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mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
Ms. Marvel is here to learn all about being a hero and she meets friends and foes along the way!
So I am not a big fan of Marvel (or DC), there is just too much and some other reasons.. But there are things I do love, like children’s books full with superheroes, some which I recognise, some I don’t. Haha. I have to be honest and say that while there are a lot of reference to heroes, baddies, and Marvel stuff, as long as you know some basics (like I do) you will be fine.
This book looked just too much fun, and now that I finished it I can tell you it was superfun! We see how Ms Marvel gets an invitation to the Avengers Institute! She can follow lessons there after school (RIP that girl, superheroing, school, and then superhero school as well). I loved that the way the kids from all over could go to the same school, that is quite an interesting way! We read about various lessons, about the preparations for the decathlon, about teamwork, but there is also about friendship! We meet Miles (Spiderman number so many) and Doreen Green (Squirrel Girl and the good one, sorry, I have read the comics and she was horrible in there, but I love her in this one). I loved seeing the trio get closer and closer and eventually also tell their real identities (well, both Doreen and Ms Marvel don’t really have much to hide, haha, but Spidey has all to hide).
The story isn’t told as one would normally do. There are text messages, blog entries (diaries), we see videos (or pictures of it), we read transcripts and files and interviews, we get written entries, there is quite a focus on fanfiction (which I also enjoyed reading), and so much more. Mostly they are from Ms. Marvel’s POV, but we also get some teachers and Kid Apocalypse (whose name was just awesome). I really enjoyed the change in telling the story. This was so dynamic and interactive. It made the story more superpowered.
Along we have a supervillain plot! Oh yes, someone wants to time travel and is targeting Ms Marvel. I really liked the extra plot, it was quite fun. Though it made me want to shake Kid Apocalypse a bit given how he just should have stood up for himself and for his new friend Ms Marvel.
The art was just fabulous! I loved the illustrations, the comics, well everything. I should really see what this illustrator has done other than this one. Hopefully there is more!
All in all, if you are looking for a superpowered and fun book featuring many Marvel heroes (I was so proud that I recognised so many of them), I would recommend this one. As for me? I am going to be buying the newest book next month (kind of through my budget for May).
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
So I am not a big fan of Marvel (or DC), there is just too much and some other reasons.. But there are things I do love, like children’s books full with superheroes, some which I recognise, some I don’t. Haha. I have to be honest and say that while there are a lot of reference to heroes, baddies, and Marvel stuff, as long as you know some basics (like I do) you will be fine.
This book looked just too much fun, and now that I finished it I can tell you it was superfun! We see how Ms Marvel gets an invitation to the Avengers Institute! She can follow lessons there after school (RIP that girl, superheroing, school, and then superhero school as well). I loved that the way the kids from all over could go to the same school, that is quite an interesting way! We read about various lessons, about the preparations for the decathlon, about teamwork, but there is also about friendship! We meet Miles (Spiderman number so many) and Doreen Green (Squirrel Girl and the good one, sorry, I have read the comics and she was horrible in there, but I love her in this one). I loved seeing the trio get closer and closer and eventually also tell their real identities (well, both Doreen and Ms Marvel don’t really have much to hide, haha, but Spidey has all to hide).
The story isn’t told as one would normally do. There are text messages, blog entries (diaries), we see videos (or pictures of it), we read transcripts and files and interviews, we get written entries, there is quite a focus on fanfiction (which I also enjoyed reading), and so much more. Mostly they are from Ms. Marvel’s POV, but we also get some teachers and Kid Apocalypse (whose name was just awesome). I really enjoyed the change in telling the story. This was so dynamic and interactive. It made the story more superpowered.
Along we have a supervillain plot! Oh yes, someone wants to time travel and is targeting Ms Marvel. I really liked the extra plot, it was quite fun. Though it made me want to shake Kid Apocalypse a bit given how he just should have stood up for himself and for his new friend Ms Marvel.
The art was just fabulous! I loved the illustrations, the comics, well everything. I should really see what this illustrator has done other than this one. Hopefully there is more!
All in all, if you are looking for a superpowered and fun book featuring many Marvel heroes (I was so proud that I recognised so many of them), I would recommend this one. As for me? I am going to be buying the newest book next month (kind of through my budget for May).
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
literarystrawberry's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
This was so cute
magaramach's review against another edition
4.0
Read this to my little sister and she had a great time. I thought the friendship between Kamala, Miles, and Doreen was so cute, and very much loved reading to my sister about a girl who was Desi just like her.
momentum262's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
lewkas's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
delicatewatkins's review against another edition
3.0
I thought this was cute. I'm curious what a middle grader would think of it. I just don't know how much middle graders know about Squirrel Girl and Ms. Marvel and if they'd even care about this book. This could be challenging for some readers with the format changes but at the same time, a help for other hesitant readers who would like the variety.
taliaissmart's review against another edition
Dnf p. 53
This was so disappointing! I love these characters and saw the potential here, but the execution leaves much to be desired. I can’t quite tell what the plot is beyond...new school awkwardness? The multimedia format can work so well but was super stilted and inconsistent here, with issues including: group chats with random people who should not be communicating, unclear concept of “secrecy” around the school (giant branding on the gear Kamala gets from Avengers Inst., etc), Kamala’s private thoughts written across official paperwork, phone panels showing a villain takedown posted on social media that also includes a private convo between Kamala and her friend on the street outside...I could go on. There’s a chance that these issues will be corrected in the finished copy, but it’s SO messy now that I have concerns about what the final product might look like. The whole book feels unbearably juvenile as well—I think it doesn’t give kids enough credit & is too obvious in its attempts at humor.
For an effective multimedia middle grade novel, read Kate Klise’s Regarding the Fountain
For an effective Marvel school story, read Jason Aaron’s Wolverine and the X-Men
This was so disappointing! I love these characters and saw the potential here, but the execution leaves much to be desired. I can’t quite tell what the plot is beyond...new school awkwardness? The multimedia format can work so well but was super stilted and inconsistent here, with issues including: group chats with random people who should not be communicating, unclear concept of “secrecy” around the school (giant branding on the gear Kamala gets from Avengers Inst., etc), Kamala’s private thoughts written across official paperwork, phone panels showing a villain takedown posted on social media that also includes a private convo between Kamala and her friend on the street outside...I could go on. There’s a chance that these issues will be corrected in the finished copy, but it’s SO messy now that I have concerns about what the final product might look like. The whole book feels unbearably juvenile as well—I think it doesn’t give kids enough credit & is too obvious in its attempts at humor.
For an effective multimedia middle grade novel, read Kate Klise’s Regarding the Fountain
For an effective Marvel school story, read Jason Aaron’s Wolverine and the X-Men
vampirebooklover13's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
meredithmc's review against another edition
4.0
So much fun for Marvel readers of all ages! The different formats are a great choice for this story. I can't wait to read more.
panda_incognito's review against another edition
2.0
This book is chaotic, and not in a good way. The many multi-media elements that it juggles often run together in confusing ways, without clear demarcations of time and place. The beginning was especially difficult, since I had to figure out what order various artifacts came in to start getting into the story. Was a letter, for example, sent before or after the text exchange I'd just seen? Were these photos from the present, or illustrating past events? Even though series like Jedi Academy have been very successful while using a multi-media approach, the sheer quantity of different elements here seemed unnecessarily overwhelming and confusing.
In addition to the confusing pacing, this book also has a weak storyline. The author spends so much time introducing the characters, the school concept, and everyone's various communications with each other that there isn't much time for the actual plot to unfold. It all feels very rushed and poorly paced, with online fan fiction updates from Ms. Marvel interrupting the story at random intervals. Although the reader comments on her updates were funny and realistic, her writing never really went anywhere. It wasn't a story-within-a-story, and was just something else interrupting what little flow this book had.
I really wanted to enjoy this, since I love Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl, but it fell flat for me. I'm sure that many of the target middle grade readers will feel differently, and will really get into the story and the characters, but this didn't work for me at all. I'm tempted to still read the second book in case the structure, pacing, and flow improve, but I'm also not sure if I want to exert the same mental strain it took me to figure this book out. The struggle may be somewhat specific to me, since I'm an overly literal, structured, and linear person, but reading this book was WORK, despite how short, light, and illustration-heavy it is.
Also, despite the very limited text, there were two notable writing mistakes. On page 36, Fredrick Douglass's name is missing the second 's,' and page 158 features a dialogue bubble with the word "crumbilng." Even spell-check can catch that, so I have no idea why an editor didn't.
In addition to the confusing pacing, this book also has a weak storyline. The author spends so much time introducing the characters, the school concept, and everyone's various communications with each other that there isn't much time for the actual plot to unfold. It all feels very rushed and poorly paced, with online fan fiction updates from Ms. Marvel interrupting the story at random intervals. Although the reader comments on her updates were funny and realistic, her writing never really went anywhere. It wasn't a story-within-a-story, and was just something else interrupting what little flow this book had.
I really wanted to enjoy this, since I love Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl, but it fell flat for me. I'm sure that many of the target middle grade readers will feel differently, and will really get into the story and the characters, but this didn't work for me at all. I'm tempted to still read the second book in case the structure, pacing, and flow improve, but I'm also not sure if I want to exert the same mental strain it took me to figure this book out. The struggle may be somewhat specific to me, since I'm an overly literal, structured, and linear person, but reading this book was WORK, despite how short, light, and illustration-heavy it is.
Also, despite the very limited text, there were two notable writing mistakes. On page 36, Fredrick Douglass's name is missing the second 's,' and page 158 features a dialogue bubble with the word "crumbilng." Even spell-check can catch that, so I have no idea why an editor didn't.