Meghan Scott Molin

I liked this well enough, but the character had several TSTL moments that made me want to bang my head against the wall. I'm all for strong, smart, capable women, but part of being strong, smart, and capable is knowing when you're in over your head and asking for help and/or listening to others. So yeah, when the cop detective love interest tells you to not do XYZ and you go off and do XYZ and do mental gymnastics to justify it to yourself, or you decide to not tell him something because of stupid reasons, then yeah, you're too stupid to live.

That said, I really enjoyed the plot of this. It was fast, full of nerdery and geekery, the background characters were great, and I am looking forward to seeing what else the author has planned for this series. Hopefully MG grows a few more brain cells.… (altro)

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as part of a quick takes post is to catch up on my "To Write About" stack—emphasizing pithiness, not thoroughness.
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MG has so much to accomplish in this book--she has to get her bestie out of jail, uncover the vigilante running around as The Golden Arrow, keep the Hooded Falcon movie on track, and secure her career in comics--oh, and maybe embrace adulthood and a real relationship.

It was...fine. It was enjoyable, a little mad-cap, and frequently sweet. While better than the second novel, I don't think it achieved the levels of the first novel. I had such high hopes for this series--and I'm not saying I'm disappointed by the way it ended, because Molin wrapped up everything nicely and sent our characters off with happy endings. but I was underwhelmed. Still glad I read the series, just not as glad as I expected.… (altro)