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A review by xavia
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
3.0
This book was not what I expected.
I had been putting it off, because of all the Riordan Presents Books, this one was the one I was least interested in. Don't know why, I just... didn't jive with the synopsis.
And in a way, I didn't really jive with the book.
This is a good book, don't get me wrong. It's smart and funny and the characters are interesting.
But I never really felt like it was going anywhere or doing anything. And that is always hard for me in books. I like to see where the plot is going, what are we working towards, what is the problem we are trying to solve for?
But despite the name of the book, Sal never really does "break the universe". Maybe he punched a hole in the wall of the universe, but the universe is still standing and functioning and as far as I can tell everything is mostly fine.
If you don't mind books with no real plot though, this is a very good one. Despite my issues with the plot, I did find Sal and Gabi very funny, and their acceptance of the weird and the unexplainable was fun and silly (Gabi has like.... twelve dads, and it's never explained? Or really remarked upon? Also one might be a robot? And one is a cat?). It also shows a different kind of masculinity, with Sal being unafraid to let his emotions show or admit he was wrong. He is a great character and I really liked seeing him and Yasmany becoming friends.
I had been putting it off, because of all the Riordan Presents Books, this one was the one I was least interested in. Don't know why, I just... didn't jive with the synopsis.
And in a way, I didn't really jive with the book.
This is a good book, don't get me wrong. It's smart and funny and the characters are interesting.
But I never really felt like it was going anywhere or doing anything. And that is always hard for me in books. I like to see where the plot is going, what are we working towards, what is the problem we are trying to solve for?
But despite the name of the book, Sal never really does "break the universe". Maybe he punched a hole in the wall of the universe, but the universe is still standing and functioning and as far as I can tell everything is mostly fine.
If you don't mind books with no real plot though, this is a very good one. Despite my issues with the plot, I did find Sal and Gabi very funny, and their acceptance of the weird and the unexplainable was fun and silly (Gabi has like.... twelve dads, and it's never explained? Or really remarked upon? Also one might be a robot? And one is a cat?). It also shows a different kind of masculinity, with Sal being unafraid to let his emotions show or admit he was wrong. He is a great character and I really liked seeing him and Yasmany becoming friends.