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I Am Not Starfire by Yoshi Yoshitani, Mariko Tamaki

4 reviews

emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25 rounded up. Loved the art! The teen angst of it all was excellent (both in the parent relationship / communication and the school situation, great friend dynamic, interesting exploration of second hand fame and second gen immigration, good coming-of-age origin story.

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adventurous emotional 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: Yes

This overall was a fun story, about the daughter of a superhero who doesn't want to associate with her mother. I actually really enjoyed the art in this, even if the story wasn't quite all the way there. I think I just wanted a bit more character development. Still a fun, quick read though!

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It's... fine. Not the worst thing in the world, like some people like to paint it as, but not mind-blowingly amazing either. Middle of the road coming-of-age story with some really cute Starfire looks thrown into the mix. I suppose I wouldn't not recommend it, especially if you're on the younger side of the spectrum (just beware of some cussing).

I guess the one thing that did annoy me was the main character's "not-like-other-girls" energy, but I think the book itself does fix this problem, so you know... mileage on how much of it you can take it might vary.

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