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A review by milliad
The Night Gwen Stacy Died by Sarah Bruni
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
What.
I picked up this book because I love Spider-Man and I was attracted by the cover. Boy, was that a mistake.
This book is based on a mentally corrupted man (“Peter Parker”) who takes interest in a girl WAY too young for him, begins fantasising about her and dreaming about her in her underwear, and then he calls her Gwen Stacey and she just… goes along with it?
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but 17 year old girls do NOT belong with 26 year old men. I felt the book was a bit self-aware of this, with other characters asking if he was too old for her, but continued to romanticise it anyway.
Also hate the trope of women giving up their dreams to follow a man in his idiotic ideas
I picked up this book because I love Spider-Man and I was attracted by the cover. Boy, was that a mistake.
This book is based on a mentally corrupted man (“Peter Parker”) who takes interest in a girl WAY too young for him, begins fantasising about her and dreaming about her in her underwear, and then he calls her Gwen Stacey and she just… goes along with it?
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but 17 year old girls do NOT belong with 26 year old men. I felt the book was a bit self-aware of this, with other characters asking if he was too old for her, but continued to romanticise it anyway.
Also hate the trope of women giving up their dreams to follow a man in his idiotic ideas