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Language: R (149 swears, 24 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Astrid carefully plans her time, dividing it between college classes, labs, and volunteer hours that are leading her to med school (and the success of her five- and ten-year plans) and her boyfriend, Max, who brings needed joy and dopamine into her schedule. Every assignment, study session, test, meal, commute, roommate hang out, and panic attack is packed together for maximum efficiency. But Astrid didn’t anticipate finding out her boyfriend is a superhero and figuring in time for kidnappings.
Fernandez writes realistically but with a dash of ludicrousness. Astrid is so focused on her schedule and making everything fit, a quirk that is endearing even as readers watch it start to take over as her responsibilities increase. I love how Fernandez normalizes superpowers and superheroes in the world she created, so much so that it feels natural for Astrid to refer to her perfect sense of time as a superpower, and how readers get to see a new side of superheroing from the perspective of those without powers but who still deal with the consequences of supervillains. Overall, reading this book was fun and brought joy into my life.
Astrid is implied white, and Max’s skin is described as “tan.” The mature content rating is for underage drinking, mentions of substance use, innuendo, and mentions of condoms and sex. The violence rating is for blood, weapon use, and mentions of guns.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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