AMAZING! A great end to a great trilogy starring a great character!
This book was certified creepy and queer, two of my favorite things. The main villAMAZING! A great end to a great trilogy starring a great character!
This book was certified creepy and queer, two of my favorite things. The main villain in this book is the Dollmaker (whom I've never heard of before so idk if they're a regular DC villain or not), who kidnaps girls and transforms them with animal hybridization and such. He's honestly a terrifying villain. The other part of this book is the love story between Harley and Ivy and OMG it was so fucking cute! I love their love and I love their happy ending, they deserve it. 5/5 stars across the board for the whole trilogy! ...more
I fucking love Harley Quinn! This book is the second in the HQ trilogy and it wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
I fucking love Harley Quinn! This book is the second in the HQ trilogy and it was sooooo good! This is book that we see her crack! She actually becomes Harley Quinn instead of Harleen Quinzel. The feminism continues to go strong in this book. I absolutely love that that is Harley's whole thing in this series. Girls are getting hurt, and you can't trust the legal system to do a damn thing about it (truth). Some things from the last book get wrapped up in this one, and her story just gets wackier. In this installment, we meet Pamela Isley (Poison Ivy for the noobs), Talia al Ghul, Scarecrow, and King Shark! A starstudded cast for sure. Though we do see the Joker throughout, he's kind of just -meh-, Harley is bored by him.
I really wanted to like this book, but it was just so...bland. Which sucks because the Runaways are some of my favorite Marvel comics characters. ChriI really wanted to like this book, but it was just so...bland. Which sucks because the Runaways are some of my favorite Marvel comics characters. Christopher Golden just didn't do them justice.
The way that he wrote this book was very frustrating for me. I get that in the first chapter/few chapters, you are introducing the characters as if no one has ever heard of them before. You explain the back story a little bit, you explain their powers, but after that initial explanation, you're done! You don't need to keep writing about how they got their powers EVERY SINGLE TIME they use their powers. Like we get it. He also did not give any of the characters any growth, they stayed the same throughout the whole book. Even their little internal asides were the same throughout.
I also don't like when men write about women, they just never really do it right. There was a whole two paragraphs in the first chapter that was straight up just talking about boobs, because that's all girls ever talk about I guess? Not to mention the unnecessary fatshaming that he made Nico think towards Gert, because god-forbid that someone flirts with a fat chick. Nico would never say shit like that, she's a good person and loves her friends, so why would she be jealous that some random side character flirts with someone besides her?
One last gripe before I conclude: Stop with the 20+ page chapters. You get 10 pages or less.
I just don't think that Christopher Golden understood the heart of the Runaways. This book could've been good, if he just developed his characters more and maybe picked a completely different character to begin with.
I love these little Marvel novels. I think they're a great way to expand the universe and the characters. This one was fun, as we got to see young andI love these little Marvel novels. I think they're a great way to expand the universe and the characters. This one was fun, as we got to see young and eager T'Challa and M'Baku. It really set up some of the pressures that they would be expected to face as children of royalty. It also touched a lot on how impressionable kids can really be, and how scared they can be. I loved it and I recommend it very often to the little boys that come into the library I work at....more
I just love comic book novels. They're fun and super palatable. I find them fun to read because, since I already know the characters, I can immerse myI just love comic book novels. They're fun and super palatable. I find them fun to read because, since I already know the characters, I can immerse myself in the story more. Shuri was already one of my favorite Marvel characters, so naturally, I had to pick this book up. It was such a quick and fun read. Nic Stone did a great job with Shuri, helped her to be a little Wakandan Badass even at the age of 13! We love a good girl power book! ...more