Oh my goodness, what a JOY of a book to listen to. First of all, for those of you who don’t know, I am a huge nerd and love comic books. I even worked at a comic book store for awhile. When I read about this book I was excited because it is a YA book that takes place in a universe where there are actual superheroes, but also one that recognizes Stan Lee as a genius… aka this one? Maybe? Some day?
We follow Nick Bell, a high school aged boy with a very active imagination and awesome group of friends, who writes fan-fiction based on the superhero and supervillain in his city. His dad is a police officer and his mom has died. One of my favorite parts of the whole book was Nick’s relationship with his dad (and his hilarious sex talks with a banana…?!). This book is laugh out loud funny while also talking about real issues such as bullying, first kisses, loss of a loved one, and friendship. I really enjoyed how most of the characters belonged to the LGBTQIAP community which is probably a complete breath of fresh air for any kids who feel like they are under-represented in books. I feel like this book will be a home run for anyone who even remotely finds superheroes fun and for those who like witty and random humor constantly sprinkled into a book.
I saw on Goodreads that there are two additional books in the works to make this into a series. (And yes, I did add book 2 to my TBR list even though it’s not even named yet!).
We follow Nick Bell, a high school aged boy with a very active imagination and awesome group of friends, who writes fan-fiction based on the superhero and supervillain in his city. His dad is a police officer and his mom has died. One of my favorite parts of the whole book was Nick’s relationship with his dad (and his hilarious sex talks with a banana…?!). This book is laugh out loud funny while also talking about real issues such as bullying, first kisses, loss of a loved one, and friendship. I really enjoyed how most of the characters belonged to the LGBTQIAP community which is probably a complete breath of fresh air for any kids who feel like they are under-represented in books. I feel like this book will be a home run for anyone who even remotely finds superheroes fun and for those who like witty and random humor constantly sprinkled into a book.
I saw on Goodreads that there are two additional books in the works to make this into a series. (And yes, I did add book 2 to my TBR list even though it’s not even named yet!).