Superhero novels! :D
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol
Minor: Grief, Mental illness, Death, and Blood
laguerrelewis's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I want to start out this review saying I was really rooting for this book. The premise was so interesting, and I love to see superhero stories told by people of color. That said, this fell pretty flat with me. Mike Chen admits in the acknowledgements that this was originally a short story he revamped to be novel length, and I think I would’ve liked it better in it’s original format. Ultimately it comes down to good ideas that sputter out without much behind them. The action is a bit hard to follow. The mystery of the story doesn’t last very long, and the few questions left up in the air are pretty easy to predict. The characters are good, but their development is rushed, and I felt like I never actually got to know them beyond some surface level information. I was constantly questioning what audience this book is for—it read like the lower end of YA, but some of the subjects were more adult than I’d expect. It doesn’t really deliver on the “Superhero” or “Mystery” aspects. I don’t want to hate on Chen, but this was not for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Violence
Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol
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