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A review by aliciaceasar
Queen of Kenosha by Howard Shapiro
3.0
3.5 Stars. I went into this not knowing much about the plot other than the main character being involved in music. Nina is a musician that grew quite famous in her small town of Kenosha. Her band even had a song that played on the radio. But Nina learned that life is different in NYC. She struggles constantly to make ends meet, depending on her cousin/agent to keep her afloat. When Nina meets Nick, her entire world is turned upside down. Nick wants to recruit her to join the hunt for Nazis in a post WWII world.
I don't want to go deeper into the story because I don't want to ruin it. I will say that I liked Nina as a character and I thought this book being a graphic novel was the perfect formatting. I did receive my copy on my kindle so I didn't get the full experience of a physical graphic novel but nonetheless, it was enjoyable. I did find the plot to be fairly predictable and some of the dialogue to be cheesy. I also didn't really like any of the characters outside of Nina and Nick. The events that happened in the last few pages have me excited about the next installment. I think this is supposed to be a trilogy so this is really just the start of a bigger story. I'm sure I will read the next one when it comes out.
I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for something that is fast-paced, spy/action packed, with a great set of recommended songs at the beginning of each chapter.
I don't want to go deeper into the story because I don't want to ruin it. I will say that I liked Nina as a character and I thought this book being a graphic novel was the perfect formatting. I did receive my copy on my kindle so I didn't get the full experience of a physical graphic novel but nonetheless, it was enjoyable. I did find the plot to be fairly predictable and some of the dialogue to be cheesy. I also didn't really like any of the characters outside of Nina and Nick. The events that happened in the last few pages have me excited about the next installment. I think this is supposed to be a trilogy so this is really just the start of a bigger story. I'm sure I will read the next one when it comes out.
I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for something that is fast-paced, spy/action packed, with a great set of recommended songs at the beginning of each chapter.