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A review by areaderamongthestars
Super Adjacent by Crystal Cestari
4.0
“Heroism is pulling a stranger from a burning building, and it’s also finding the strength to get out of bed. It is sharing your voice to change the world, and it’s living a quiet yet fiercely truthful existence. You don’t have to have muscles or powers to be a hero; leading a life that reflects what’s in your heart is the boldest, most powerful act of heroism there is.” (acknowledgments)
I picked up this book because I wanted a light contemporary to take a little break from big fantasy worlds and even if it’s not perfect (I actually got the big plot twist pretty early) I really liked it, mostly because it shows that even common people can be heroes in their own way (inserire quotes relative a questo). Plus, the friendship between Claire and Bridget was such a cute little gem that really warmed my heart.
It actually surprised me somehow as it was not all sunshine and rainbows as I expected it to be: it portrays in a sort of realistic way the idea of what is really like to date a superhero (even if you love them beyond reasons, it will always be hard to see them risking their life or leaving a date to save the world instead of being with you, and then you also end up feels shitty as you are putting your 5 minutes of happiness over the life of another person) and how heartbreaking could be to realize that something you idolized for years (it can either be a book, an actor/author, or an entire organization like in this book) is not as perfect and flawless as you imagined it to be, because even if it gave you strength when you needed it the most and shaped who you are sometimes it’s impossible to glue the pieces back together.
And I adored that all of this has been taken into account in the ending, because although it’s a happy one it doesn’t erase the impact of certain experiences that won’t go away in the blink of an eye, but will need time and love to heal (almost) completely.
I picked up this book because I wanted a light contemporary to take a little break from big fantasy worlds and even if it’s not perfect (I actually got the big plot twist pretty early) I really liked it, mostly because it shows that even common people can be heroes in their own way (inserire quotes relative a questo). Plus, the friendship between Claire and Bridget was such a cute little gem that really warmed my heart.
It actually surprised me somehow as it was not all sunshine and rainbows as I expected it to be: it portrays in a sort of realistic way the idea of what is really like to date a superhero (even if you love them beyond reasons, it will always be hard to see them risking their life or leaving a date to save the world instead of being with you, and then you also end up feels shitty as you are putting your 5 minutes of happiness over the life of another person) and how heartbreaking could be to realize that something you idolized for years (it can either be a book, an actor/author, or an entire organization like in this book) is not as perfect and flawless as you imagined it to be, because even if it gave you strength when you needed it the most and shaped who you are sometimes it’s impossible to glue the pieces back together.
And I adored that all of this has been taken into account in the ending, because although it’s a happy one it doesn’t erase the impact of certain experiences that won’t go away in the blink of an eye, but will need time and love to heal (almost) completely.