laaaaames's Reviews > The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl

** spoiler alert ** Two and a half, really. Ag. There's so much good here is the thing! But unfortunately so much of the good things that happen to our protag here reek of wish fulfillment. Hate both the boob-flashing moments, really hated them. Like, up until the first I was enjoying the book, but that was the point when I realized Kyra wasn't written to be her own person, she was just there to serve Donnie's character.

I hate the party scene so much, and I would like to find one actual geekboy who got kissed by the hottest girl in school, because this trope keeps showing up in YA lit and yet I don't know anyone who experienced this.

As someone else said in their review, ending was completely unsatisfying, though it did just hammer in the fact that despite her name being in the title, this was not Kyra's story. And to me that's really unfair.

Major points for the Bendis scene though. I'm glad this didn't go into the wish fulfillment arena, but I'm also glad it didn't go absolutely insanely awful (until Kyra of course but I've already voiced that complaint).

(read: 231 - I am determined to make 250 this year dammit!)