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I‘ve finished my May #DoubleSpin book.
I loved the Cerulean Sea duology. So when my nephew asked me if I‘d read book 1 in Klune‘s YA series, I happily agreed.
It‘s not on the same level as Cerulean but it still had great moments that made me feel the story. I laughed and I felt the characters‘ pain and sadness.
My nephew LOVED it btw. 🏳️‍🌈

#SeriesLove2025 #BookSpinBingo

Decided to give TJ Klune‘s YA series a try since I love his other 2 books so much. This isn‘t on the same level as the others, but I think it‘s a really fun story with an MC who can be a little extra (see blurb on the cover) & annoying (he has ADHD). He has great friends & adults in his life. MC is obsessed with the 2 superheroes in town & wants to become one. Also trying to figure out love, school, etc. #doublespin October

I‘m a Klune fan, but maybe not an Extraordinaries fan. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-extraordinaries

"We're a lighthouse, Nick. A beacon to help them find their way home."

~ The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune ♡ Xx

Hmmm

Revisiting this book has been a hoot! This quirky novel is positively side-splitting & quick-witted with Klune's hilarious, one-of-a-kind prose which will leave you in stitches. He breaths new life into Superhero tropes & fanfic clichés like a master, with top notch world building! The hidden messages alone deserve all the hype this book earned. A love letter to all geeky, queer & neurodiverse readers who aren't represented nearly enough! 🦸

First the good: this was a really cute YA novel with a twist on the typical superhero story, an adorably ridiculouss, slightly self-centered, and sweet protagonist with ADHD, and an adorable m/m love story. Now the not so good: there was a lot of police glorification that felt pretty uncomfortable, not to mention mentions of an instance of police misconduct / abuse that was very flippantly handled.

Pride Month: Day Three! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

In the past few years T.J. Klune has steadily climbed his way up into my top five favorite contemporary authors. This is the first book in his YA trilogy which is based on superheroes. I've been forcing myself to hold off starting it because I heard the second book ends with a big cliffhanger but now that the third book is due to come out next month it's time to jump in! 📚💕

#pridemonth #queerbooks #lgbtq

An absolute blast! This book is over the top and does it so well. I don‘t read a lot of humorous books or superhero works, but this one popped right onto my favorites list. Nick‘s gullibility and obliviousness is so extra but Klune pulls it off extremely well. I was constantly laughing and looking forward to the next antics. This book also represents ADHD and grief very well. #LGBTQ #SuperHero #ADHD #Comedy

Did some audiocrafting to finish this watercolor! #AudioCraft #WaterColor #LitsyCrafters

I have this book on my shelf but decided I'm going to listen to the audiobook instead and I'm glad I did. Listening to the reader dramatize the fanfic that opens the book (and which I assume shows up throughout the story) is an absolute TREAT! Between the reader's character voices and the actual teen writing drama flooding that fic, I'm pretty sure I laughed for 5 minutes.

I CANNOT WAIT! I CANNOT WAIT! I CANNOT WAIT! 🦸‍♂️🏳️‍🌈❤️ Xx

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
💖 Flowers I received from my boyfriend. My favorite color is blue so he always tries to get me a blue bouquet. This year was delphiniums
💙 The Extraordinaries - liking it so far but I just started
🖤 Audiobooks to get me through my long commute

Wanna play? @KateReadsYA @bthegood @Catsandbooks

Also doubling this post for #ItHadToBeYou
Prompt: flowers 💐
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

As a 35 year old straight woman, I had no idea how much I needed a YA about gay, teenaged superheroes 😆. Klune is all heart as always, this book gave me all the feels. Nick's relationship with his dad pulled ALL my parental heartstrings. I laughed a lot along the way also, Nick is a real character and I am excited to read what's next in the series.

The audio narrator was an excellent pick for the story. He totally nailed it.

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Noticed this book deal today and figured I'd share it here in case anyone's interested! I haven't read it yet, but I've heard many great things about this book and love other books by Tj Klune (author of The House in the Cerulean Sea)

I loved this! It was so cute and interesting. The callout of Fandom culture made me laugh. I am looking forward to the sequel.

This was really fun! A YA #lgbtq+ adventure romance, where super heroes are real. It‘s what I hoped Renegades would be (I DNF‘d that one). It‘s a little silly and definitely YA, but I still recommend. 4⭐️
#bookspinbingo

This was a really sweet story about a kid who loves Extraordinaries, real-life superheroes, and writes fanfic about his favorite, Shadow Storm. Everything isn't exactly what it appears, though.

Saturday morning #coffeeandabook. After finishing The House in the Cerulean Sea, I wanted to read more of TJ Klune's books.

I did enjoy this, though there were parts that gave me pause (like the plot line where Nick‘s father had been demoted from detective for assaulting a witness after a personal tragedy, without much exploration) and there were opportunities for tightening—Nick‘s obliviousness goes on a little long and the freshness of the comedic voice struggles under the extension. Still, A+ manatee simile and charming characters.

I‘m not even particularly a superhero person (I know, I know. I like powers but have to be in the right mood for superheros) but this is utterly charming so far. My second Klune and excited his voice is still resonating for me. I‘m not even a quarter in but think if you enjoyed the Rest of Us Just Live Here this would also be up your alley.

This was so fun! And filled with such heart. I‘m glad to list it as my last completed book for 2020. It feels right. And a sequel coming in July? Count me in! #bookspinbingo #BOOKSPIN #wintergames2020 #teamreadnosedreindeer 16pts

@ads0123 this one is headed your way!

@bluestocking.book.nerd I loved it SO much! Cannot wait for #2.

#lmpbc #groupL
@Shakespearience

Super cute, albeit somewhat predictable. I still loved it and laughed out loud throughout the book. And in the next week, onto a Green Creek reread, because I need more TJ Klune before 2020 ends.

It was campy and the fanfiction bits were about as cringy as real fanfiction but that was the whole point of the book. I loved it. 💕

I already thought TJ Klune was brilliant, and I am once again sitting with a book wondering why I didn‘t read it sooner. I‘m 1/2 a dozen chapters in, but I just love his writing so much. Funny & endearing & I relate to Nick a little too much 😂 & if you want your heart ripped out and put back together again (slowly and painfully) go read the Greek Creek series. I can‘t wait to reread that one again soon.

Everything about this book was GREAT except that ending. The BFF-to-lovers romance was really lovely, even though that trope is usually not my thing, dialogue was hilarious, characters beautifully drawn, & I didn‘t even mind that Nick‘s level of obliviousness strayed into unbelievability a lot. But man, as that last twist started showing up around the 80% mark, I was disappointed. It really undercut the most important theme of the book. ★★★☆☆.

#currentlyreading | do I know what the Big Twist is gonna be before I even open this book? Yep, but that doesn‘t mean the ride won‘t be enjoyable!

It's my second read of this book, which is unheard of for me now, and I'm having fun with my first time marking up a book specifically for others to witness. I'm noting that I have a similar sense of humor to the high school characters... I think it's my kids' fault. #LMPBC

This is a story of a world where superheroes, or “extraordinaries”, are slowly starting to emerge into the real world. We follow a comic-obsessed neurodivergent teenager, Nick Bell, who has a bit of an obsessive crush on a certain extraordinary. He makes friends, deals with relationship issues, and trudges through school while he‘s creating an elaborate plan to become an extraordinary himself,
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A hilarious queer superhero action romance. The main character is Nick, a gay teenager with ADHD who has a huge crush on Shadow Star, one of the local super heroes ( which they call Extraordinaries). Nick has a great group of friends who have each others' backs and a supportive dad. I was often doubled over laughing while reading this. Although this book is very funny, big themes of love, loss, grief, friendship, and acceptance run throughout.

TJ Klune has my heart. I giggled, I cried, I AWEEEEEED. I had a hard time with Nick's dad since he was a cop and...you know, I'm reading this in 2020 but I just couldn't not love everyone. Klune has a series talent with writing characters and dialogue.

Rep: gay, bisexual, lesbian, f/f romance, m/m romance, ADHD

I'm over halfway through this and I just absolutely adore this book. TJ Klune can have all my money

I picked this up because of how much I loved The House in the Cerulean Sea. I didn‘t love Extraordinaries as much, but it was still fun.

Nick is 16, gay, and neurodiverse. He writes fan Fic about his city‘s superhero and supervillain, and he really wants to figure out a way to become Extraordinary himself. He also may be developing feelings for his best friend. He‘s got a really supportive dad and a fun group of friends.

Cute, fun YA.

The perfect tea cup to go with this book 😊.

In a world where some people do have powers and act as vigilantes, a teen wants to get them. Also he is maybe in the middle of a love triangle. And he is dealing with his own issues.

It‘s been a rough week - I think I‘ve read less than 100 pages all week - but I bought 3 new books from my local indie and downloaded 2 more books from NetGalley. @sprainedbrain I think I‘m doing the #NetGalleyReviewathon wrong. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣🤣🤣

It took me a minute to get into but it was surprisingly good! I‘m so impressed by TJ Klune‘s writing. #lgbtqia+ Also, I toggled between ebook and audio. Audio is great!!

I was on a high from TJ Klune‘s House in the Cerulean Sea and wanted more from this author. The Extraordinaries is his new YA series for Tor Teen. And it‘s okay, but not a wow for me. The MC is immature, self-absorbed, and annoying (he is a teen boy!). I like the idea of superheroes and positive LBGTQ+ stories. I guess the ending sets up a more interesting second book. Judgment withheld until next summer.

Definitely shouldn‘t have read this part before teaching my own litter of tiny little show dogs. 😂 So very accurate ...

Amazon said tomorrow and it came today! Has anyone not wanted to start a book because then they will have to finish it and they want to keep it in case of “need something special emergency?” I‘m feeling that now.....what to do, what to do.....

Klune wrote my favorite read of 2020, The House on the Cerulean Sea, and I cannot wait to finish this book about s young gay man who wants to be a superhero.

Just to be clear, I absolutely did not sob my way through a YA queer romance novel with superheroes. Not even a little bit.

Nick Bell is starting the new school year trying to be better. He‘s taking his tablets for ADHD & staying out of trouble, as agreed with his dad. But he is writing fanfic about the superheroes active around the city. Particularly ShadowStar. Also his best friend Seth has been MIA all summer- does he have a secret boyfriend?