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sophie42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit and Medical trauma
puali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I loved (and related) to Nick’s way of thinking. Sometimes there’s just too many things you want to say at the same time and your brain just can’t handle that.
I’m not the hugest fan of superhero stories, but this was one was just the right amount of unserious for me to enjoy it. I had faith in Klune, and he delivered.
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Death, Blood, and Car accident
keiwald's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Also the secondhand embarrassment is real.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death, Drug use, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
annorabrady's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book is a great palate cleanser without being meaningless fluff; there was still a solid story with character development of primary and secondary characters alike, realistic behaviors in unrealistic situations, and worthwhile conflicts.
I will say that Nick's stupidity is both endearing and absolutely obnoxious. Especially when it causes certain plot points to carry on too long for my liking. Though, it's done in a way that makes sense for the character, so it doesn't feel unnecessary.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting
btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Death and Death of parent
Experimental drug tests on a minor.annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
big thought out of the way, here are some scattered ones:
- there was a lot of build up and the climax seemed to drag on, but insufficient payoff. (though, at least there was any payoff at all, unlike Fence: Striking Distance. that's not relevant here, i just hold a grudge.)
- for the amount of times the narration described what teenage boys are like, i started to think maybe it was the author trying to convince us that he knew, like "how do you do fellow kids"
- it was genuinely funny
- audiobook reader was top tier 👌
- "I'm young and queer and in a fragile place right now." me
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Stalking, Car accident, Alcohol, and Classism
sssssoup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
zoepagereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use
alibader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
What I enjoyed: (a short list)
1. Nick's cluelessness (until about the halfway point)
2. The romance (so cute!)
3. The overall premise (I wish I could say the same for the execution)
4. The ending.
What I did not enjoy:
1. The insensitivity towards police brutality and the character of Aaron Bell.
2. The camp - it took away from the story that could've been told and made it look like a bad parody.
3. The dialogue (teenagers do not talk like that)
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5. The reveals (I'd like to think that these were intentionally obvious but that didn't make it any more fun - also it was super anti-climatic). The ending wrapped up way too quickly too.
6. The "comedy". One of my biggest gripes with this book was that serious moments didn't make that much of an effect and instead served as "comedic relief" - it wasn't funny.
This is my longest review yet but I truly did want to enjoy this queer superhero series but I was so disappointed. I may give the sequel a try in the future.
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gun violence and Medical content
Minor: Homophobia
booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition
2.0
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Death of parent