lessariel's review against another edition
4.0
14 year old Doreen Green has moved across America to New Jersey putting her in Avengers territory which is excellent news as she hope she one day to be a superhero like them. She has every reason to think this may happen as she has the tail of a squirrel and the proportional abilities alongside understanding of the languages.
Making human and squirrel friends is initially difficulty but as she gains her own nemesis she also builds a new life.
As a fan of Squirrel girl comics I was excited to see this in the shops. It’s a well constructed addition to the Marvel verse. As it play some to a younger audience it has the usual school drama but that is mixed in with a search for identity. Pay particular attention to the text message exchanges which made me giggle as I read them in movie character voice. I also love a good footnote and this book is full of them as Doreen comments on her life. Bring on volume 2!
Making human and squirrel friends is initially difficulty but as she gains her own nemesis she also builds a new life.
As a fan of Squirrel girl comics I was excited to see this in the shops. It’s a well constructed addition to the Marvel verse. As it play some to a younger audience it has the usual school drama but that is mixed in with a search for identity. Pay particular attention to the text message exchanges which made me giggle as I read them in movie character voice. I also love a good footnote and this book is full of them as Doreen comments on her life. Bring on volume 2!
jbojkov's review against another edition
4.0
It took me awhile to get into this one, but once I did- the humor and action kept me reading. What an awesome novelization of the Squirrel Girl story. I’m not sure if die-hard GN readers would enjoy this, but I think I could talk this into the hands of kids who like fast-paced action shit through with moments of humor. Think Guardians of the Galaxy in chapter book format.
broomsticksandmagick's review against another edition
3.0
To many sidenotes which got me irritated. It also childish then I expected. But it has some moments that were nice and entertaining. 3.0/5 stars
rachel_abby_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Cute and fun for kids. Squirrel girl functions in an Avengers world - your friendly neighborhood Squirrel Girl, born with a tail, puffy cheeks, and the ability to do all the things that squirrels do, proportionally scaled up. It's a quicker read for people who are more into it.
kristina314's review against another edition
3.0
If only this could have been a book about squirrel dynamics and Jersey Chitterspeak. The book starts off incredibly slow and Doreen seems not to be phased by anything. Great message for children but it's done to the point where it makes the character seem simplistic and dull. When Doreen herself FINALLY figures out something's amiss the story picks up (as in 25 mph instead of 10 mph). I was genuinely amused by her texts with the Avengers but only a few pages making you smile instead of the whole book? It did save me from wanting to read Squirrel Girl comics though so there's a bright side to this.
readerpants's review against another edition
3.0
Squirrel Girl + Shannon Hale = high hopes and lots of anticipation! But it just didn't work for me... a few moments that made me laugh but fell far short of the sweet, fullhearted absurdity I was hoping for. Just not as good as actually reading the Squirrel Girl comics.
The texts with the Avengers were pretty great, though.
The texts with the Avengers were pretty great, though.
book_nut's review against another edition
4.0
Took me a bit to get into the humor, but in the end it was fun
literarystrawberry's review against another edition
5.0
I loved pretty much everything about this.
They /nailed/ the quirky, off-beat humor from the comics, Doreen is an optimistic ray of sunshine and I want to be more like her (but she still had believable fourteen-year-old discouragements), Doreen's parents are so supportive, there are tons of hilarious cameos from other Marvel characters , and just EVERYTHING ABOUT IT MADE ME SO SO HAPPY MY MOOD LITERALLY SHIFTED I LOVED THIS
They /nailed/ the quirky, off-beat humor from the comics, Doreen is an optimistic ray of sunshine and I want to be more like her (but she still had believable fourteen-year-old discouragements), Doreen's parents are so supportive, there are tons of hilarious cameos from other Marvel characters
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the bits when she's texting Rocket made me DIEthewordwitch's review against another edition
3.0
Clearly, this book was not written with someone my age in mind as its target audience. Nonetheless, I enjoy superhero things, particularly Marvel. I like the humor they have injected into their superhero franchises as of late. I also like books with strong female leads, so when my friend recommended this to me, I figured it would be worth a read. And it was. Squirrel Girl is charming and there are many adorable moments scattered throughout the book. However, this book was kind of too cute for me to really enjoy. There were moments where I cringed at the writing, because it seemed as if the authors were trying too hard to be quirky. This happened frequently in the footnotes, which, fortunately, you don't have to read to understand the story. So often, I would skip them entirely.
Now, if this were being read by a much younger Sarah, say a 5th grade Sarah, she would be eating this up. She would be falling in love with the corny jokes and would probably idolize someone only a few years older than herself who was kicking butt and didn't quite fit in. So, I kept that in mind as I read it. The stars subtracted are for the more cringeworthy moments, but the stars given are for child Sarah, who would have loved this to bits.
Now, if this were being read by a much younger Sarah, say a 5th grade Sarah, she would be eating this up. She would be falling in love with the corny jokes and would probably idolize someone only a few years older than herself who was kicking butt and didn't quite fit in. So, I kept that in mind as I read it. The stars subtracted are for the more cringeworthy moments, but the stars given are for child Sarah, who would have loved this to bits.