A review by jcpdiesel21
The Night Gwen Stacy Died by Sarah Bruni

2.0

Cool title and cover design, mediocre book. This starts strong and I immediately connected with Sheila and her mission to escape her stifling Iowa hometown for Paris. The introduction of Peter adds some intrigue and I was hooked by how their odd relationship quickly evolves. The story is definitely offbeat, but I willingly went along for the ride at first. However, once the setting changes, the story loses a lot of steam, and I was no longer interested in the characters or what happened after a late, major plot twist was revealed. The parallels to Spider-Man feel forced and clumsy, and Bruni aims to be profound with the ending, which I found to be a complete mess.