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allielh23's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
4.0
laurenexploresbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This was a delightful work about what it means to embrace who you are. Zoe loves the show Bleeders but feels her boyfriend Simon will not support her. She starts a double life of attending cons with a group of quirky friends to save the Bleeders show. Through a series of missteps she learns about what is important to her and the power of friendship and fandoms.
mellyqueen's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
4.0
s_lesley's review
1.0
I've gone to DragonCon for 10 years and I literally don't recognize it in this book. Can't believe I kept reading after they sat in the skywalks on Saturday afternoon. DNF @ 60%.
itsmytuberculosis's review
3.0
This book was a lot like the TV Show Supernatural. Full of fandom, group bonding, themes about hiding your true self - and slowly descended into something incomprehensible.
Like, I'm sorry, but if someone made a me video about me having a break down I would not let them into my cosplay group I would lay them out.
Also, Zoe, girlie pop - lying to your boyfriend about liking a TV Show does not make you a horrible person babe, he doesn't care about your interest means he's handing you a beautiful bouquet of red flags and I hope he get Twitter canceled for something dumb.
Like, I'm sorry, but if someone made a me video about me having a break down I would not let them into my cosplay group I would lay them out.
Also, Zoe, girlie pop - lying to your boyfriend about liking a TV Show does not make you a horrible person babe, he doesn't care about your interest means he's handing you a beautiful bouquet of red flags and I hope he get Twitter canceled for something dumb.
locke_reads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
impybelle's review
3.0
Once more I long for half stars. I'd go with a solid 3.5 or even 3.75 if we had quarter stars. Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good is much like fandom itself- sometimes hilariously funny, sometimes heartwarming, and sometimes painfully annoying. Luckily the annoyance is usually fleeting or something you know will payoff at some later point, but it is still there.
Zoe herself is the type of person who believes life is best managed with a very specific bullet list and that one can section off pieces of themselves without too much fuss. So when she decides she absolutely must attend Dragon Con in order to see the world premiere of the second season premiere of her favorite show, she absolutely believes she can keep this field trip from her boyfriend Simon.
Alas, as anyone who has ever gone beyond tiptoeing into fandom can attest, it is impossible to keep spillover from happening. Zoe finds her people at Dragon Con and gets heavily involved with her fellow Bloodygits (fans of Bleeders) in an effort to help save the show. The Bloodygits hop from con to con and we spend almost all our time with Zoe at these cons or the planning to get to said cons, so her life beyond them and beyond trying to hide everything she's doing from her boyfriend kind of fades into the background.
For me the big problem is Simon. We almost never see him, but because Zoe is so invested in her perfect relationship and keeping Simon from finding out about this side of herself, we hear a lot about how she feels he'd react to her new fixation. Simon sounds exhausting to the degree that other than being a perfectly handsome boyfriend and a box checked off on Zoe's to-do list, it's hard to care about the impending implosion of their relationship. Part of me had hoped that he'd be a little less judgemental about the show and more upset about the "technical kidnapping" of his little sister (not as bad as it sounds) but yeah, no. Zoe pegged his reaction correctly, though she was thrown a curve ball about something else.
The Bloodygits were fun and I loved that Zoe did have a couple of local friends who supported her (and the show) and especially loved that her parents just seemed to want the best for her. Liv and Cam's parents were also love and in general the book reminded me of some of the best parts of fandom.
I received an ARC of this book and this was the honest review. Huzzah.
Zoe herself is the type of person who believes life is best managed with a very specific bullet list and that one can section off pieces of themselves without too much fuss. So when she decides she absolutely must attend Dragon Con in order to see the world premiere of the second season premiere of her favorite show, she absolutely believes she can keep this field trip from her boyfriend Simon.
Alas, as anyone who has ever gone beyond tiptoeing into fandom can attest, it is impossible to keep spillover from happening. Zoe finds her people at Dragon Con and gets heavily involved with her fellow Bloodygits (fans of Bleeders) in an effort to help save the show. The Bloodygits hop from con to con and we spend almost all our time with Zoe at these cons or the planning to get to said cons, so her life beyond them and beyond trying to hide everything she's doing from her boyfriend kind of fades into the background.
For me the big problem is Simon. We almost never see him, but because Zoe is so invested in her perfect relationship and keeping Simon from finding out about this side of herself, we hear a lot about how she feels he'd react to her new fixation. Simon sounds exhausting to the degree that other than being a perfectly handsome boyfriend and a box checked off on Zoe's to-do list, it's hard to care about the impending implosion of their relationship. Part of me had hoped that he'd be a little less judgemental about the show and more upset about the "technical kidnapping" of his little sister (not as bad as it sounds) but yeah, no. Zoe pegged his reaction correctly, though she was thrown a curve ball about something else.
The Bloodygits were fun and I loved that Zoe did have a couple of local friends who supported her (and the show) and especially loved that her parents just seemed to want the best for her. Liv and Cam's parents were also love and in general the book reminded me of some of the best parts of fandom.
I received an ARC of this book and this was the honest review. Huzzah.
guatastic's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
3.75