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A review by renatasnacks
Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero by E. Lockhart
2.0
I love E. Lockhart's writing so I was excited for this but it didn't quite hit right for me. I think basically Gotham is kind of a silly place but we're all collectively willing to give a lot of stuff a pass because it's so familiar to us, but trying to create an entirely new DC hero just sort of makes the silly-to-gritty ratio...jarring.
I did really like the bit of world building about the Jewish history of Gotham.
The part about Willow's virtuous mom refusing to accept financial help from her former friend THE RIDDLER but asking like, zero questions about Willow suddenly getting a very well-paying job at an animal shelter was....straining my credulity....idk! Not to mention that Willow herself seemed to have a really...uneven characterization.
The art was cute. The dogs were cute. Younger teens who are into dogs and/or looking for more Jewish role models will probably enjoy this.
I did really like the bit of world building about the Jewish history of Gotham.
The part about Willow's virtuous mom refusing to accept financial help from her former friend THE RIDDLER but asking like, zero questions about Willow suddenly getting a very well-paying job at an animal shelter was....straining my credulity....idk! Not to mention that Willow herself seemed to have a really...uneven characterization.
The art was cute. The dogs were cute. Younger teens who are into dogs and/or looking for more Jewish role models will probably enjoy this.