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Black Widow: Forever Red
by Margaret Stohl
For the age rating of this book, go to my blog for the full article!
Oh, this was absolutely amazing! I went into this book with lower expectations but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it! I’m leaning more on the 4-star side only because of a couple of things but I gotta say that the good heavily outweighed the bad in my opinion. The flow of the story was fast-paced so I found it very easy to zone into and the characters were definitely portrayed more through dialogue than direct descriptions, which I found refreshing.
Honestly, this whole book is like a comic book in novel form. What I mean by that is that there are certain elements only found in comics that were translated into a more standard book format. Things like fast-paced storylines and a lot of dialogue were present in this book. A lot of times, it made the whole thing that much more enjoyable, but there were other times where it felt less unnatural. Things like romances are VERY sudden in a lot of Marvel comics but when it’s just a bunch of pictures and dialogue, it’s feels more natural. When your reading a young adult novel, you expect there to be a certain level of slow-burn in terms of romantic stories. Given that this story wasn’t just about the romance, I was able to kind of overlook the fact that Ava and Alex’s romance (and their connection in general) happened INSANELY fast. Other than that, though, this story was awesome!
I was surprised when I found myself zoning into the story right from the start. I’ve always loved Black Widow so this book was already up my alley. The mystery surrounding the characters was very riveting and I was just constantly wondering what was going to happen next. The characters themselves definitely made it easy to become invested in the story, as well. While, like I previously mention, Ava and Alex seemed to become really close really quickly, their romance slowly grew on me and I started loving them together. Plus, by the end of the story, I hadn’t even realized how much I loved these characters until the story was over. This book evoked such a huge emotional response from me and I didn’t expect that! Definitely made me upgrade my rating from 4 stars to 4.5!
So, to sum up, this is a must-read for any superhero fan!
Oh, this was absolutely amazing! I went into this book with lower expectations but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it! I’m leaning more on the 4-star side only because of a couple of things but I gotta say that the good heavily outweighed the bad in my opinion. The flow of the story was fast-paced so I found it very easy to zone into and the characters were definitely portrayed more through dialogue than direct descriptions, which I found refreshing.
Honestly, this whole book is like a comic book in novel form. What I mean by that is that there are certain elements only found in comics that were translated into a more standard book format. Things like fast-paced storylines and a lot of dialogue were present in this book. A lot of times, it made the whole thing that much more enjoyable, but there were other times where it felt less unnatural. Things like romances are VERY sudden in a lot of Marvel comics but when it’s just a bunch of pictures and dialogue, it’s feels more natural. When your reading a young adult novel, you expect there to be a certain level of slow-burn in terms of romantic stories. Given that this story wasn’t just about the romance, I was able to kind of overlook the fact that Ava and Alex’s romance (and their connection in general) happened INSANELY fast. Other than that, though, this story was awesome!
I was surprised when I found myself zoning into the story right from the start. I’ve always loved Black Widow so this book was already up my alley. The mystery surrounding the characters was very riveting and I was just constantly wondering what was going to happen next. The characters themselves definitely made it easy to become invested in the story, as well. While, like I previously mention, Ava and Alex seemed to become really close really quickly, their romance slowly grew on me and I started loving them together. Plus, by the end of the story, I hadn’t even realized how much I loved these characters until the story was over. This book evoked such a huge emotional response from me and I didn’t expect that! Definitely made me upgrade my rating from 4 stars to 4.5!
So, to sum up, this is a must-read for any superhero fan!