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Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story by Sarah Kuhn, Arielle Jovellanos
1.5
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

 I enjoyed how colorful this whole book was, but you’ll need suspension of belief for some elements.

Lois is ambitious and can’t wait to become a journalist. The villain at Lane’s job was cartoonishly evil though I can’t say that’s not unrealistic for real life executives, sometimes; but only the worst of the worst would say or do these things so blatantly. It’s usually more subtle. The producer or whoever Dante was way accurate tho. Hollywood in a nutshell.

Also, I really like this line: “My mother and I never say ‘I love you.’ Because for what’s between us… that never feels like an enough.”