Faith: Taking Flight | 
pickI read the Valiant comic book and liked it so I thought I‘d give the YA novel a shot. It was a fun light read. You get a lot of Faith‘s fan girl stuff like in the comics and see her interest in journalism start to blossom.
panSo this book just kinda sucked.. Im pretty sure her super power was blindness, not flight lol. It's sooo obvious how all of the characters are soo toxic, even Faith. She turns her back on her friends multiple times and keeps soo many secrets from everyone that she just didn't need to. Maybe this book was more for a very naive audience? I thought it was going to be a badass plus sized superhero book.. boy was I wrong..
I like this dedication. 😊
My next #NovelNovember challenge read. Book 3 of 3. My goal is to read 3 books, but since I seems like I‘ll be done with the 3rd book before the 22nd I‘ll keep on going.
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so-soI read a graphic novel about this character a while ago, but the novelization was a little different. The first bit of the book didn‘t grab me, but once faith got back to school and her life I was more in.
pickVery different from Julie Murphy's other storylines but I couldn't be more excited for a plus sized superhero who is dealing with some real life issues. Still navigating the grief process of her parents deaths, her grandmothers declining health, drugs, local disappearances, and her own relationships and feelings about Johnny and Dakota, Faith is perfectly flawed and the unique heroine I've been waiting for. Can't wait for the second half.
so-so2/5
Full review on my GoodReads.
Highlights:
Would read sequel
Good book if you like Love Triangles (I don't sadly which is partly why me & this book didn't click)
How Faith got her powers is kinda unclear & confusing
Diverse character ❤
Lots of fandom talk
Grandma Lou ❤
Probably not going to do a quote pic for this book 😔
pickFaith Herbert is based on a Valiant Comics storyline Harbinger series from 1992. I read the first comic & Faith was more of a Trekkie than she was a fan girl of teen fantasy tv like The Grove in Julie Murphy‘s book. But nerdy is nerdy. Murphy takes some liberties with the character, sort of changing her personality a bit but this novelization of a comic book hero isn‘t half bad. Faith is angsty, obsessive, emotional and also strong. I like her.
Has anyone else read this? There‘s a fake show called the Grove in its 21st season and it says this show influenced The Buffy series but Buffy came out in ‘97 and this show would‘ve premiered in ‘99. I guess it could mean later influenced Buffy but still seems off? Anyone? Input? Also anyone read the Harbinger comics where this superhero originated? I haven‘t but now I want to.
pickVery good, very dramatic. I had a feeling I knew where it was going and then COMPLETE LEFT FIELD. It‘s very much a Julie Murphy novel and, while it was short, was very enjoyable.
This week really held me back from out of door exercise, but I made up for it at the gym. The only problem is that I can‘t listen to Audible while in a BodyPump or BodyCombat class! So less book, more sweat! Here‘s a picture of my pupper, Jackson. We did make it outside yesterday and today for good long walks! So that counts too! Overall: 2 cardio/interval classes and 2 long walks with canine! #BookFitnessClub #BFC
Well, I've had enough! I had to escape and quit my shitty job. Guess who'll have a bunch of time to read 😎
