A review by monitaroymohan
America, Vol. 1: The Life and Times of America Chavez by Gabby Rivera, Joe Quiñones

2.0

I don’t know why but I just couldn’t get into this book. Maybe there was too much lore and way too many attempts to be cheeky and clever. I like America as a character, and her powers are awesome too. But there’s no time to breathe. We’re just thrown from one setting to another, from one fight to another. I get that’s what’s happening to America, but the reader needs a moment to find out who she is as a person as well as who the people are. The plot was disjointed and overstuff, like the creators threw all their ideas on their storyboard and decided to go through with a dare. Way too much. The writing just didn’t let you enjoy this book. At times turgid and way too dense, I struggled to read it. I hope I read more of this character soon, but preferably in a book that’s actually fun.