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doodlewrite's review
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
really quick read, very cute. Definitely had some pacing issues and some characters got lost when the plot had no more need for them, but overall a nice read.
Also love that Faith Erin Hicks drew the comic book cover art!!
Also love that Faith Erin Hicks drew the comic book cover art!!
laura_cs's review against another edition
5.0
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Two houses, each alike in dignity... and with surnames that have great meaning to the geeks of the world.
This is a story about growing up, finding your place, and following your heart. The story begins with Mir, who lives in the small town of Sandford in Nova Scotia, Canada; she is diligent and hard working, doing her best to get into university, putting every cent into a savings account. Then enters Weldon Warrick into her life. Yeah, that Warrick. As in the Warricks who run Warrick Studios. The Warrick Studios that publish the Tomorrowmen comics. The Warrick Studios that is debuting the trailer for the Tomorrowmen movie at Comic Con.
The Tomorrowmen that Mir's grandfather co-created with Weldon Warrick's grandfather.
Wealthy Weldon represents everything that Mir's family lost and doesn't have and she is resentful for that. But, as she soon learns, she and her family represent everything that money can't buy and all that Weldon wants. It'll be more than Skylord that flies this summer...
I really enjoyed this novel, and loved both narrators, who have great voices. Neither are perfect, making them all the more real and makes you want to root for them even more. There's no insta-love, but there is definitely insta-curiosity, which leads both Mir and Weldon to seek the other out and learn more, developing feelings slowly, which I love.
Two houses, each alike in dignity... and with surnames that have great meaning to the geeks of the world.
This is a story about growing up, finding your place, and following your heart. The story begins with Mir, who lives in the small town of Sandford in Nova Scotia, Canada; she is diligent and hard working, doing her best to get into university, putting every cent into a savings account. Then enters Weldon Warrick into her life. Yeah, that Warrick. As in the Warricks who run Warrick Studios. The Warrick Studios that publish the Tomorrowmen comics. The Warrick Studios that is debuting the trailer for the Tomorrowmen movie at Comic Con.
The Tomorrowmen that Mir's grandfather co-created with Weldon Warrick's grandfather.
Wealthy Weldon represents everything that Mir's family lost and doesn't have and she is resentful for that. But, as she soon learns, she and her family represent everything that money can't buy and all that Weldon wants. It'll be more than Skylord that flies this summer...
I really enjoyed this novel, and loved both narrators, who have great voices. Neither are perfect, making them all the more real and makes you want to root for them even more. There's no insta-love, but there is definitely insta-curiosity, which leads both Mir and Weldon to seek the other out and learn more, developing feelings slowly, which I love.
christiana's review against another edition
3.0
This was cute but felt pretty easy in the grand scheme of things. Also, everyone was very self-aware (the MC asks a boy why he gets in trouble and he says, "to get attention from my dad", which is more self-aware than teen Christiana was but maybe times have changed?). Also, as long as a middle schooler is ok with a little swearing during a heated exchange of words, this is pretty safe to give to middle schoolers-the romance is surprisingly chaste.
sunshine169's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a cute quick read that I couldn't put down. I found the relationship between Mir and Weldon to be rushed. I found myself very angry at how Miriam's grandfather was screwed out of his legacy when his comic characters he drew became popular. I felt terribly for his family. I'd recommend this as a summer read.
Thank you netgalley for providing me an e-arc of this book in return for an honest review.
Thank you netgalley for providing me an e-arc of this book in return for an honest review.
kingtess's review against another edition
5.0
This gorgeous novel is a slow-burn romance between teens, sure. But there's a lot of love and wry affection for small towns and the comics industry. It's immediately apparent in the book than Faith Erin Hicks is familiar with both, from the way community grapevines run rampant to details about comic-script formatting.
The characters, too, are lovingly written - even the not-so-savory ones. I loved how one of the main conflicts of the book (a rift between families over legal rights) gets different viewpoints not just from individual members of each family, but from nosy parkers and well-meaning friends as well. Each perspective colors the conflict a little differently, which I found impressive as well as wonderfully written.
The only drawback to this story is perhaps Mir's best friend Raleigh, who doesn't get quite enough pages to seem fleshed out.
I must admit I've read much of Ms. Hicks' work in the past, where she's worked both as illustrator and as comics-writer. I'm thrilled to see her transition from panels to prose is so marvelously done, and I can only hope she takes another crack at novels soon!
The characters, too, are lovingly written - even the not-so-savory ones. I loved how one of the main conflicts of the book (a rift between families over legal rights) gets different viewpoints not just from individual members of each family, but from nosy parkers and well-meaning friends as well. Each perspective colors the conflict a little differently, which I found impressive as well as wonderfully written.
The only drawback to this story is perhaps Mir's best friend Raleigh, who doesn't get quite enough pages to seem fleshed out.
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She instead feels more symbolic of the small-town mindset: she loves her home and has no wish to leave, like so many generations before her. Raleigh represents a conflict for Mir (stay or go?) more than she appears in the present as a friend.I must admit I've read much of Ms. Hicks' work in the past, where she's worked both as illustrator and as comics-writer. I'm thrilled to see her transition from panels to prose is so marvelously done, and I can only hope she takes another crack at novels soon!
alrightieaphroditie's review against another edition
3.0
three stars ∗ this was such a cute and fun read! i definitely needed to read something like this after experiencing a lot of heartache (thanks, evelyn hugo and spinning out) and as a comic book fan myself, i found myself relating to this book more than i thought!