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aehank's review
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
secanno's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
caylieratzlaff's review
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this novel. 3.5/5 stars.
I really enjoyed the premise of this as Izzy leaves everything she's ever known to go search for those with super powers (and also escaping a conspiracy theorist and conservative father). The search for supers takes Izzy all over the world where she meets new people and experiences humanity. The book alternates between her trip and her two friends at their designated meeting spot a year later...where Izzy has failed to show up.
I think this book struggles, though, because it switches too much between those with super powers aren't real and they're just humans and people with legit powers. Like, I thought it was about finding the good in humanity and then all of a sudden there are legit powers that are unexplainable? It just kind of felt weird, almost.
I really did like the characters and this journey Izzy went on, though.
I really enjoyed the premise of this as Izzy leaves everything she's ever known to go search for those with super powers (and also escaping a conspiracy theorist and conservative father). The search for supers takes Izzy all over the world where she meets new people and experiences humanity. The book alternates between her trip and her two friends at their designated meeting spot a year later...where Izzy has failed to show up.
I think this book struggles, though, because it switches too much between those with super powers aren't real and they're just humans and people with legit powers. Like, I thought it was about finding the good in humanity and then all of a sudden there are legit powers that are unexplainable? It just kind of felt weird, almost.
I really did like the characters and this journey Izzy went on, though.
vickleanne's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
jegulus4life's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
cpalmisanod's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Well. This is the first book to give me goosebumps.
As someone who often feels the ills of the world are very heavy and overwhelming, this book deeply resonated with me.
Isabel grew up with a grandmother whose parents survived the holocaust and whose father thought and later spoke terrible things about most people. The negativity, the hate, the anger and the hurt she saw so prevalent in the world drove her down into depression.
She finds solace in a corner of the internet where they believe super heroes to be real. And eventually she decides that as soon as she turns 18 she’s going to travel the world to find them as she is desperate to find the good in the world.
What she finds is a mixed bag of good and bad, her own powers and the peace in a quiet, simple life.
Her story is told in tandem with her friends’ Sam and Chio as they search for her after she fails to show to a promised meeting one year after her travels.
If you’ve ever felt squashed under the despair of the world, please read this.
As someone who often feels the ills of the world are very heavy and overwhelming, this book deeply resonated with me.
Isabel grew up with a grandmother whose parents survived the holocaust and whose father thought and later spoke terrible things about most people. The negativity, the hate, the anger and the hurt she saw so prevalent in the world drove her down into depression.
She finds solace in a corner of the internet where they believe super heroes to be real. And eventually she decides that as soon as she turns 18 she’s going to travel the world to find them as she is desperate to find the good in the world.
What she finds is a mixed bag of good and bad, her own powers and the peace in a quiet, simple life.
Her story is told in tandem with her friends’ Sam and Chio as they search for her after she fails to show to a promised meeting one year after her travels.
If you’ve ever felt squashed under the despair of the world, please read this.
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