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cornucopiaofbooks's review
3.0
I was drawn to this book because of the unique sound of the premise. I couldn't think of any stories that focus on a female teen superhero (can you?), and jumped at the chance to read it. The fact that being a superhero helped to increase Alison's confidence, and allowed her to meet people who supported her growth, made the book even better.
I should point out that it's fairly obvious who the villain is in the story, but the predictability didn't really detract from the fun of the story.
Although I grew to like Alison over the course of the book, I wasn't really sure whether I was going to connect with her character. Plus, I was worried that she wouldn't show any emotional growth. She started off with great (or so she thought) friends, popularity, and she's just been elected class president. In my opinion, most high schools girls (not all, mind you) would be extremely jealous of Alison's current situation. It soon became obvious that, despite all of the aforementioned positive aspects of her life, Alison had self-esteem problems, a scummy boyfriend, and an evil stepmother. Eventually I did connect with her, although I wish that there had been more points where she showed a bit more depth of character.
The one question I had regarding this book involved Alison's plastic surgery. If a girl is under 18 doesn't she need to have written permission, or a parent/guardian present? What kind of doctor would preform surgery on a girl who may not have even finished growing/puberty/etc (ok, a greedy one).
Overall a fun, and fairly quick read.
I should point out that it's fairly obvious who the villain is in the story, but the predictability didn't really detract from the fun of the story.
Although I grew to like Alison over the course of the book, I wasn't really sure whether I was going to connect with her character. Plus, I was worried that she wouldn't show any emotional growth. She started off with great (or so she thought) friends, popularity, and she's just been elected class president. In my opinion, most high schools girls (not all, mind you) would be extremely jealous of Alison's current situation. It soon became obvious that, despite all of the aforementioned positive aspects of her life, Alison had self-esteem problems, a scummy boyfriend, and an evil stepmother. Eventually I did connect with her, although I wish that there had been more points where she showed a bit more depth of character.
The one question I had regarding this book involved Alison's plastic surgery. If a girl is under 18 doesn't she need to have written permission, or a parent/guardian present? What kind of doctor would preform surgery on a girl who may not have even finished growing/puberty/etc (ok, a greedy one).
Overall a fun, and fairly quick read.
anna_reads_too_much's review
3.0
Plot:
This book had a very original plot. I haven't heard about the idea of a girl becoming a superhero too much in the young adult genre. However, I thought the story dragged on a little longer than it had to. To me, it started out a little slow, and it took me a really long time to get into the story.
Characters:
While the characters were written and described nicely, the main character, Alison (aka Hottie) really got on my nerves. After a while, I got sick of her "oh gosh, my friends hate my, my step-mom hates me, I hate my life" routine. It got old after a little while, and I get even more annoyed with her once she got new friends, but still continued this routine. She kind of redeemed herself in the end, yet I couldn't get over how much I got annoyed with her during course of the book.
Wow Factor:
I was pretty wowed with this book. While it took me a while to get into the story and I was annoyed with Alison/Hottie most of the time, it was still a good story, and when I got past those two major things, it was a wonderful story.
This book had a very original plot. I haven't heard about the idea of a girl becoming a superhero too much in the young adult genre. However, I thought the story dragged on a little longer than it had to. To me, it started out a little slow, and it took me a really long time to get into the story.
Characters:
While the characters were written and described nicely, the main character, Alison (aka Hottie) really got on my nerves. After a while, I got sick of her "oh gosh, my friends hate my, my step-mom hates me, I hate my life" routine. It got old after a little while, and I get even more annoyed with her once she got new friends, but still continued this routine. She kind of redeemed herself in the end, yet I couldn't get over how much I got annoyed with her during course of the book.
Wow Factor:
I was pretty wowed with this book. While it took me a while to get into the story and I was annoyed with Alison/Hottie most of the time, it was still a good story, and when I got past those two major things, it was a wonderful story.
shutupnread's review
4.0
Unlike regular superhero stories, Hottie brings a fresh new outlook on the definition of superheroes.
What I loved about Hottie was the comedy and the genius-ity of the entire thing. I had this déjà vu when I was reading it and realized at the end that it reminded me of the 1-800 Meg Cabot series. Especially with that whole being-zapped-by-lightening-can-produce-superpowers thing. Did anyone else get this similarity?
I loved Alison. She is so funny. And not only does she have a sense of humor, she’s also really smart and outgoing when she’s not being shunned by the world. I loved how she seemed to have a split personality especially when she wore that Hottie costume. When she wore it, she became this whole new confident-boosting gal which is so unlike her typical self especially after she was shut out from all her ex-friends and stuff.
In the really beginning though, I really didn’t like Alison. Why? Because she was so stupid. Seriously. Well, stupid in a naïve way. She believed everyone – her friends and family. And when her mean, nasty friends thought that she needed a symmetry surgery to fix herself even when they knew that she didn’t need to do it, she believed and trusted them and put herself in incredible danger. That danger turned out to be a good thing…at the end.
And the villain? Totally predictable. Well, that’s only to me because I read too many superhero books so I can kind of guess my way through.
The ending…was something I could totally see from my head. When I was reading it, I imagined it how it would be if it was a movie…and was reminded of this witch in the Wizard of Oz that got squashed with only her legs sticking out.
What I loved about Hottie was the comedy and the genius-ity of the entire thing. I had this déjà vu when I was reading it and realized at the end that it reminded me of the 1-800 Meg Cabot series. Especially with that whole being-zapped-by-lightening-can-produce-superpowers thing. Did anyone else get this similarity?
I loved Alison. She is so funny. And not only does she have a sense of humor, she’s also really smart and outgoing when she’s not being shunned by the world. I loved how she seemed to have a split personality especially when she wore that Hottie costume. When she wore it, she became this whole new confident-boosting gal which is so unlike her typical self especially after she was shut out from all her ex-friends and stuff.
In the really beginning though, I really didn’t like Alison. Why? Because she was so stupid. Seriously. Well, stupid in a naïve way. She believed everyone – her friends and family. And when her mean, nasty friends thought that she needed a symmetry surgery to fix herself even when they knew that she didn’t need to do it, she believed and trusted them and put herself in incredible danger. That danger turned out to be a good thing…at the end.
And the villain? Totally predictable. Well, that’s only to me because I read too many superhero books so I can kind of guess my way through.
The ending…was something I could totally see from my head. When I was reading it, I imagined it how it would be if it was a movie…and was reminded of this witch in the Wizard of Oz that got squashed with only her legs sticking out.