This is a cute, positive tale that leaves you feeling kind. Snap is such a good dragon, and Juniper and Holly are an adorable couple.

Plus, there's some good rep here! Two trans characters, an aro-ace (older!) hero, and a character I'd call non-binary.

I liked how timely this book is, bringing to light issues of immigration, corporate greed, and power. But I couldn't really connect with the characters (my favs were Bryan and Lana, I found Clark meh).

Part of that might be because Superman is so iconic. I already have a relationship with him, and so I wanted to experience the emotions attributed to that here in the book. Some of them are there - his desire to do good, the farm boy nature of his - but other things weren't. I've always loved his relationship with his parents, and wish that could have been amped up a little. Martha doesn't even get named until the last third of the book.

Overall, a good read, but I just expected, idk, more, I guess.

I started this book was the idea was interesting, and I kept reading because the world, Italy in 1860, was something new and I wanted more information. But halfway through I realized I couldn't really read it much longer. 5-10 min tops was all I could spend looking at the pages because the story and characters didn't grab me. The prose is beautiful and Lampedusa has a great understanding of all his characters. I can see why years ago it was popular, but not so much today.