[description from Amazon]Alison Cole’s got it all: She’s gorgeous, dating a steamy surfer boy, and has just been crowned Beverly Hills High Freshman Class President. Then during a special “symmetry” surgery, a lightning bolt zaps her, and Alison instantly transforms into Hottie—that is, a totally sizzling superhero with the power to shoot fire from her fingers!
Shunned as a Pyro-Freak, Alison must adopt dorky David Eels as her crime-fighting sidekick. Worse, she’s falling for the one guy who wants to “extinguish” her forever, Junior Class President of Cuteness— and wannabe firefighter—T. Hull. But she doesn’t realize that a supervillain’s lurking. . . .
Has Hottie met her match?Review:
This book is pretty prime. (Prime is a word Liv's convinced is good. I happen to disagree because it reminds me of prime numbers and math, but I'm using it anyway because Hope told me to.) I mean, superheroes are always prime, so obviously a book about them is going to be prime. But the difference between the primeness of superheroes and the primeness of this book is the superheroes are VERY prime, and Hottie is pretty prime.
One thing that detracted from the primeness* of this book is that I never really felt like Alison/Hottie was very superhero-like. She was kind of stupid, and sometimes I couldn't believe that she was only 14. And she depended a lot on her sidekick David. I also never really felt like I knew her- like that she was that realistic. Though that may be because the book is written in third person and I have problems with third person to begin with.
Other than my annoyance with Alison/Hottie, I really liked the book. It got off to a bumpy start, trying to cram a little too much description in at once, but after the first two chapters, it was smooth sailing. The supporting characters are super amusing, and at times I felt they stole the show from Alison/Hottie. Despite them being more interesting though, they definitely made Alison's choices and adventures more hilarious too.
I think Hottie will be picked up more by the younger teens (people my age or younger, really.) But it can still be enjoyed by all, especially people who like lighter, amusing reads.
7.5/10
*Liv, I swear I'm going to eat you for telling me this word.
PRIME PRIME PRIME.
I hope to read this book soon. It does look good. Great review!
ReplyDeleteWhoo! Prime prime prime! I do too blame Liv for this obsession of the word 'prime'. xD It's all. her. fault.
ReplyDeleteBuuut. I pretty much agree with you with what you said of the book... like, it was amazing, but it wasn't horrible either... and I did get annoyed with Alison/Hottie frequently, too.
hope.