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A review by foolishpsychopomp
Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Unlike CDTH I went into Mister Impossible not really knowing anything about it outside of being the next book in the trilogy and it ended being everything I didn't know I wanted. Though as I have very positive things to say about MI, I can understand ways that this book might end up disappointing people. There's plot from the first book that doesn't get as much attention here, some characters may not have the same amount of page time, and/or just feeling like Mister Impossible suffers from middle book syndrome. While none of these are things that ended up bothering me (or not sure if I really agree with in case of the last point), I think they are things that might end up bothering other people so I figured they're worth acknowledging.
The character work is probably MI's strongest element. Of course I was already in love with them before even starting this book but what characters end up going through or having to deal (or not deal) with was so compelling to me. Watching the characters in the act of trying to find their place while navigating what life has been till that point and all of it's baggage and then throwing that all on top of the various intercharacter dynamics while also dealing with all the plot is just so good. Even when characters aren't making the best of decisions I can't help but still feel for them. Absolutely obsessed with the negative character development <3
The things that were more plot related I thought were super interesting, especially getting to the last like one hundred pages or so, and I can't wait to read the next book.
The character work is probably MI's strongest element. Of course I was already in love with them before even starting this book but what characters end up going through or having to deal (or not deal) with was so compelling to me. Watching the characters in the act of trying to find their place while navigating what life has been till that point and all of it's baggage and then throwing that all on top of the various intercharacter dynamics while also dealing with all the plot is just so good. Even when characters aren't making the best of decisions I can't help but still feel for them. Absolutely obsessed with the negative character development <3
The things that were more plot related I thought were super interesting, especially getting to the last like one hundred pages or so, and I can't wait to read the next book.