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Dreadnought by April Daniels

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unluckycat13's review against another edition

The mom is a little too complicit in creating and helping enforce the abusive parent scenario for me. The prose and characterization is also on the worse side of young adult.

Probably will a decent book for a teenager.

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exholalia's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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forestfloor's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I could. not. put. it. down!!

Fantastically engaging read, and satisfyingly fast. I think there was interesting world-building, albeit nothing ground breaking as far as what's typical in terms of building up a world with superheroes. I found the characters really engaging, with strong personalities. The trans rep really hit for me - Danny's experience of her transness and the way other people treat her because of it really rang true.

I was bothered at points by the tones of ableism metahumans (including Danny) have for "baselines" and more so by the way actual disability was treated when some characters acquired it. I get the impression this will be explored more in book 2, which I am interested to read because I wasn't very happy with where the topic gets left in this book.

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. From the beginning Danny was a lovable character who bloomed into her own throughout the story. I found it difficult to read at parts, and did have to put it down every now and then when some characters said or did some…interesting things. But overall I really enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to the next in the series.

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