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theforereffect 's review for:
We Could Be Heroes
by Philip Ellis
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book tries to be too many things.
When it is trying to be a rom-com, it's mostly successful. The humor reminded me a lot of Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall, and Will is adorable and relatable. Patrick is... flat. The romance has a few cure moments but ultimately reads like fan fic, especially when it gets spicey. At times I wondered if this was originally a Chris Evans/Captain America fan fic that was reworked into... whatever this is.
But mostly I enjoyed the rom-com. I laughed out loud.
There's another story here, too. The story of the creators of Captain Kismet. I could see what the author was going for, and it wraps up nicely in the end, but it took away from the emotional build of the main story.
I get what the author was trying to do, but he doesn't offer any new insights and he loses the momentum he got with Will and Patrick everytime he switched perspective to the past.
There was also not enough of Grace Anatomy. I kept forgetting Will was a Drag Queen, even though that was supposed to be his whole thing.
Mostly this is an ode to queer history and culture, a love letter to queer joy, all with a healthy dose of comic book nerdom.
When it is trying to be a rom-com, it's mostly successful. The humor reminded me a lot of Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall, and Will is adorable and relatable. Patrick is... flat. The romance has a few cure moments but ultimately reads like fan fic, especially when it gets spicey. At times I wondered if this was originally a Chris Evans/Captain America fan fic that was reworked into... whatever this is.
But mostly I enjoyed the rom-com. I laughed out loud.
There's another story here, too. The story of the creators of Captain Kismet. I could see what the author was going for, and it wraps up nicely in the end, but it took away from the emotional build of the main story.
I get what the author was trying to do, but he doesn't offer any new insights and he loses the momentum he got with Will and Patrick everytime he switched perspective to the past.
There was also not enough of Grace Anatomy. I kept forgetting Will was a Drag Queen, even though that was supposed to be his whole thing.
Mostly this is an ode to queer history and culture, a love letter to queer joy, all with a healthy dose of comic book nerdom.