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Penguin (2018). 384pp. Waterstones signed (bookplate) edition.
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Comic and Graphic Books. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:Sizzling with action and suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author SARAH J. MAAS delivers a coming-of-age Selina Kyle who will steal readers' hearts in a new, highly anticipated YA blockbuster: CATWOMAN! When the Bat's away, the Cat will play. It's time to see how many lives this cat really has. Two years after escaping Gotham City's slums, Selina Kyle returns as the mysterious and wealthy Holly Vanderhees. She quickly discovers that with Batman off on a vital mission, Gotham City looks ripe for the taking. Meanwhile, Luke Fox wants to prove that as Batwing he has what it takes to help people. He targets a new thief on the prowl who has teamed up with Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn. Together, they are wreaking havoc. This Catwoman is clever�she may be Batwing's undoing. In this third DC Icons book, Selina is playing a desperate game of cat and mouse, forming unexpected friendships and entangling herself with Batwing by night and her devilishly handsome neighbor Luke Fox by day. But with a dangerous threat from the past on her tail, will she be able to pull off the heist that's closest to her heart? Act fast! The first printing includes a poster of Selina! Each first printing in the DC Icons series will have a limited-edition poster�collect them all to create the full image! "Maas has a gift for crafting fierce female protagonists. . . . An epic shoutout to all the bad girls who know how to have fun." �Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW Don't miss the rest of the DC Icons series! Read them in any order you choose: Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt de la Pe�a.… (more)
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LibraryThing member acargile
This novel is #3 in the DC Icons series behind Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Bardugo and Batman: Nightwalker by Lu. Catwoman may be my favorite.
Selina Kyle only has her sister, who has a degenerative disease. Their mother is useless and they stay far away from her. Selina will do anything to earn
Luke Fox has also returned to Gotham City, but he has been in the military. He wants to make the city safer, so he works with Batman as Batwing. When Holly moves in next door, Luke worries she’ll wonder about his weird schedule and might even see him fly about. Not to worry, she’s a ditzy socialite. He’s determined to bring down the new threat to the city, this Catwoman. The problem is that she keeps making a fool of him. He needs a plan.
Maybe I was in the mood for this story. I don’t know, but I lost myself just listening to it. A couple of plot problems do appear, but they don’t distract from the novel. There’s a little bit of a romance that adds some spice to the novel, so you can enjoy that as well. Read it if you like superhero books.
Selina Kyle only has her sister, who has a degenerative disease. Their mother is useless and they stay far away from her. Selina will do anything to earn
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money to take care of her sister’s medical bills. Although it’s never dealt with, Selina seems to be manipulated into accepting a position with a woman who appears to have a great deal of power. Her sister will be taken care of and Selina will leave her without saying good-bye. She returns two years later as Holly Vanderhees determined to make the rich pay for their sins. She is an unstoppable force, especially after aligning with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. She has a plan.Luke Fox has also returned to Gotham City, but he has been in the military. He wants to make the city safer, so he works with Batman as Batwing. When Holly moves in next door, Luke worries she’ll wonder about his weird schedule and might even see him fly about. Not to worry, she’s a ditzy socialite. He’s determined to bring down the new threat to the city, this Catwoman. The problem is that she keeps making a fool of him. He needs a plan.
Maybe I was in the mood for this story. I don’t know, but I lost myself just listening to it. A couple of plot problems do appear, but they don’t distract from the novel. There’s a little bit of a romance that adds some spice to the novel, so you can enjoy that as well. Read it if you like superhero books.
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LibraryThing member nicolewbrown
In this latest of the DC Icons series that has focused in the past on Wonderwoman, Batman, and Superman, this one hones in on Catwoman. Selena Kyle has a sister with cystic fibrosis and a mother who is rarely around but when she is she brings around abusive boyfriends and is abusive herself. So
She has twenty-seven leopard tattoos for confirmed wins as an undefeated fighter. The money goes toward medical bills for her sister. But her sister isn't getting better no matter how experimental the procedure. Then the cops and a social worker show up their door and she attacks them which is the third strike against her record and means jail time especially since she's three weeks from turning eighteen. That's when she's approached by a woman who wants to educate her in Italy. She agrees if they place her sister with a really good family that can take care of her.
Luke Fox, son of Lucius Fox the inventor of Wayne Enterprises, is an ex-Marine who suffers from PTSD and deals with it by being Batwing. Like his father, he tinkers with devices so he works at Wayne Enterprises at that capacity as his dad is running the company now while Bruce is off on some mission that he won't tell anyone about.
Selena picked up the name cat while training with the League of Assassins due to her tattoos so when she made her helmet and her gloves she made them in the shape of a cat with claws. Now, she's back in Gotham under the name Holly Vanderhees, socialite and has moved in right next door to Luke. She shows up to all the galas and steals the riches right off of the people there without them knowing it.
Then Luke decides to trap her with putting an expensive painting on display at a gala. When Selena goes to steal it, Poison Ivey shows up to steal it too, so they agree to split the profits. Selena has a run-in with Batwing while escaping and she makes a fool of him while getting away landing him on his ass and records the whole thing and sends the photos to the press the next morning. Luke is not only not happy, but he also gets a call from Batman asking if he needs help.
Selena tells Ivey that if she wants to join her she needs to bring Harley Quinn aboard. Ivy says that the only way Quinn will come aboard will be if she gets the Joker out of Arkham and she says she will do that. Ivey is appalled as she doesn't like the Joker and she is in love with Harley and believes that the Joker is bad for her. Harley agrees to join and the three go on a wild crime spree even breaking out of prison three of the Joker's men to help fight against Falcone's people.
Meanwhile, Holly and Luke are getting a little bit closer than either perhaps want, but both seem to enjoy. Neither seems to have guessed who the other is, but Nyssa and Talia al Ghul have sent people to Gotham after Selena to kill her and stop her mission. This is a fantastic book with great characters. You don't want Selena, Ivey, or Harly to get caught, but then you don't want Luke to be made a fool of either. And you don't don't want to see the League win either. Maas has done an excellent job of bringing Selena to life. I'd love to read another book about her or one on Ivy or Harley. I give this book five out of five stars.
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“Being normal is a trap.” He blinked. Selina whispered as the song came to a close, “Don’t let it cage you.”
-Sarah J. Maas (Catwoman: Soulstealer p 223)
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Selena and her sister Maggie are living on their own. Selena, a stellar student, and a star gymnast has basically dropped out of school in order to join the Leopard gang so she can earn money stealing and in the ring fighting for mob boss Falcone when people can't pay their debts and try to fight them off. If they lose, they die. Selena leaves them unconscious, but she knows that Falcone takes them and dumps them into the river already dead.She has twenty-seven leopard tattoos for confirmed wins as an undefeated fighter. The money goes toward medical bills for her sister. But her sister isn't getting better no matter how experimental the procedure. Then the cops and a social worker show up their door and she attacks them which is the third strike against her record and means jail time especially since she's three weeks from turning eighteen. That's when she's approached by a woman who wants to educate her in Italy. She agrees if they place her sister with a really good family that can take care of her.
Luke Fox, son of Lucius Fox the inventor of Wayne Enterprises, is an ex-Marine who suffers from PTSD and deals with it by being Batwing. Like his father, he tinkers with devices so he works at Wayne Enterprises at that capacity as his dad is running the company now while Bruce is off on some mission that he won't tell anyone about.
Selena picked up the name cat while training with the League of Assassins due to her tattoos so when she made her helmet and her gloves she made them in the shape of a cat with claws. Now, she's back in Gotham under the name Holly Vanderhees, socialite and has moved in right next door to Luke. She shows up to all the galas and steals the riches right off of the people there without them knowing it.
Then Luke decides to trap her with putting an expensive painting on display at a gala. When Selena goes to steal it, Poison Ivey shows up to steal it too, so they agree to split the profits. Selena has a run-in with Batwing while escaping and she makes a fool of him while getting away landing him on his ass and records the whole thing and sends the photos to the press the next morning. Luke is not only not happy, but he also gets a call from Batman asking if he needs help.
Selena tells Ivey that if she wants to join her she needs to bring Harley Quinn aboard. Ivy says that the only way Quinn will come aboard will be if she gets the Joker out of Arkham and she says she will do that. Ivey is appalled as she doesn't like the Joker and she is in love with Harley and believes that the Joker is bad for her. Harley agrees to join and the three go on a wild crime spree even breaking out of prison three of the Joker's men to help fight against Falcone's people.
Meanwhile, Holly and Luke are getting a little bit closer than either perhaps want, but both seem to enjoy. Neither seems to have guessed who the other is, but Nyssa and Talia al Ghul have sent people to Gotham after Selena to kill her and stop her mission. This is a fantastic book with great characters. You don't want Selena, Ivey, or Harly to get caught, but then you don't want Luke to be made a fool of either. And you don't don't want to see the League win either. Maas has done an excellent job of bringing Selena to life. I'd love to read another book about her or one on Ivy or Harley. I give this book five out of five stars.
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“Being normal is a trap.” He blinked. Selina whispered as the song came to a close, “Don’t let it cage you.”
-Sarah J. Maas (Catwoman: Soulstealer p 223)
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LibraryThing member SBoren
I purchased this book from Barnes and Noble to #buddyread with my bestie @mycornerforbooksand. All opinions are my own. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J Maas. This book.....💓💓 Catwoman meets Robin Hood meets Supernurse. Teaming up with other supervillians to wreck Gotham
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there is no other version if Catwoman that is more perfect than this one. Review also posted on Instagram @borenbooks, Library Thing, Go Read, Goodreads/StacieBoren, Amazon, Twitter @jason_stacie and my blog at readsbystacie.com Show Less
LibraryThing member ladypembroke
I enjoyed this book. I like Maas's writing style. I liked the backstory she gave to Selina here, and all the little nods toward the history of the DC-universe (Batman-centric). The biggest complaint I have is that the first part of the book is a little slow as the story gets set up. The payoff is
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great, though. I really wish this story could have a sequel. Catwoman was my first fave character (until the intro of HQ in the animated series), and I will devour almost anything with her involved (I'm looking at you, Halle Berry). Add in my other Sirens, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn, and you've got me hooked. I did enjoy the fact that the hero was not Batman. My husband takes exception to the name Batwing and feels it's derivative. I thought it was silly at first, but I got used to it. Overall, I think Maas had a healthy respect for the subject matter and the history, combining all of that with her own vision and creating a good addition to the Catwoman mythos. Show Less
LibraryThing member nbmars
Catwoman is part of the “DC Icons Series” featuring [non-graphic] novels centered around the teenage versions of Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, and Catwoman. This is my second one (I previously read and reviewed Wonder Woman), and I have enjoyed both of them in spite of not currently being a
In the comics world, Catwoman, whose real name is Selina Kyle, was originally portrayed as a supervillain and adversary of Batman. Gradually she morphed into Batman's partner.
In this book, Batman is not Catwoman's love interest; he is an older guy already and not really in the picture. Instead, Catwoman establishes a relationship with Batwing. Batwing, a.k.a. Lucius Fox, is a young African-American crime-fighting associate of Batman’s.
Selina is beautiful, sensuous, smart, and calculating. Her criminal tendencies are checked by several factors: (1) her “heart of gold” - she does everything in service of taking care of her little sister Maggie, who has severe cystic fibrosis; (2) she knows how harmful poverty is to those caught in its net and so takes a "Robin Hood" approach to stealing, restricting her victims to the rich; and finally, (3) she doesn’t want to disappoint Batwing, who is a Good Guy.
As Maas constructs Catwoman’s origin story, she is not, as in the comics series, a former stewardess who had lost her memory after a plane crash, and then needed to steal jewels in order to survive. [Well, she could have tried a job, but whatever.] Maas’s Selina, 17 when we first meet her, began her life of robbery to get funds to take care of Maggie (their druggie mother abandoned them), but that didn’t come close to covering medical costs. [Cue up Issue Number One: outrageous medical costs, especially for the poor!] Selina then turned to participating in fights set up by a mob boss who made a profit over the bets. Selina, thanks to her past in gymnastics, excelled in agility, flexibility, and speed.
As the story begins, Selina is still undefeated, but gets arrested by dirty cops. Once in police custody, she is recruited by the League of Assassins, a group of fictional villains appearing in the DC Comic books who are enemies of Batman and who somehow have an "in" with the local bad cops. Selina then leaves Gotham City for an extensive training program with the League. Two years later, she returns to Gotham City disguised as blonde socialite Holly Vanderhees, intending to help “take the city back” from the rich and corrupt.
The first thing Selina/Holly does is catch the eye of her neighbor - none other than Luke Fox - on the penthouse level of her swanky high-rise building. Luke, like Selina, has brains and looks, but he comes from a family with money (yet cares about the downtrodden: strong yet tender!) He also has PTSD from his Marine days [Issue Number Two!], a condition which acts like Clark Kent’s glasses - i.e., if Superman ever put them on, wouldn’t everyone know he was also Clark? Similarly, Luke can't control his panic attacks either as Luke or Batwing. Hmmm, what a coincidence!
Maas inserts elements of other hot-button topics: Poison Ivy, a lesbian, teams up with Selina, and Maas treats the barriers Ivy faces quite sensitively. Ivy is also into protecting the environment and thereby saving the planet, so we can check off that concern as well. The two become a trio when Harley Quinn, another DC Comics character, joins their group. Harley is infatuated with The Joker, who is reputed to be evil incarnate, but Harley will do anything for him. That particular issue (of abused and battered women who can’t let go) is elided over.
The three women pull off some heists, outwit Batwing, and generally create havoc in Gotham City. And remember Selina’s desire to help her sister Maggie? It’s all related.
As the story winds up, we know it is just the beginning for these characters, who will go on to have numerous gests, trysts, and other adventures in the DC Comics Universe.
Discussion: In spite of any sarcasm in the above plot summary, I enjoyed this book, as I generally enjoy books by Sarah J. Maas. There were two jarring notes for me in this book however.
One was that Batwing was almost laughably incompetent. Sarah J. Maas likes strong women, but Batwing is so inept compared to Selina it’s a wonder he could experience any success at his avocation were it not for his Kevlar vest and retractable wings he designed himself. Yes, he was a Marine, a boxer, and trains with Bruce Wayne - Batman himself! - but all that is nothing compared to what Selina can do. No wonder Gotham City was still a hotbed of crime with Batwing on patrol!
Second was the issue of the “diversity” of the book. Luke, rich and privileged, is African-American, but pretty much acts the same as all his rich white friends. He talks about past crushes on women who are white, and is smitten with the blonde Selina (she died her black hair to "become" socialite Holly). There is nary a black woman in sight in the story aside from Luke’s mother. This seemed like the biggest injustice in the superhero League of Justice. The fact is, we do not live in a “post-racial” world, and black women are always, in this country at any rate, at the bottom of the [white-male-promulgated] social-attractiveness hierarchy.
Black women are more likely than any other group to be discounted, discredited, and stereotyped: dually victimized by race and gender. And here they are, marginalized once again. Having one of the most powerful (and “ripped”) black men in Gotham City evince no interest whatsoever in black women is off-putting and a tragic missed opportunity to counter the constant images in our society that define beauty as white faces (or at least caucasian features) and straight blonde hair.
I think that the author is trying to be well-meaning and inclusive, but for white women to have good intentions is not often adequate. I hope authors and publishers can “take the risk” of having black women at the center of stories and of showing how heroic they can be, without being only tragically heroic or playing second fiddle to the hot white girl.
As LeBron James said on Instagram about role models, "My daughter is watching!"
Evaluation: I haven’t been into comic book characters for many years, but this series of books for young adults is quite appealing. The featured superheroes are all aware that they are at the cusp of their futures, and want desperately to make their marks and realize their dreams. I didn't find Catwoman to be quite as sympathetic of a character as Wonder Woman, but I enjoyed the book. The pacing is well managed and the plot has lots of interesting complications.
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fan of comic books.In the comics world, Catwoman, whose real name is Selina Kyle, was originally portrayed as a supervillain and adversary of Batman. Gradually she morphed into Batman's partner.
In this book, Batman is not Catwoman's love interest; he is an older guy already and not really in the picture. Instead, Catwoman establishes a relationship with Batwing. Batwing, a.k.a. Lucius Fox, is a young African-American crime-fighting associate of Batman’s.
Selina is beautiful, sensuous, smart, and calculating. Her criminal tendencies are checked by several factors: (1) her “heart of gold” - she does everything in service of taking care of her little sister Maggie, who has severe cystic fibrosis; (2) she knows how harmful poverty is to those caught in its net and so takes a "Robin Hood" approach to stealing, restricting her victims to the rich; and finally, (3) she doesn’t want to disappoint Batwing, who is a Good Guy.
As Maas constructs Catwoman’s origin story, she is not, as in the comics series, a former stewardess who had lost her memory after a plane crash, and then needed to steal jewels in order to survive. [Well, she could have tried a job, but whatever.] Maas’s Selina, 17 when we first meet her, began her life of robbery to get funds to take care of Maggie (their druggie mother abandoned them), but that didn’t come close to covering medical costs. [Cue up Issue Number One: outrageous medical costs, especially for the poor!] Selina then turned to participating in fights set up by a mob boss who made a profit over the bets. Selina, thanks to her past in gymnastics, excelled in agility, flexibility, and speed.
As the story begins, Selina is still undefeated, but gets arrested by dirty cops. Once in police custody, she is recruited by the League of Assassins, a group of fictional villains appearing in the DC Comic books who are enemies of Batman and who somehow have an "in" with the local bad cops. Selina then leaves Gotham City for an extensive training program with the League. Two years later, she returns to Gotham City disguised as blonde socialite Holly Vanderhees, intending to help “take the city back” from the rich and corrupt.
The first thing Selina/Holly does is catch the eye of her neighbor - none other than Luke Fox - on the penthouse level of her swanky high-rise building. Luke, like Selina, has brains and looks, but he comes from a family with money (yet cares about the downtrodden: strong yet tender!) He also has PTSD from his Marine days [Issue Number Two!], a condition which acts like Clark Kent’s glasses - i.e., if Superman ever put them on, wouldn’t everyone know he was also Clark? Similarly, Luke can't control his panic attacks either as Luke or Batwing. Hmmm, what a coincidence!
Maas inserts elements of other hot-button topics: Poison Ivy, a lesbian, teams up with Selina, and Maas treats the barriers Ivy faces quite sensitively. Ivy is also into protecting the environment and thereby saving the planet, so we can check off that concern as well. The two become a trio when Harley Quinn, another DC Comics character, joins their group. Harley is infatuated with The Joker, who is reputed to be evil incarnate, but Harley will do anything for him. That particular issue (of abused and battered women who can’t let go) is elided over.
The three women pull off some heists, outwit Batwing, and generally create havoc in Gotham City. And remember Selina’s desire to help her sister Maggie? It’s all related.
As the story winds up, we know it is just the beginning for these characters, who will go on to have numerous gests, trysts, and other adventures in the DC Comics Universe.
Discussion: In spite of any sarcasm in the above plot summary, I enjoyed this book, as I generally enjoy books by Sarah J. Maas. There were two jarring notes for me in this book however.
One was that Batwing was almost laughably incompetent. Sarah J. Maas likes strong women, but Batwing is so inept compared to Selina it’s a wonder he could experience any success at his avocation were it not for his Kevlar vest and retractable wings he designed himself. Yes, he was a Marine, a boxer, and trains with Bruce Wayne - Batman himself! - but all that is nothing compared to what Selina can do. No wonder Gotham City was still a hotbed of crime with Batwing on patrol!
Second was the issue of the “diversity” of the book. Luke, rich and privileged, is African-American, but pretty much acts the same as all his rich white friends. He talks about past crushes on women who are white, and is smitten with the blonde Selina (she died her black hair to "become" socialite Holly). There is nary a black woman in sight in the story aside from Luke’s mother. This seemed like the biggest injustice in the superhero League of Justice. The fact is, we do not live in a “post-racial” world, and black women are always, in this country at any rate, at the bottom of the [white-male-promulgated] social-attractiveness hierarchy.
Black women are more likely than any other group to be discounted, discredited, and stereotyped: dually victimized by race and gender. And here they are, marginalized once again. Having one of the most powerful (and “ripped”) black men in Gotham City evince no interest whatsoever in black women is off-putting and a tragic missed opportunity to counter the constant images in our society that define beauty as white faces (or at least caucasian features) and straight blonde hair.
I think that the author is trying to be well-meaning and inclusive, but for white women to have good intentions is not often adequate. I hope authors and publishers can “take the risk” of having black women at the center of stories and of showing how heroic they can be, without being only tragically heroic or playing second fiddle to the hot white girl.
As LeBron James said on Instagram about role models, "My daughter is watching!"
Evaluation: I haven’t been into comic book characters for many years, but this series of books for young adults is quite appealing. The featured superheroes are all aware that they are at the cusp of their futures, and want desperately to make their marks and realize their dreams. I didn't find Catwoman to be quite as sympathetic of a character as Wonder Woman, but I enjoyed the book. The pacing is well managed and the plot has lots of interesting complications.
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LibraryThing member Linyarai
This was fantastic. I loved the story of Catwoman and of Selina's background and training, I would love to read more.
LibraryThing member Briars_Reviews
Let me tell you a little (not so secretive) secret... I love superheroes. Marvel. DC. All of them. I love it! DC has been a personal favourite since I was a small child, so I absolutely HAD to pick up this series. I have a few littered around my house that I keep eyeing down, but I finally decided
This is a YA book that packs a punch (pun intended). While it isn't your typical origin story of the Catwoman character, it sure makes an impact and will leave superhero fans breathless. Catwoman teams up with the Gotham City Sirens to try to steal some precious jewels, and all heck breaks loose (as expected with this trio). Batman isn't around, but Batwing is... and he's sure in for a fight.
My notes about this book:
- Selina Kyle isn't her typical self in this book. Sarah J. Maas has put her own spin on the character, which was really interesting. While I didn't like it all that much, it didn't hurt the book. I was still able to make my way through the book and appreciate the writing. Think of it like a variant on good ole Catwoman.
- Selina has some awesome motives that make me like the character, which is one of the only reasons I could stick to this book. Her sister and their back story will pull at your heartstrings. Seriously. Get those tissues ready folks.
- Harley is WAY more insane and feels way more like the Joker than a fun, sassy Harley Quinn character.
- Poison Ivy is also... not strong. She's got powers and is strong with them, but her personality feels like a wet paper towel. She was so strong and smart... Where did my favourite Pamela go? I'm still glad she's here and rocking it, but I expected SO MUCH MORE out of my favourite DC character.
- The romance was definitely not needed in this book, but it's YA so you almost have to expect it at this point. Fantasy, romance and drama... The triangle points of YA books.
- The fight scenes are truly incredible and I am really impressed. I know that Sarah J. Maas does fight scenes really well, and those lived up to the hype.
- Really cool cover. I know we aren't really supposed to judge them, but I still love some good cover art. My background in Marketing allows me to appreciate that some books are just WILD with their covers. I love it. Also, the purple works really well. Overall, five out of five on that cover art. Give that artist a raise!
Overall, this book was a good book even if it doesn't hit my top ten list for the year. I love stepping into the superhero worlds and like seeing the variances different authors take with these characters.
Now time to jump into the next book in this series... Wonder Woman or Superman... anyone?
Four out of five stars.
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to grab Catwoman - because Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Catwoman are my original hype women. This is a YA book that packs a punch (pun intended). While it isn't your typical origin story of the Catwoman character, it sure makes an impact and will leave superhero fans breathless. Catwoman teams up with the Gotham City Sirens to try to steal some precious jewels, and all heck breaks loose (as expected with this trio). Batman isn't around, but Batwing is... and he's sure in for a fight.
My notes about this book:
- Selina Kyle isn't her typical self in this book. Sarah J. Maas has put her own spin on the character, which was really interesting. While I didn't like it all that much, it didn't hurt the book. I was still able to make my way through the book and appreciate the writing. Think of it like a variant on good ole Catwoman.
- Selina has some awesome motives that make me like the character, which is one of the only reasons I could stick to this book. Her sister and their back story will pull at your heartstrings. Seriously. Get those tissues ready folks.
- Harley is WAY more insane and feels way more like the Joker than a fun, sassy Harley Quinn character.
- Poison Ivy is also... not strong. She's got powers and is strong with them, but her personality feels like a wet paper towel. She was so strong and smart... Where did my favourite Pamela go? I'm still glad she's here and rocking it, but I expected SO MUCH MORE out of my favourite DC character.
- The romance was definitely not needed in this book, but it's YA so you almost have to expect it at this point. Fantasy, romance and drama... The triangle points of YA books.
- The fight scenes are truly incredible and I am really impressed. I know that Sarah J. Maas does fight scenes really well, and those lived up to the hype.
- Really cool cover. I know we aren't really supposed to judge them, but I still love some good cover art. My background in Marketing allows me to appreciate that some books are just WILD with their covers. I love it. Also, the purple works really well. Overall, five out of five on that cover art. Give that artist a raise!
Overall, this book was a good book even if it doesn't hit my top ten list for the year. I love stepping into the superhero worlds and like seeing the variances different authors take with these characters.
Now time to jump into the next book in this series... Wonder Woman or Superman... anyone?
Four out of five stars.
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Awards
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Almost Made It — 2021)
Original publication date
2018-08-07
ISBN
9781785174667
Local notes
Two years after escaping Gotham City's slums, Selina Kyle returns as the mysterious and wealthy Holly Vanderhees. She quickly discovers that with Batman off on a vital mission, Batwing is left to hold back the tide of notorious criminals. Gotham City is ripe for the taking.
Signed bookplate by the author. The spine is a simple foiled Catwoman logo.
Signed bookplate by the author. The spine is a simple foiled Catwoman logo.