Ro SteinCritiques

Rereading these with my daughter and loving them all over again.

Only regret is they don’t have Nadia’s introductory appearance reprinted herein

After five billion years of this sitting on my TBR shelf, I finally read it, and now I'm smacking myself that I didn't read it sooner!

Shortly in the future, the job economy has devolved into gig apps, one of which is the crowdfunded assassination app, Reapr. Charlie Ellison, a social butterfly and a gig working queen, wakes up to discover she has a Tolar bounty on her head. In order to try and survive, she hires Vita, a bodyguard with a 1.4-star rating on the app Dfend. Insanity ensues. I really enjoyed the action of this comic, and the action is so wild it's nigh unbelievable. I also love the mystery slowly brewing behind both Charlie and Vita. Why does Charlie have a million-dollar bounty opened on her? What's going on with Vita's past? What is Charlie not telling Vita about how she could have gotten a bounty dumped on her head? It appears a lot of people don't like Charlie, but I honestly do. She's got the persona of being just a vapid party girl, but it's very clear this girl has an "always be hustling" mindset and is most likely much smarter than she lets on. To be able to flow and gain people's trust and become their "bestie" so fast is a skill not many have. There are also side characters that have, as of this volume, completely mysterious origins! I'm totally going to get my hands on the second volume when I can!

The best $3 I have ever spent.

Nadia Pym and her band of awesome scientists are a delight to read. I love the diversity. Sucks that this run was cancelled but I am glad it was brought back. There's also some wlw if you squint towards the end. I look forward to reading the continuation of this series!

This is a non-stop action-filled snarkfest that somehow makes an utterly horrible MC lovable. I couldn’t stop flipping through the pages. The only disappointing part is when it’s over.

***WHO SUCKED ME IN***
Kait and Renata in their podcast The Worst Bestellers in Episode 140 – Bests & Worsts of 2019 (Part 2, Adult & Graphic Novels)

I really love stories where there is a grumpy bodyguard...

Sometimes, super cheerful characters can be a hard sale, but Nadia’s not too bad. You have to strike the perfect balance, so they don’t get annoying. I wasn’t familiar with her, so this was my first introduction to her. I liked the stories rounding up the other girl geniuses.

3.5

My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b8yCjMWjs8

Enjoy!½