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A review by maria_fernanda
How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying) by Cristina Fernandez
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
4.5
Overall, I give this book a 4.5 star rating.
Writing wise, some sentences could be reworded for the story to flow smoother.
As for characters, David is hilarious. Honestly, at some points, specifically the beginning, he was the only thing keeping me from not DNFing this book since at the beginning, the MC was a little cringey. However, I came to ignore it as I got to know more about Astrid and her story.
While I’m not a premed student like Astrid, I genuinely felt connected to her, especially when it came to time management/having her life planned out, which you’ll come to know is her whole this. She schedules time for everything, even the tiniest, most insignificant things, and while I’m not that organized, I get it, especially after her a little backstory about how we come to know why she schedules everything.
And Max? An absolute sweetheart and the ideal boyfriend in my opinion. I loved his character from the very beginning and that never changed, it just grew along with story. He saw Astrid for who she truly was even when she wasn’t sure of herself.
Life is scary, it genuinely is, especially when looking toward the future that is unknown to absolutely everyone, unless you’re a superhero that can look to the future. And while we may not need a near death experience to help you put life into perspective, we all fear it deep down, it just takes one little thing to unlock that part.
Other than that, there are a few instances were certain words are repeated. In some cases, it is clear that the repetition is used for purposely since it adds to someone being under stress. However, there are other aspects were some words are repeated and there is no need for it, making it seem like a mistake, meaning that the words could be deleted.
There’s one little formatting error when it comes to characters. The error being that at some point, some characters are sharing the same line when really, each character deserves their own line/paragraph, whether they have dialogue or not.
In the ends, this book is not only how teaching you how to date a superhero, but also how go through life, whether it’s in the dating aspect or not.
Ps: I love superhero’s, so in way, I knew I’d end up liking this book. I absolutely adored the found family aspect. Additionally, i wished that Eleanor’s friend could’ve woken up from the coma she had been in for years since it kinda never lead to anywhere, the friend was more of a way to show the kids in the Program that skills to protect yourself are needed, especially when dating a superhero. I actually loved that chapter and I hoped that more would be added, but nonetheless, a great story that could one day be something more.
Writing wise, some sentences could be reworded for the story to flow smoother.
As for characters, David is hilarious. Honestly, at some points, specifically the beginning, he was the only thing keeping me from not DNFing this book since at the beginning, the MC was a little cringey. However, I came to ignore it as I got to know more about Astrid and her story.
While I’m not a premed student like Astrid, I genuinely felt connected to her, especially when it came to time management/having her life planned out, which you’ll come to know is her whole this. She schedules time for everything, even the tiniest, most insignificant things, and while I’m not that organized, I get it, especially after her a little backstory about how we come to know why she schedules everything.
And Max? An absolute sweetheart and the ideal boyfriend in my opinion. I loved his character from the very beginning and that never changed, it just grew along with story. He saw Astrid for who she truly was even when she wasn’t sure of herself.
Life is scary, it genuinely is, especially when looking toward the future that is unknown to absolutely everyone, unless you’re a superhero that can look to the future. And while we may not need a near death experience to help you put life into perspective, we all fear it deep down, it just takes one little thing to unlock that part.
Other than that, there are a few instances were certain words are repeated. In some cases, it is clear that the repetition is used for purposely since it adds to someone being under stress. However, there are other aspects were some words are repeated and there is no need for it, making it seem like a mistake, meaning that the words could be deleted.
There’s one little formatting error when it comes to characters. The error being that at some point, some characters are sharing the same line when really, each character deserves their own line/paragraph, whether they have dialogue or not.
In the ends, this book is not only how teaching you how to date a superhero, but also how go through life, whether it’s in the dating aspect or not.
Ps: I love superhero’s, so in way, I knew I’d end up liking this book. I absolutely adored the found family aspect. Additionally, i wished that Eleanor’s friend could’ve woken up from the coma she had been in for years since it kinda never lead to anywhere, the friend was more of a way to show the kids in the Program that skills to protect yourself are needed, especially when dating a superhero. I actually loved that chapter and I hoped that more would be added, but nonetheless, a great story that could one day be something more.