![]() They made me feel exhausted, not to mention stressed, as I followed her through her daily life. Instead of enjoying the story, I often found myself putting aside the book to do more productive things I didn’t want to do (but probably should have been doing anyway).Īstrid and her story did grow on me eventually - enough to motivate me to finish this young adult romance book. Many chapters were preceded by a timetable of what Astrid has to accomplish in the coming week. I found Astrid to be a frustrating overachiever (the kind who even scheduled her panic attacks). That said, anyone under any form of time pressure or stress may struggle with this book I know I did. ![]() It explores the life challenges that come with being in a relationship with a superhero - including the need for mental preparation and ways to cope with trauma. Instead of an action-packed story one might expect featuring a hero, How to Date a Superhero features a character-driven plot. It’s an angle I’ve never seen before in fiction, so I was really excited when I first picked up How to Date a Superhero. I absolutely love the idea of a superhero story that chooses to focus on the significant other, instead of the hero himself. And when things go wrong, she’ll have to trust he’ll be there to catch her. She’ll have to be willing to risk a lot for love. This wasn’t a part of her plan for the future, and falling for a superhero is more dangerous than she has time for. Now, on top of double majoring as a premed, Astrid struggles to balance a double life. He doesn’t keep her schedule and he disappears in the middle of dates or cancels at the last minute with stupid excuses. But when a supervillian breaks into her bedroom one night, Astrid uncovers the truth. Then she meets Max Martin, a nerdy boy from her high school days, who has suddenly crashed back into her life. All friends, classes, and extracurriculars have been carefully selected to get her into medical school. She has a perfect sense of time, and she’s determined not to waste a single second of her life. IN SHORT: This twist on a young adult romance features the story of the superhero’s girlfriend, who has to figure out how to deal with her boyfriend’s double life.Īstrid isn’t a superhero, not like the ones that are constantly on the news.
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