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piratereject's review against another edition
5.0
Incredibly heartfelt. A great exploration of grief, perseverance, redemption.. and a healthy amount of snark. :)
quirkydrummer's review against another edition
3.0
(SPOILERS START MIDWAY DOWN- First three paragraphs are spoiler free)
I really REALLY wanted to like this book more than I did. I had a lot of fun with it over the first 150 pages or so, but there were a lot of issues with the book that made me knock a four star down to a three.
I feel like the biggest problem with this book is the editing. There were multiple times while reading that I had to go back and reread sections. I would find myself getting confused, go back to ensure I didn't miss something that just happened, and the most common culprit was just the order and ways in which events are presented. Sometimes, however, it felt like a piece was missing entirely, and that got very frustrating to experience every time I sat down to read a portion of the book.
Mjöllnir is also referred to as an axe at one point where it is involved in a battle where another fighter has an actual axe. I don't know how that slipped past editing, but it surprised me so much that I went back to read the page four times in a row to make sure I didn't misunderstand something (we're seeing a pattern with that).
(Spoilers start here)
Events happen that are convenient to move the plot along but make no sense for the character performing them. I was baffled when Jane, knowing Quinn has written ~30 questions down on individual slips of paper about Asgard (information she doesn't want Tony Stark to know) BROUGHT THESE WITH HER DURING A TRIP TO STARK TOWER. One conveniently falls out in Tony's lab, and that's a legitimate plot device that moves things along in the later half of the book. For a woman who is so smart (admittedly VERY stressed and exhausted) and determined to keep Asgard's secrets out of the wrong hands, she comes across as highly incompetent in that regard by bringing a purse full of questions about Thor, Asgard, wormholes, etc. directly into the work space of the man she's trying to hide that info from.
Also, we commit the cardinal sin of "the dog (gecko) dies." And while yes, Brian's story purpose was to speak about the impermanence of mortal life, him getting "scraped" off the ground was when I just kind of stopped caring about what happened next.
Points for including "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents" in Loki's self-help book pile though. If any of us need to read it, it's him.
I really REALLY wanted to like this book more than I did. I had a lot of fun with it over the first 150 pages or so, but there were a lot of issues with the book that made me knock a four star down to a three.
I feel like the biggest problem with this book is the editing. There were multiple times while reading that I had to go back and reread sections. I would find myself getting confused, go back to ensure I didn't miss something that just happened, and the most common culprit was just the order and ways in which events are presented. Sometimes, however, it felt like a piece was missing entirely, and that got very frustrating to experience every time I sat down to read a portion of the book.
Mjöllnir is also referred to as an axe at one point where it is involved in a battle where another fighter has an actual axe. I don't know how that slipped past editing, but it surprised me so much that I went back to read the page four times in a row to make sure I didn't misunderstand something (we're seeing a pattern with that).
(Spoilers start here)
Events happen that are convenient to move the plot along but make no sense for the character performing them. I was baffled when Jane, knowing Quinn has written ~30 questions down on individual slips of paper about Asgard (information she doesn't want Tony Stark to know) BROUGHT THESE WITH HER DURING A TRIP TO STARK TOWER. One conveniently falls out in Tony's lab, and that's a legitimate plot device that moves things along in the later half of the book. For a woman who is so smart (admittedly VERY stressed and exhausted) and determined to keep Asgard's secrets out of the wrong hands, she comes across as highly incompetent in that regard by bringing a purse full of questions about Thor, Asgard, wormholes, etc. directly into the work space of the man she's trying to hide that info from.
Also, we commit the cardinal sin of "the dog (gecko) dies." And while yes, Brian's story purpose was to speak about the impermanence of mortal life, him getting "scraped" off the ground was when I just kind of stopped caring about what happened next.
Points for including "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents" in Loki's self-help book pile though. If any of us need to read it, it's him.
cno92's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
astridagirl's review
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
luna_rondo's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.75
I wanted to like this so much more than I did.
everyotherpageorso's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
caitlinxx05's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Burdened with glorious purpose
and yet, people continue to fail him.
The hurt this character has experienced, even in works outside of the movies, the series, keeps hurting (as it’s supposed to, clearly).
The thing with this book, is that it’s a good book overall. It has a good storyline, the characters come to life well, the alternate universe is universing (and hard). I did enjoy reading it and aside from one important thing, I’d rate it probably at around 4,5⭐️ -but rating up in favour.
The important thing, is that for the fact it’s called “What if LOKI was worthy?” it’s not a Loki enough book. There’s not enough Loki. How- HOW, can you not put enough Loki in a book literally titled after him??
Then there’s the matter of the amount of pov’s. I get that it’s there to show the full story, maybe to make it like a movie would be -as that’s the vibe I got from it, like it was written the way you would watch a movie, which is kinda fun. But especially at the start there are just so many of them, that it makes you disconnect from the characters rather than connect.
So in short, more Loki, less of the rest and it would’ve been a fairly perfect book 📖
and yet, people continue to fail him.
The hurt this character has experienced, even in works outside of the movies, the series, keeps hurting (as it’s supposed to, clearly).
The thing with this book, is that it’s a good book overall. It has a good storyline, the characters come to life well, the alternate universe is universing (and hard). I did enjoy reading it and aside from one important thing, I’d rate it probably at around 4,5⭐️ -but rating up in favour.
The important thing, is that for the fact it’s called “What if LOKI was worthy?” it’s not a Loki enough book. There’s not enough Loki. How- HOW, can you not put enough Loki in a book literally titled after him??
Then there’s the matter of the amount of pov’s. I get that it’s there to show the full story, maybe to make it like a movie would be -as that’s the vibe I got from it, like it was written the way you would watch a movie, which is kinda fun. But especially at the start there are just so many of them, that it makes you disconnect from the characters rather than connect.
So in short, more Loki, less of the rest and it would’ve been a fairly perfect book 📖
craftymomcandles's review against another edition
5.0
Very good and unique perspective which is the point of the what ifs. I like the villain being hero and other reverse visual.
thebaronrob's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0