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quequel's review against another edition
3.0
Eu diria que essa é a história mais "fora da curva" que eu li dessa coleção... Os personagens estão em um grupo muito aleatório e com umas personalidades um pouco bagunçadas, mas foi uma leitura divertida.
jwillis81's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first foray into a "graphic audio" novelization of a comic book. All in all, I thought it was pretty good. The voice actors were all distinct, the sound effects added to the story without being distracting, and the characters all felt authentic to who they are in the comics.
I thought the relationship between Clint and Natasha got a little sappy at times, and it felt like a lot of characters were shoe-horned into the narrative just to be able to say that so-and-so made an appearance, but other than that it was a very enjoyable listen. I definitely want to read the original comics for this story now, and I will definitely consider listening to other graphic audio presentations of comic stories in the future.
I thought the relationship between Clint and Natasha got a little sappy at times, and it felt like a lot of characters were shoe-horned into the narrative just to be able to say that so-and-so made an appearance, but other than that it was a very enjoyable listen. I definitely want to read the original comics for this story now, and I will definitely consider listening to other graphic audio presentations of comic stories in the future.
hock3599's review against another edition
2.0
Writing was a little bit elementary, more in-line with the Mile Morales novel than what seemed to be a higher-level of writing from the Loki one. Action wasn't very detail-oriented or graphic or lengthy and dialogue was a bit clunky and even hard to follow as it bounced from one character to another in over-populated scenes. While it was intriguing to have a dynamic with a massive number of villains to play with, the ones they focused on in more depth fell flat. The Avengers that were selected were all engaging and the references to their character histories were easy noticed and appreciated. Would tend to say that this was written for a younger demographic than one or both of the aforementioned novels and the ending seemed a bit of a dramatic move and somewhat of a cop-out to solving the crisis.
claudsies's review against another edition
5.0
I would like to preface this review by stating I have read comic books since the age of eight. I am especially a huge Avengers fan (Black Widow)in particular. I've read the majority of the Avengers comics (the very good, the good and the really bad *ahem* Heroes Reborn). Consequently, I came into this story with a higher than average knowledge of the Avengers and their backgrounds.
I also used up my one Christmas present wish on this book.
That being said, I was curious to see the changes Ms. Kwitney would make to the overall Avengers story. I was especially wary of the way she was to treat Natasha and her relationship with Hawkeye.
Overall, I was impressed with the book. Ms. Kwitney balanced the action scenes and the narrative scenes well. I did not find myself bored with the narrative scenes, nor did I think the action sequences were over drawn. She managed to flesh out the characters well and I especially loved the way she wrote my beloved Natasha, who is not an easy character to write. Although Ms. Kwitney took liberties with Black Widow's story (particularly with Natasha's defection), I found myself too wrapped up in the story to care too much about the changes. While I can understand why some hard-core purists would be upset with the changes, I took the changes in stride and let's face it: the changes make for an excellent story.
My only complaint (if it can be called a complaint) comes from the length of the book. I found myself taking my time, devouring the book slowly so it would last a bit longer. I would love to see Ms. Kwitney tackle a few more stories and I hope she is given the opportunity to do so. I would also love to read the mature version of certain scenes. ;)
I also used up my one Christmas present wish on this book.
That being said, I was curious to see the changes Ms. Kwitney would make to the overall Avengers story. I was especially wary of the way she was to treat Natasha and her relationship with Hawkeye.
Overall, I was impressed with the book. Ms. Kwitney balanced the action scenes and the narrative scenes well. I did not find myself bored with the narrative scenes, nor did I think the action sequences were over drawn. She managed to flesh out the characters well and I especially loved the way she wrote my beloved Natasha, who is not an easy character to write. Although Ms. Kwitney took liberties with Black Widow's story (particularly with Natasha's defection), I found myself too wrapped up in the story to care too much about the changes. While I can understand why some hard-core purists would be upset with the changes, I took the changes in stride and let's face it: the changes make for an excellent story.
My only complaint (if it can be called a complaint) comes from the length of the book. I found myself taking my time, devouring the book slowly so it would last a bit longer. I would love to see Ms. Kwitney tackle a few more stories and I hope she is given the opportunity to do so. I would also love to read the mature version of certain scenes. ;)
timeywimeybooks's review against another edition
5.0
Very fun read. I'm not a huge Marvel fan, but have recently taken an interest in Black Widow. There is a lot of well-written action. It's tough to balance so many characters, but the author does a good job. I'm sure I'll re-read it again at some point.
texaswolfman's review
4.0
Good book. Read the graphic novel it was based on and I have to say it would have benefited from Wolverine more. He was in the graphic novel but for some reason not in here??
binxthinx's review against another edition
1.0
The plot was somewhat underwhelming, especially for a novel.The story probably would be better as a graphic novel/comic book. The romance was dull, and reminiscent of fanfiction, and hearing Hawkeye and Black Widow be weirdly neurotic about their feelings for each other was kind of ridiculous.
Plus, I didn't really appreciate Jessica Drew's nastiness towards Black Widow. I get why she felt that way. I could understand the whole pheromone thing working in reverse, but why was Jessica so nasty with the "skanks" and other offensive words? Fine, be suspicious, but the woman-bashing, especially from a female author, who should know better, seemed obnoxious.
Also, a lot of the dialogue felt fanfic-y (especially that awful "shark week" line).
Plus, I didn't really appreciate Jessica Drew's nastiness towards Black Widow. I get why she felt that way. I could understand the whole pheromone thing working in reverse, but why was Jessica so nasty with the "skanks" and other offensive words? Fine, be suspicious, but the woman-bashing, especially from a female author, who should know better, seemed obnoxious.
Also, a lot of the dialogue felt fanfic-y (especially that awful "shark week" line).