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A review by lillanaa
The Unstoppable Wasp: Built on Hope by Sam Maggs
4.0
This book was received as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I'll admit I'm a little behind on my comics lore, the last time I caught a current issue back in 2016, but Nadia's backstory is one I'd never heard before but am definitely interested in continuing with it. This was fun, the action packed book I was expecting it to be with an underlying really good energy about mental health. That being said, though, I'm not sure of the age group this is posed to after reading it. The book itself reads solidly middle teen, a 16 year old protagonist and everything, but the interstitial parts of "Nadia's Science Facts" reads younger to me, and I feel as though it hits more of a 13-15 year old range. That's the only thing that keeps it from hitting 5 stars for me, if this is really aimed at that 16-17 audience, it feels almost childish to have these interstitials included. The characters are awesome, though, and the story itself is definitely what I'd expect from a Marvel book! I loved it!
I'll admit I'm a little behind on my comics lore, the last time I caught a current issue back in 2016, but Nadia's backstory is one I'd never heard before but am definitely interested in continuing with it. This was fun, the action packed book I was expecting it to be with an underlying really good energy about mental health. That being said, though, I'm not sure of the age group this is posed to after reading it. The book itself reads solidly middle teen, a 16 year old protagonist and everything, but the interstitial parts of "Nadia's Science Facts" reads younger to me, and I feel as though it hits more of a 13-15 year old range. That's the only thing that keeps it from hitting 5 stars for me, if this is really aimed at that 16-17 audience, it feels almost childish to have these interstitials included. The characters are awesome, though, and the story itself is definitely what I'd expect from a Marvel book! I loved it!