carroq's review against another edition
3.0
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I'm not super familiar with Charlie's Angels. I've probably seen a few episodes of the show, but it's never been anything I've followed. In spite of that, I was curious about this book. The concept behind the series isn't bad. I think people that enjoy the characters and the series will get a lot out of this book. It goes back to the early days of the Angels and shows off their skills.
The first chapter of this had me pretty hopeful for what the book would be. It felt episodic and was quite a bit of fun to read. It kind of stagnates after that though by falling back on tropes of using Germans and Russians as the bad guys. It was kind of fun to jump back to the 1970s with these characters, so the villains used here make sense but didn't work for me. The best part of this book has to be the attention to detail that calls back to the show. Long time fans should appreciate that.
Even though this book didn't wow me, I liked how it ended. It set up future stories without committing to any particular storyline. I probably wouldn't continue this series, but I'm glad I gave it a chance.
I'm not super familiar with Charlie's Angels. I've probably seen a few episodes of the show, but it's never been anything I've followed. In spite of that, I was curious about this book. The concept behind the series isn't bad. I think people that enjoy the characters and the series will get a lot out of this book. It goes back to the early days of the Angels and shows off their skills.
The first chapter of this had me pretty hopeful for what the book would be. It felt episodic and was quite a bit of fun to read. It kind of stagnates after that though by falling back on tropes of using Germans and Russians as the bad guys. It was kind of fun to jump back to the 1970s with these characters, so the villains used here make sense but didn't work for me. The best part of this book has to be the attention to detail that calls back to the show. Long time fans should appreciate that.
Even though this book didn't wow me, I liked how it ended. It set up future stories without committing to any particular storyline. I probably wouldn't continue this series, but I'm glad I gave it a chance.
omgbeansgoreadabook's review against another edition
3.0
I have something to confess...I've never watched Charlie's Angels a day in my life. I requested this from Edelweiss because of that reason. I wanted to see what exactly all the hype was about. Now, I know this isn't the original and I can't compare it to it, but the reviews are saying that this comic pays homage to the original.
I really love the 70s vibe but it's not my favorite art style. Where it lacks in that area for me it makes up with an easy to follow story-line and hilariously bad-ass females who fight for the greater good. Throw in a plan to kill the president with multiple people trying to kill them as well and you have a story that'll make you white-knuckle the pages until you finish.
This one involves a lot of smart wit, a ton of fighting, with more than enough things to keep you enthralled. I'm thoroughly impressed.
I found out one of Charlie's Angels has the same name as me so I thought that was pretty cool as well!
I really love the 70s vibe but it's not my favorite art style. Where it lacks in that area for me it makes up with an easy to follow story-line and hilariously bad-ass females who fight for the greater good. Throw in a plan to kill the president with multiple people trying to kill them as well and you have a story that'll make you white-knuckle the pages until you finish.
This one involves a lot of smart wit, a ton of fighting, with more than enough things to keep you enthralled. I'm thoroughly impressed.
I found out one of Charlie's Angels has the same name as me so I thought that was pretty cool as well!
sinamile's review against another edition
3.0
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
CW: violence, kidnapping, guns, knives, blood, assassination attempt
I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I've never seen the original Charlie's Angels, just the movies with Lucy Lu, Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore, so I was kind of iffy. But I'm so glad that I requested this and then read it because it was actually a fun read. I'd be down with reading more of these.
CW: violence, kidnapping, guns, knives, blood, assassination attempt
I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I've never seen the original Charlie's Angels, just the movies with Lucy Lu, Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore, so I was kind of iffy. But I'm so glad that I requested this and then read it because it was actually a fun read. I'd be down with reading more of these.
justkeyreads's review against another edition
3.0
Charlie's Angels have always been one of my women empowerment movies, and love the idea of women kicking butt in a world dominated by men. Loved the colors and storyline that I felt like I was IN the 70's.
librarianryan's review
3.0
In the first few pages of this book mention how sexist the 70’s were, but I am now just realizing that the concept of “Charlie’s Angels” is sexist in it’s own ways. They sound like a group of women who are trafficked by their handler Charlie. Hummmmm. Not a great concept to continue in the age of #metoo. The ending helps with this problem a little bit. And the ending is the only reason I am giving this a favorable rating. Otherwise, to old school.
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sinamile's review
3.0
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
CW: violence, kidnapping, guns, knives, blood, assassination attempt
I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I've never seen the original Charlie's Angels, just the movies with Lucy Lu, Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore, so I was kind of iffy. But I'm so glad that I requested this and then read it because it was actually a fun read. I'd be down with reading more of these.
CW: violence, kidnapping, guns, knives, blood, assassination attempt
I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I've never seen the original Charlie's Angels, just the movies with Lucy Lu, Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore, so I was kind of iffy. But I'm so glad that I requested this and then read it because it was actually a fun read. I'd be down with reading more of these.
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