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liketheday's review against another edition
3.0
The writer did some super interesting things with the "girl discovers her place in the world with the help of a cute boy" story as well as with the concepts of heroes and villains and self-determination and all that good stuff.
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theshadowplay's review against another edition
1.0
Reads like a juvenile's idea of what "edgy" is. A juvenile hat watched True Romance and Natural Born Killers and then read some X-Men comics. Takes place in the late 80's but nothing except a mix-tape would clue you in to that. Scenes jump all over the place with no real rhyme or reason. In one issue Madison is shown getting defeated by a normal human because she doesn't know how to fight. In another she is fighting multiple people with seemingly no issue. The blocking in the art isn't very good either.. No sense of body placement or character's view. Overall it's a bad comic.
fredlanthier's review against another edition
4.0
More like 3.5 I guess?
It was so addictive, couldn't stop reading.
#landfallfreight
It was so addictive, couldn't stop reading.
#landfallfreight
romcm's review against another edition
4.0
Five stars for the art, three for the story (a bit cliched) and one big extra star for the thoughtful postscript to the reader.
jexjthomas's review against another edition
3.0
Very mixed feelings about this one. It kept me engaged but I'm not really sure what it has to say. The character beats rang true more often than not, but there were moments that felt off, like the writing was a little amateurish. I give it credit for doing something different, and for writing a romance (of sorts) that subverts your expectations. In general I thought Maddie was a great character, and there were a number of other really interesting characters and ideas, but I'm not sure any of it lived up to its potential. Three stars for a complicated female protagonist who doesn't need to be rescued, and because even if the book wasn't perfect, I didn't feel like I wasted my time. Not sure I'll keep reading, however.
sjj169's review against another edition
3.0
I started to give this dang book a 2 star, but it was like a trainwreck..I couldn't look away and I thought about it all last night. So a 3 it is getting.
Madison is one of the 'popular' girls and is going out with that hot football player. They go off and are doing the smooching thing when he wants to take it farther. Madison says no. Then a little dork named Dustin shows up and thinks he is saving the day. Not. Madison's eyes go all glowy and she kicks some ass.
Dustin is a first class hanger on person and he tells her that they will be judged, because he has powers also. He can kill people.
Dustin gets a bit power happy because he is a dumbass.
The crap hits the fan because of more of Dustin's stupidity.
So they have to go on the run. Lots of Madison being stupid and listening to Dustin happens. She even takes his advice to go all superheroey.
The whole book consisted of me wondering if she has so much powers and is so ass-kicky then why does she listen to dork ass Dustin? Then a naked picture and the size of certain body parts made me say "ohhhhh"
(I would totally share that image-but I get flagged enough)
Totally worth the read so that you can sit here with me and shake your head. Do it.
Booksource: I was gifted a copy of this book from a wonderful book fairy.
Check out my buddy SUSAN's review I hadn't heard of this little book until she clued me into it.
Madison is one of the 'popular' girls and is going out with that hot football player. They go off and are doing the smooching thing when he wants to take it farther. Madison says no. Then a little dork named Dustin shows up and thinks he is saving the day. Not. Madison's eyes go all glowy and she kicks some ass.
Dustin is a first class hanger on person and he tells her that they will be judged, because he has powers also. He can kill people.
Dustin gets a bit power happy because he is a dumbass.
The crap hits the fan because of more of Dustin's stupidity.
So they have to go on the run. Lots of Madison being stupid and listening to Dustin happens. She even takes his advice to go all superheroey.
The whole book consisted of me wondering if she has so much powers and is so ass-kicky then why does she listen to dork ass Dustin? Then a naked picture and the size of certain body parts made me say "ohhhhh"
(I would totally share that image-but I get flagged enough)
Totally worth the read so that you can sit here with me and shake your head. Do it.
Booksource: I was gifted a copy of this book from a wonderful book fairy.
Check out my buddy SUSAN's review I hadn't heard of this little book until she clued me into it.
eatingfiction's review against another edition
3.0
This comic has a sort of weird cerebral vibe to it, despite being a pretty typical story of superpowered runaway teens.
It's starts and ends abruptly, but I liked the pacing. It didn't waste any time, and it didn't stop to let you ask any questions (like, wait, are these kids terrible people. The answer is yes). There's some depth to it, and some discussion to be pulled from it, but again, it doesn't linger long enough to really let those themes brew.
I enjoyed this strange little violent tale, but I'm not sure who I would recommend to.
It's starts and ends abruptly, but I liked the pacing. It didn't waste any time, and it didn't stop to let you ask any questions (like, wait, are these kids terrible people. The answer is yes). There's some depth to it, and some discussion to be pulled from it, but again, it doesn't linger long enough to really let those themes brew.
I enjoyed this strange little violent tale, but I'm not sure who I would recommend to.