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A review by theofficialzhang
I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki
3.0
Forest of Reading, White Pine, ⅕. First book. Whoo! Since it's a short graphic novel, I don't have too many thoughts on it so this review might not be as long as some others that I write.
Themes: Being a hero, being overshadowed, finding yourself
Representation: Superhero, queer
Content Warnings: Bullying, body shaming
What I Liked
THE ART (so pretty)
The diversity (didn't expect the MC to be queer so that was a pretty happy surprise)
The epic battle (that was nice and added lots of cool tension into the plot)
What I Didn't Like
The MC at the beginning was kind of annoying and mean to her friends and her mom (though I get that she has stuff going on, I wish she could’ve at least tried making more of an effort to be kind to them)
The miscommunication trope in the middle wasn’t the most necessary (sometimes this trope can be good but I felt like this was something that could’ve been easily fixed by asking a few simple questions)
What I Wanted More Of
The MC's character development (it mostly happened because of the epic battle but I wanted more on how she changed her thoughts and stuff)
A little more epilogue that explains her life but the one right now is okay
Rating: 3/5
Date Read: January 26th, 2023
Date Reviewed (Updated): April 6th, 2023
Themes: Being a hero, being overshadowed, finding yourself
Representation: Superhero, queer
Content Warnings: Bullying, body shaming
What I Liked
THE ART (so pretty)
The diversity (didn't expect the MC to be queer so that was a pretty happy surprise)
The epic battle (that was nice and added lots of cool tension into the plot)
What I Didn't Like
The MC at the beginning was kind of annoying and mean to her friends and her mom (though I get that she has stuff going on, I wish she could’ve at least tried making more of an effort to be kind to them)
The miscommunication trope in the middle wasn’t the most necessary (sometimes this trope can be good but I felt like this was something that could’ve been easily fixed by asking a few simple questions)
What I Wanted More Of
The MC's character development (it mostly happened because of the epic battle but I wanted more on how she changed her thoughts and stuff)
A little more epilogue that explains her life
Spoiler
after she got her powers and how she's dealing with themRating: 3/5
Date Read: January 26th, 2023
Date Reviewed (Updated): April 6th, 2023