The Extraordinaries

The Extraordinaries was an absolute delight of a novel that managed to break me out of a very long reading slump. It follows Nick, a boy who wants desperately to be extraordinary, as he finds himself catching the attention of Nova City’s extraordinaries whilst dealing with a crush on his best friend and constant setbacks in his grand plan.

There’s something so wonderful about Klune’s writing, from his YA to his adult books, it never fails to pull me in and bring these wonderful worlds to life. Given the less than stellar start to the year I’d been in something of a slump for a good while. Although I was still reading, my heart wasn’t in it and I found myself unable to enjoy many books. But then I picked up The Extraordinaries and for the first time in a long time, finished a book in 3 days.

The slowly-burgeoning love between Seth and Nick was such a delight to watch. It warmed my heart. They are awkward and adorable and Nick is utterly oblivious. It took awhile for them, well mainly Nick, to get it together but it was wonderful to watch. Not to mention the friendship group of Nick, Seth, Gibby and Jazz was wonderful. I loved watching their interactions and the ways they support each other etc.

There were a few things that I thought might happen that meant that I wasn’t able to 100% sink into it. I needn’t have worried in the end but expecting those things did mean that it wasn’t quite a five star read.

The Extraordinaries was the distraction I needed from a terrible world and I loved it for it. I definitely recommend it, if you’re in the need for some good, light-hearted fun that doesn’t take itself too seriously with just a dash of angst.

As always, this author kept me hooked on the book from the beginning and super entertaining till the end.
It goes without saying that if you read Tj Klune before, you are going to love this story too.

I loved this book, it has everything I like to read plus superheroes, which I always liked very much and I had not found a book with superheroes that I liked, until this one.

The plot is very good, even though I realized what it was going to happen, it did not make it less entertaining to read, and that is because of the characters. Although I knew where the plot was coming from, I wanted to know how the characters were going to react, because let me tell you something, the author did it again and created fantastic and super original characters.
Nick's entire group of friends is extraordinary, just like Nick himself. I just loved it, Nick's relationship with his best friend, Seth, is beautiful. And not to mention the relationship with his father, which was one of the things I liked the most about the book and one of the things that gave me the most emotions.

Ah, I just loved it. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a good story, with extraordinary characters, superheroes, romance, comedy and representation.

I usually don't even like superhero stories. And yet Tj Klune strikes again. This book was SO MUCH fun. Loveable characters, amazing story and GAAAY

Another excellent novel from TJ Klune!
Description: "Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. TJ Klune's YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.
Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right? After a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City’s mightiest hero (and Nick’s biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he’ll do it with or without the reluctant help of Seth Gray, Nick's best friend (and maybe the love of his life). Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl meets Marissa Meyer's Renegades in TJ Klune's YA debut."
This novel is both delightful and timely. Klune is the master of creating fun, multilayered characters that really come to life on the page. If you enjoyed Klune's last novel The House in the Cerulean Sea, you will be sure to love this equally delightful new adventure.

'The Extraordinaries' is a highly enjoyable Young Adult superhero fantasy book I would easily recommend to anyone who loves to see the growth of characters into superheroes....or villians. I got such a kick out of Nick, Seth, Jazz, and Gabby, I loved the humor sprinkled throughout, and even white-knuckled through some of the action scenes.

Because 'The Extraordinaries' ends in a cliffhanger, and this first book really is a massive setup to what I assume will happen in the trilogy, I'm on tenterhooks waiting to find out what happens next, because I definitely have my theories and I'm desperate to find out if I'm right.

Recommended for 13+.