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erynelle's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
4.25
A really fun take on the superhero genre. I loved Anna as a protagonist; I enjoyed following her villain origin story, and that she retained who she really is throughout the novel. Also I’m glad someone wrote something like this, because I often watch superhero movies and think “wow they cause a lot of collateral damage”
+ themes include “superheroes create their own villains” and “it’s not fair”
+ really liked the exploration of different heroes and villains; both their powers and motives
- In some parts, some characters/dialogue is a little too perfectly quip-y, or characters seem just a tad unrealistic. But it’s not often enough to be a huge issue.
+ I wasn’t expecting to really love Quantum Entanglement, but I really did, and I’m glad she brought a bit of a “good for her” element to the narrative.
+ themes include “superheroes create their own villains” and “it’s not fair”
+ really liked the exploration of different heroes and villains; both their powers and motives
- In some parts, some characters/dialogue is a little too perfectly quip-y, or characters seem just a tad unrealistic. But it’s not often enough to be a huge issue.
+
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Grief, Medical content, Blood, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma
beezinda's review
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
notthatlibrarian's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
aratoo's review
3.25
- became comfortable with evil pretty quickly
- The book tries to be funny…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
ashleykitkat's review
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Loved the idea and beginning but felt it faltered later on and didn't like some loose threads but maybe the sequel will remed that
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
snaileton's review
adventurous
funny
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
a very easy read and was great for getting me out of my reading slump, but the quality was lacking for me. the story really lost steam around the 75% mark and i ended up skimming the entire last quarter of it. this book is often marketed as an example of "female rage," but the reader doesn't really get to feel that rage. we know why Anna is angry at the superheroes and we know what she's doing about it, but the true depth of her feelings is never really conveyed. for rage in books to be effective (imo), i need the description of the character's anger to be visceral, but walschots just never goes that far. it was really disappointing. also kind of random but i didn't enjoy that basically every character falls in love with anna and anna is vaguely in love with everyone? it happened with nearly every character and felt out of place every time. i get setting up potential romantic relationships for later books, but it was damn near every single person she met. it does have great body horror and a good bit of queer rep!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Kidnapping and Medical content
Minor: Death
vshah's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Violence
abirdwithnowisdom's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I was close to DNF'ing during the first 20% of the book -- the MC and her friend were a bit insufferable. And then the plot picked up, so I continued. The characters are a bit flat and the writing a bit plain, but it serves its purpose as an easy read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Gore
random_shoes's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
3.75
An interesting read, the MC is a "hench" and I wasn't a fan of her character though that's because of who she is, not anything to do with the writing. It was interesting to see how she got to where she ended up, and all the different "villain" things she did on the way.
It does as a few questions about what a hero and a villain really are and how they effect the world around them.
It does as a few questions about what a hero and a villain really are and how they effect the world around them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
bel017's review
dark
sad
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Much more straightforward than the premise. I was expecting more moral uncertainty and complexity but everyone was awful in the same, blunt and obvious, way. Sometimes a character would feel a bit bad, then immediately do the same thing again and again. There's no accountability, and the nuance of a sledgehammer.
Good queer rep though.
Good queer rep though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture