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krickster's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kaitlynnmakay's review
3.0
I enjoyed this book, but not as much as I had initially wanted to. I am a huge comic nerd and romance junkie, which made me instantly drawn to this book. I may have put too high of expectations on it, but either way, it didn’t completely satisfy the want I had originally wanted.
I think my biggest problem with this book was the 3rd person perspective, but that’s probably just a personal preference. I’ve never been the biggest fan of 3rd person perspective just because it feels less personable to me. Along with that it bothered me whenever the parents of the main characters were referred to by their first names and I’m not exactly sure why.
Other than that it was a very cute and feel good story with good superhero/comic intertwined with it. I just think that this story could have been developed a bit more. A lot of the characters were baseline, there was so much more that could have happened had it been explored further.
Lastly, a main point in the book is Mir wanting to leave her providence and then we never find out if that happens or not. I just feel that was a big part of her character and I wanted to see that fulfilled for her.
All in all, cute and feel good, but could have been developed a bit more.
I think my biggest problem with this book was the 3rd person perspective, but that’s probably just a personal preference. I’ve never been the biggest fan of 3rd person perspective just because it feels less personable to me. Along with that it bothered me whenever the parents of the main characters were referred to by their first names and I’m not exactly sure why.
Other than that it was a very cute and feel good story with good superhero/comic intertwined with it. I just think that this story could have been developed a bit more. A lot of the characters were baseline, there was so much more that could have happened had it been explored further.
Lastly, a main point in the book is Mir wanting to leave her providence and then we never find out if that happens or not. I just feel that was a big part of her character and I wanted to see that fulfilled for her.
All in all, cute and feel good, but could have been developed a bit more.
spookykestrel's review
none of the characters felt real. they kind of got on my nerves and the story was too cliche for me
megs_s's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
book_otter's review
3.0
3.5 stars! i generally liked this book. i probably wouldn't read this again, but it was good.
i didn't like the cliche "break-up at the end because of a dumb reason and then make a grand gesture to get back together" thing that happens a lot, but other than that it was solid.
i didn't like the cliche "break-up at the end because of a dumb reason and then make a grand gesture to get back together" thing that happens a lot, but other than that it was solid.
snchard's review
3.0
Simple, cute, good for an easy read in between tougher topics. The true gems here are Mir's parents, who we all should aspire to be. Adults and teens communicating with each other! What a concept! What a revelation! The love story was okay, I saw the Romeo and Juliet vibes but what I really wanted to see were the TomorrowMen comics. Those sound cool. Audiobook narration was entirely decent.
evreardon's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the characters and the Romeo & Juliet vibes. But there wasn’t enough drama or information about certain things.
What I didn’t like was how rushed & “perfect” the ending was. The stakes in the story didn’t even really feel real and then there was no fallout from anything at the end.
I was really looking forward to this book and I wanted to love it so much because it was adorable but it didn’t hit all the plot elements I was looking for. I loved the comic book aspect, the characters, the families, etc but it was missing some more tension and stakes. It was missing something that would have made this a 5 star read for me.
What I didn’t like was how rushed & “perfect” the ending was. The stakes in the story didn’t even really feel real and then there was no fallout from anything at the end.
I was really looking forward to this book and I wanted to love it so much because it was adorable but it didn’t hit all the plot elements I was looking for. I loved the comic book aspect, the characters, the families, etc but it was missing some more tension and stakes. It was missing something that would have made this a 5 star read for me.
zinelib's review
4.0
3.75 rounded up
Miriam Kendrick lives in the tiny Nova Scotia town of Sandford with her parents, who are the world's happiest couple, and her good-natured brother, Nate. It's the end of her junior year, and she's afraid to admit to herself that though she's got it pretty good, she wants more, and she wants out. She's ever-fueled by a longtime family woe--her grandfather ignorantly ceding his stake in a successful comics franchise. He fought for it until the end, but then his daughter, Stella, surrendered for a settlement and the freedom to get on with her life. Miriam has not surrendered or settled, so when she meets Weldon Warrick, the grandson of the man who screwed over her granddad, she is upset to find that she is attracted to him.
There are side stories about friendships and Weldon's story, that of a spoiled rich kid stealing cars to get his dad's attention, but somehow he reforms when he's exiled from Hollywood to Sandford (except that one measly car theft that is sort of his and Mir's meet cute). As I'm writing all this, I'm realizing the elements of the novel are annoying, but it's still a decent read, and if you're a comics nerd (which I'm not), all the more so.
Miriam Kendrick lives in the tiny Nova Scotia town of Sandford with her parents, who are the world's happiest couple, and her good-natured brother, Nate. It's the end of her junior year, and she's afraid to admit to herself that though she's got it pretty good, she wants more, and she wants out. She's ever-fueled by a longtime family woe--her grandfather ignorantly ceding his stake in a successful comics franchise. He fought for it until the end, but then his daughter, Stella, surrendered for a settlement and the freedom to get on with her life. Miriam has not surrendered or settled, so when she meets Weldon Warrick, the grandson of the man who screwed over her granddad, she is upset to find that she is attracted to him.
There are side stories about friendships and Weldon's story, that of a spoiled rich kid stealing cars to get his dad's attention, but somehow he reforms when he's exiled from Hollywood to Sandford (except that one measly car theft that is sort of his and Mir's meet cute). As I'm writing all this, I'm realizing the elements of the novel are annoying, but it's still a decent read, and if you're a comics nerd (which I'm not), all the more so.
celestemarin's review
2.0
I picked this up because it had a Rainbow Rowell recommendation on the front. It is no Eleanor and Park or Fangirl.