Review: Okay
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2014
I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest reviewI really wanted to love this. Geeky, comic book girl? That had win written all over it.But not really. :/Bottom line, I didn't LOVE it, but I didn't HATE it, either. I just wasn't sure what to do with it. It was kind of a romance? But not really. And it wasn't a single girl pride book, either.I related to the main character, Mandy, in spurts. I was continually annoyed by her lack of strength. Yes, she grew as a person. But it was like she couldn't make any decision, or have any self confidence, without someone holding her up and telling her what to do. Even when she knew that person wasn't good for her.I did like how the comic panels added to the story, and how they got better as Mandy's talent got better in the story. The last 5%(?) was Mandy's spine straightening, which was nice to see. The rest felt like high school drama on continual repeat. I wasn't sure what I was rooting for, except for Mandy to please grow up and lose the drama in her life.So, in the end, I was left with a "...okay." I did like that there was a hopeful note at the end, but I almost wish that had happened in the first 5% of the book, not the last. I want to read that story, not necessarily the one I read.