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A Trick of Light: Stan Lee's Alliances by Kat Rosenfield, Stan Lee

h3dakota's review

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3.0

Kind of angsty, which I should have expected considering the main characters are "teens". It kept me entertained, but I have less patience with the YA aspects these days.

walden2ite's review against another edition

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2.0

Not that impressive, interesting enough to want to finish it, but not good enough that I would recommend it.

kyleahs_bookshelf's review

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4.0

“But the real conundrum is, Just because we have the ability to recreate ourselves, should we?”

A very classic superhero origin story with a love story twist, and it was a twist. It has a mostly main character POV and switches between the different characters. It keeps the story interesting and helps you put the pieces together. There are quite a few moving parts in true Stan Lee fashion, and the ending did not disappoint. This is a series, but you could read this as a stand-alone.

l0velym00n's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny tense 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

3.0

martyx's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

ogrebattle's review

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medium-paced

4.0

pachycereus's review against another edition

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adventurous
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

thattattooedbooklady's review

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slow-paced

1.75

miocenemama's review

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5.0

This is the first volume of what Stan Lee had hoped would be a series. It looks at our connections, and the lack of them, in the digital civilization we belong to. It plays with our desires to root out the injustices and hate that fill the internet. I would consider this a YA novel with teenage romance and the struggle to fit in. We have AI. a teenage hero, aliens, evil corporate, an old man who is more than he seems, and the trademark Stan Lee hero rising to the occasion when all seems lost. I felt like the book really picked up speed and intensity as it went on. By the end, I was hooked and didn't want to stop reading. I also enjoyed the interview with Stan Lee at the end of the book

aleread's review against another edition

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

5.0