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Blaze (or Love in the Time of Supervillains)
by Laurie Boyle Crompton
Blaze is a comics obsessed high school senior who spends her time doing one of three things:
1. Reading Comics
2. Writing her "Blazing Goddess" Comic
3. Ferrying her little bro to soccer events
Option #3 leads to some pretty flirtatious encounters with the boy's soccer coach, Mark...and that's where things start! I want to be clear, though, that this is more of a coming of age tale and less of a romance. Decidedly less.
The Good:
This is probably the most realistic teen realistic fiction book that I've read. Blaze was totally someone I knew in high school. Sometimes, I was that person in high school. The way she talks, the decisions she makes...it all felt REALLY real. Sometimes uncomfortably real, but we'll get to that in a second. Anyway, the character development was there, and it was good.
In addition to realistic writing and well fleshed out characters, the book is pretty amusing! Its a funny, quirky, seriously charming read.
The Bad:
This book was so realistic that I had trouble reading it at times. Her bad decisions are SO RELATABLE, but so terrible that you just know some awful stuff is going to go down. I felt the need to put the book in the freezer. This isn't a bad thing, necessarily, but it made the book very put downable at times.
Really, my only other complaint is that the issues are ultimately resolved a little too perfectly.
The Verdict: Listen up, teenage lady nerds! This book is for you. I really liked it. 4 stars.
1. Reading Comics
2. Writing her "Blazing Goddess" Comic
3. Ferrying her little bro to soccer events
Option #3 leads to some pretty flirtatious encounters with the boy's soccer coach, Mark...and that's where things start! I want to be clear, though, that this is more of a coming of age tale and less of a romance. Decidedly less.
The Good:
This is probably the most realistic teen realistic fiction book that I've read. Blaze was totally someone I knew in high school. Sometimes, I was that person in high school. The way she talks, the decisions she makes...it all felt REALLY real. Sometimes uncomfortably real, but we'll get to that in a second. Anyway, the character development was there, and it was good.
In addition to realistic writing and well fleshed out characters, the book is pretty amusing! Its a funny, quirky, seriously charming read.
The Bad:
This book was so realistic that I had trouble reading it at times. Her bad decisions are SO RELATABLE, but so terrible that you just know some awful stuff is going to go down. I felt the need to put the book in the freezer. This isn't a bad thing, necessarily, but it made the book very put downable at times.
Really, my only other complaint is that the issues are ultimately resolved a little too perfectly.
The Verdict: Listen up, teenage lady nerds! This book is for you. I really liked it. 4 stars.