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Captain Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Hero Vol. 2
Gerardo Sandoval, Felipe Andrade, Pat Olliffe, Jen Van Meter, Scott Hepburn, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Matteo Buffagni
We got an advanced copy of this book at work, so I picked it up because it sounded right up my alley. The premise reminded me a lot of The Handmaid's Tale; but maybe even more realistic, given the current political climate. Parts of this book made me so angry--and I think that was the point. In many of these dystopian texts, the characters regret not stepping in when they had a chance, not stepping in before things became drastic. The message here: speak up while your voice can still be heard.
While the pacing of the book felt a bit off to me, overall I was invested in the story right until the very end. Jean's reliability as a narrator is questioned at times, but the supporting characters were interesting and I felt they were what drove the plot forward. Everything was a tied up a bit too neatly at the end; more neatly than most dystopian texts, but what's life without a little hope?
3.5/5 stars
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While the pacing of the book felt a bit off to me, overall I was invested in the story right until the very end. Jean's reliability as a narrator is questioned at times, but the supporting characters were interesting and I felt they were what drove the plot forward. Everything was a tied up a bit too neatly at the end; more neatly than most dystopian texts, but what's life without a little hope?
3.5/5 stars
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I was provided an ARC from Wednesday Books in return for my honest review.
There is so much to love about this book. The first aspect that caught my eye was the format--switching between McCray's podcast and Sadie's narrative takes a few chapters to get used to, but the alternating chapters quickly add to the pace of the book. Each viewpoint stops at just the right time, making the reader desperate to figure out what happens next (I found this especially true with Sadie's chapters). While I thought that we might not get to know as much about McCray because his narrative was in podcast form, this was definitely not the case. I learned just as much about him as I did about Sadie.
This book was also bleak and haunting, especially because you know that there are cases like this that happen everyday. I'm currently reading Mindhunter as well, and these two books pair so well together that it's kind of creepy--Mindhunter is about real murder cases, after all. This story felt different to me than other true crime type young adult books I've read--in a good way. It was realistic and heartbreaking and will be the perfect book for fall when it's released in September.
Read more about my thoughts over at between-the-shelves.com!
There is so much to love about this book. The first aspect that caught my eye was the format--switching between McCray's podcast and Sadie's narrative takes a few chapters to get used to, but the alternating chapters quickly add to the pace of the book. Each viewpoint stops at just the right time, making the reader desperate to figure out what happens next (I found this especially true with Sadie's chapters). While I thought that we might not get to know as much about McCray because his narrative was in podcast form, this was definitely not the case. I learned just as much about him as I did about Sadie.
This book was also bleak and haunting, especially because you know that there are cases like this that happen everyday. I'm currently reading Mindhunter as well, and these two books pair so well together that it's kind of creepy--Mindhunter is about real murder cases, after all. This story felt different to me than other true crime type young adult books I've read--in a good way. It was realistic and heartbreaking and will be the perfect book for fall when it's released in September.
Read more about my thoughts over at between-the-shelves.com!
