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emsavidge 's review for:
We Could Be Heroes
by Philip Ellis
Everything about this book just felt super disjointed to me. There were a lot of ideas that I liked conceptually but the execution was just not there.
As far as pros go, this cover is really fun. I especially enjoy the whimsical comic book style art. Other than that I guess that I like the secret relationship premise cause the drama is very fun.
Now for everything that didn’t work for me. The concurrent story plot with flash backs to the folks writing the comic book just felt disjointed. Conceptually I see what the author was going for, a parallel of McCarthyism and the ways in which modern day famous queer people are forced into the closet for their career. However, all the flashback chapters felt like they were randomly thrown in. To me it felt as if these chapters were added in during a later edit to try and make the ending reveal feel more built up. I think that this disjointedness could have been solved by instead having the boys meet cute/plot revolve around getting the Omega Issue. My core issue with this book I think comes down to there not being a strong enough plot to bring these boys together. Overall just a meh read.
Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a free e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.
As far as pros go, this cover is really fun. I especially enjoy the whimsical comic book style art. Other than that I guess that I like the secret relationship premise cause the drama is very fun.
Now for everything that didn’t work for me. The concurrent story plot with flash backs to the folks writing the comic book just felt disjointed. Conceptually I see what the author was going for, a parallel of McCarthyism and the ways in which modern day famous queer people are forced into the closet for their career. However, all the flashback chapters felt like they were randomly thrown in. To me it felt as if these chapters were added in during a later edit to try and make the ending reveal feel more built up. I think that this disjointedness could have been solved by instead having the boys meet cute/plot revolve around getting the Omega Issue. My core issue with this book I think comes down to there not being a strong enough plot to bring these boys together. Overall just a meh read.
Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a free e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.