Review - Hawkeye: Bishop Takes King by Ashley Poston

 

  

Title: Hawkeye: Bishop Takes King

Author: Ashley Poston

Pages: 368

Publisher: Random House/Marvel

Release Date: 3rd October 2023

 

Blurb from Goodreads:

 Kate Bishop's Hawkeye is still figuring out how to be a Super Hero—and a functioning human being—in this thrilling YA mystery adventure that has her crossing paths with some of the Marvel Universe's greatest heroes—and most dangerous villains.

When Kate Bishop, the young Hawkeye, solves a minor crime and saves the surprisingly cute Milo in the process, she counts it as a rare win. But a mix-up of their bags means that nope, Kate's life is still refusing to run smoothly. In that bag is a mysterious book that holds powerful, dangerous secrets—ones that New York City's most powerful super villain, the Kingpin, would kill to uncover.

Kate finds herself on the run, searching for Milo and what he knows, texting her Super Hero besties for moral support, and trying to solve the mystery she's blundered into before she becomes the victim of her own story. 

Just like its main character, Kate Bishop, Ashley Poston's Super Hero adventure doesn't miss a single shot in one of the funniest, twistiest Marvel stories ever told.

 

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My Review:

 *I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to NetGalley and Disney Publishing Worldwide*

 

Kate Bishop may have bitten off more than she can handle when stopping a small crime leads to Kate crossing paths with none other than Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin.

Kate is on the clock as she tries to stop Kingpin from finding and using the deadly secret hidden in a beloved children's book series to destroy his enemies.

As a fan of the character of Kate Bishop and having enjoyed some of the author's previous books, I was intrigued to see what this novel would be like.

Kate was a likeable and relatable protagonist. She was funny and wanted to help people.

As well as Kate, I also enjoyed seeing more of Lucky the Pizza Dog, and America Chavez who I knew less about. I liked Kate's relationship with both of them.

The plot was enjoyable and held my attention, but I was never gripped. Nothing that happened was particularly surprising or shocking, but I found the book to be a fun read.

Overall, this was an enjoyable read.

 

Review - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

 

 

Title: The Dead Romantics

Author: Ashley Poston

Pages: 365

Publisher: HQ

Release Date: 28th June 2022

 

Blurb from Goodreads:

A disillusioned millennial ghostwriter who, quite literally, has some ghosts of her own, has to find her way back home in this sparkling adult debut from national bestselling author Ashley Poston.

Florence Day is the ghostwriter for one of the most prolific romance authors in the industry, and she has a problem—after a terrible breakup, she no longer believes in love. It’s as good as dead.

When her new editor, a too-handsome mountain of a man, won’t give her an extension on her book deadline, Florence prepares to kiss her career goodbye. But then she gets a phone call she never wanted to receive, and she must return home for the first time in a decade to help her family bury her beloved father.

For ten years, she’s run from the town that never understood her, and even though she misses the sound of a warm Southern night and her eccentric, loving family and their funeral parlor, she can’t bring herself to stay. Even with her father gone, it feels like nothing in this town has changed. And she hates it.

Until she finds a ghost standing at the funeral parlor’s front door, just as broad and infuriatingly handsome as ever, and he’s just as confused about why he’s there as she is.

Romance is most certainly dead . . . but so is her new editor, and his unfinished business will have her second-guessing everything she’s ever known about love stories.

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My Review:

*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to HQ and NetGalley*

Florence Day ghostwrites for one of the most popular romance authors in existence, but Florence is stuck on her latest novel as she no longer believes in love after a bad break-up.

When Florence's new editor refuses to give her more time to finish the book, she doesn't know what to do, but then tragedy strikes when Florence's father dies.

Florence travels back home, a place she hasn't been in ten years, a place that Florence escaped from because of her ability to see ghosts.

When Florence's editor turns up at her family's funeral parlour as a ghost, they will have to work together to figure out what unfinished business is keeping him there, all while Florence is grieving for her father.

Adult romances are not my go-to genre, but I've been wanting to try and read books that I wouldn't usually pick up, and this one sounded like a fun read.

Florence was a very likeable and relatable protagonist. She had been treated badly by her ex-boyfriend and had some bad memories from her hometown, but was fun and the kind of person I would like to be friends with.

I really liked Florence's best friend, Rose, and it was interesting to read Florence's interactions with her family, who I also liked.

The concept of Florence being able to see ghosts was interesting, and it was sad to find out how it led to her leaving home.

The plot was enjoyable and held my attention. It did surprise me a little, and it was quite a cute read, but I liked the family aspects as well as the romance.

Overall, this was an enjoyable read that I would recommend.