The Extraordinaries
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- Author：T.J. Klune
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Stephanie Caffrey
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Nicky， yes！Pretty sure this book has cemented Klune as one of my favorite authors。 This book was funny， and I loved Nick and Seth。 LOVE LOVE LOVE。 Loved the way it was written。 I definitely had a hard time putting it down。 Looking forward to the sequel in July！
Katharine
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4。5 stars—loved the first half or so， from the hilarious dialogue to Nick as a fantastic character。 It definitely dragged towards the end and could have been much shorter。
Diana
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I can honestly say this was one of the most adorable teen love stories I've read。 I laughed and cried。 I don't know what it is about T。 J。 Klune， but I get his humor and the romance of his novels。On to read more of his！ I can honestly say this was one of the most adorable teen love stories I've read。 I laughed and cried。 I don't know what it is about T。 J。 Klune， but I get his humor and the romance of his novels。On to read more of his！ 。。。more
Katie
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I was really excited for this one because of how much I loved The House in the Cerulean Sea， but this one was just a little too campy/fanfic for me。 It reminded me of Patrick Ness's The Rest of Us Just Live Here （which I liked）， but with a little more cheese and predictability。 I was really excited for this one because of how much I loved The House in the Cerulean Sea， but this one was just a little too campy/fanfic for me。 It reminded me of Patrick Ness's The Rest of Us Just Live Here （which I liked）， but with a little more cheese and predictability。 。。。more
Marley Evans
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I have mixed feelings about this book。 I wish there were half stars; this would be a 3。5 star book。 It was just so dang wordy！ And the main character is a little annoying。 But I still found myself enjoying the story by the end。
Amanda
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Wildly Entertaining！ I listened to audio， and if you have a chance to get the audio on this book I SUPER recommend you do it！ This book was so good - but the awesomeness was dialed up to an 11 because of the audio。 The narrator Michael Lesley is the best audiobook narrator I have EVER listened to！We follow Nick who is a super fan of the local superheros Shadow Star and Pyro Storm。 However there is more to this story than just what seems to be on the surface。 Friend dynamics， past trauma， and my Wildly Entertaining！ I listened to audio， and if you have a chance to get the audio on this book I SUPER recommend you do it！ This book was so good - but the awesomeness was dialed up to an 11 because of the audio。 The narrator Michael Lesley is the best audiobook narrator I have EVER listened to！We follow Nick who is a super fan of the local superheros Shadow Star and Pyro Storm。 However there is more to this story than just what seems to be on the surface。 Friend dynamics， past trauma， and my favorite: the story between Nick and his dad。 This book had moments where I teared up and laughed out loud。 It touched my heart and made me feel while at the same time entertaining me and making me laugh。 Such a great wonderful YA story！ Absolutely loved it！ 。。。more
Ian
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3。5 starsA little cheesy， but overall had plot twists I wasn’t expecting。 Quirky and memorable characters。 LGBTQ+ YA superheroes story。
Jenbreading
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Oh man！！ Queer coming of age meets the avengers。 Why， yes please！ Loved the action， the nutty commentary， the odd but loveable characters， and of course， the superhero showdowns。 I’m so glad there is a sequel。 I got to the end and was like: whaaaaat？ Don’t leave me hanging！！ But of course Klune doesn’t！ On to the second book！！
Scott S
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I am in love with TJ Klune！！！！ Read this in two days and couldn't put down。 Now I have to wait until mid-July for Book 2。 AAAAHHHHHHHH！！！！ I am in love with TJ Klune！！！！ Read this in two days and couldn't put down。 Now I have to wait until mid-July for Book 2。 AAAAHHHHHHHH！！！！ 。。。more
Ann
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I like reading fanfiction but I've realized I don't want to read about people who read and write fanfiction。 Especially not when the fake fanfic excerpts are really cringe。Starting to think TJ Klune might not be an author for me。 I like reading fanfiction but I've realized I don't want to read about people who read and write fanfiction。 Especially not when the fake fanfic excerpts are really cringe。Starting to think TJ Klune might not be an author for me。 。。。more
Peter Davis-Cordova
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I wanted to give this book more stars， but it is hard for me to do so with the pro-cop narrative that runs throughout the book。 Without a doubt Kline is a great writer， I just wish he would write his characters and plots from a more intersectional perspective。
Imanewreader
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rep - gay mc w adhd， gay mc2， lesbian sc， mlm， wlwtw/cw - homophobic microaggression， death of a loved one， fights ok。 that's TJ Klune and anything by TJ Klune （except Verania） i love。 this book was adorable。 the beginning was hilarious and it got serious and heavy by the middle till the end （w， obviously， some comedic moments） and are we even surprised ？ that's TJ Klune right there。 i have to admit， the friend dynamic and comedy reminded me a lot of At First Sight。 anyways。 great book ！ minus 1 rep - gay mc w adhd， gay mc2， lesbian sc， mlm， wlwtw/cw - homophobic microaggression， death of a loved one， fights ok。 that's TJ Klune and anything by TJ Klune （except Verania） i love。 this book was adorable。 the beginning was hilarious and it got serious and heavy by the middle till the end （w， obviously， some comedic moments） and are we even surprised ？ that's TJ Klune right there。 i have to admit， the friend dynamic and comedy reminded me a lot of At First Sight。 anyways。 great book ！ minus 1 star for the cop jokes （and the oh-so-great reminder they have guns they can threaten ppl w on their own volition 。。。。） 。。。more
Lena
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I laughed & I suffered just to laugh more with the next sentence written！ It‘s a wonderful book！ Gibby， Jazz， Mr。 Bell and so much more characters who are pretty cool & funny。 & of course Nicky and Seth。。。 damn this was slow progressing， but It‘s okey it was worth it at the end of the story！I‘m looking absolutely forward to the second book of the series， sure that I will love it as much as the first one！
Ana
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3。75 stars。This is a very fun and fast read。 It’s full of great characters， teenager drama， crazy super powers and ridiculous ideas and jokes。 I flew through this book and laughed a lot。 I’m not gonna lie， it took me a while to get into it。 That’s mainly because I didn’t know Nick yet。 I wasn’t used to him and his way of thinking， but as the story progressed and I got to know him better， I started liking him and getting comfortable with his voice。 The book deals with a lot of important topics li 3。75 stars。This is a very fun and fast read。 It’s full of great characters， teenager drama， crazy super powers and ridiculous ideas and jokes。 I flew through this book and laughed a lot。 I’m not gonna lie， it took me a while to get into it。 That’s mainly because I didn’t know Nick yet。 I wasn’t used to him and his way of thinking， but as the story progressed and I got to know him better， I started liking him and getting comfortable with his voice。 The book deals with a lot of important topics like mental disorders， death and growing up。 Klune managed to combine this with a really carefree novel and a lot of fun which was great。 Still， the book didn’t blew me away。 While I loved most of the characters， Seth is a real cutie pie and the girls in the group a amazing， the plot itself was a bit … boring。 It was predictable， which I didn’t think was a bad thing， but overall not much happened。 Which is weird to say for a book involving super heroes。 I also didn’t like the incident of Nick’s dad prior to the time of the book。 In times of discussions about the police in the U。S。 the description of this incident felt weird and I have to admit， it was an unnecessary element to the story， it would’ve worked fine without。 Anyway， I had a lot of fun reading this novel and I really enjoy Klune‘s writing style。 。。。more
Jane （whatjanereads）
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One word: hilarious！！！！！！！I swear this was absolutely what I needed， I laughed my ass off。 Nick is the most oblivious disaster gay ever。 And I love him。And just when I thought everything was super obvious， my brain was absolutely fucked and I didn’t understand anything anymore。 🤯I loved this！ Cannot wait for book 2。（Also this super queer group of friends and the lesbians being the only ones with brains？ Loved that rep。 🤣）
Gabrielle Carolina
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I loved it！ Give me book 2 immediately！
Star Lite
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Very fun writing styles and a story that’s nearly air tight。 It just felt a little middle of the line to me， idk just not outstanding or anything。
Sean
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I received an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。I wish I could give The Extraordinaries six stars。 Alas。 It had me engrossed from the very first page， right up to the last sentence of the epilogue’s epilogue （read past the acknowledgements！）。 While there’s some really heavy stuff in this book， it often had me cackling， whether it was at a joke， comedic timing， or Nicky’s rambunctiousness。 While TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea wasn’t for me， I thoroughly enjoyed his Green Creek seri I received an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。I wish I could give The Extraordinaries six stars。 Alas。 It had me engrossed from the very first page， right up to the last sentence of the epilogue’s epilogue （read past the acknowledgements！）。 While there’s some really heavy stuff in this book， it often had me cackling， whether it was at a joke， comedic timing， or Nicky’s rambunctiousness。 While TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea wasn’t for me， I thoroughly enjoyed his Green Creek series， and part of it was the extreme difference in writing styles between the two books。 For The Extraordinaries， Klune opted for a third writing style and I have to commend him for that。 It suits the story and the personality of the high school protagonist perfectly。 It also showcases his writing abilities and his talent for voice in his writing。Nicky is a gay teenage boy with ADHD who is obsessed with people with superpowers called Extraordinaries。 Especially one in particular: the mysterious hero called Shadow Star！ He’s what one could describe as a firecracker; he’s loud， chaotic， spontaneous， and you have to keep a close eye on him to avoid anyone getting hurt （especially himself）。 TJ Klune has done an amazing job incorporating what are so obviously his own personal experiences with having ADHD into this story and into Nicky’s personality。 Having been diagnosed with ADHD from a very young age myself， I really connected with Nicky in terms of his thought process， his proclivity to hyper-fixate， and his experiences with feeling rejected due to his disability。 It’s the first time I’ve connected with a character on such a deep and emotional level。 It’s also the first book I’ve read where a character’s ADHD has a continuous presence throughout the story and hasn’t been portrayed as having a mostly negative impact on the character or the story。I found the main characters all very endearing in their own way （excluding Owen）。 Nicky’s group of friends – Seth， Gibby， and Jazz – are all unique individuals with their own personalities， goals， and problems。 Even Nicky’s awful ex-boyfriend， Owen， a minor antagonist but a constant presence in the book， had his own interesting past and goals that felt in line with his characterization。 I really liked Jazz and Gibby’s relationship; head over heels in love and yet both a little low on self-esteem in terms of where they stood with their relationship。 It was a startling contrast to Jazz’s high level of self-esteem and developed the characters somewhat。 I think that if Gibby and Jazz had a bigger side-plot， it might’ve felt too forced or like too much and not really important in the grand scheme of things。The tension between Seth and Owen was palpable。 I constantly questioned why Nicky hung out with Owen when he was so purposely antagonistic towards Seth， Nicky’s longest and best friend。 I think Owen was meant to be a character that the reader sort of felt bad for at some points， especially when learning about his relationship between him and his father， but I only ever found him extremely unlikeable。The minor characters – Seth’s aunt and uncle， the rookie officer， the police captain， and Nicky’s father – all had their own important roles in the story， none of which were one-off moments。 They gave better insight into the main cast， the Extraordinaries’ powers， and how people aside from a group of five teenagers have reacted and continue to react to the existence of Extraordinaries。The mysteriousness of both Pyro Storm and Shadow Star really made Nicky’s hero-fanatic craze more entertaining。 The build-up to finding out the truth about Shadow Star and Pyro Storm’s enemy-ship is subtle yet one can pick up on it quickly if you’re not as oblivious as Nicky is。 The big unmasking of both heroes wasn’t entirely unexpected， for the reasons mentioned in the previous sentence， but the suddenness of it made up for the lack of shock factor。I found the climax to be really charged， heavy on the drama and comedic lines。 I was laughing one minute， and on the edge of my seat the next。 There were a few lines and even a few moments where I felt the comedy took away from the moment too much， and one line took me right out of the book。 Aside from that， I loved how dramatic Shadow Star was and how he went about staging the moment， lines and all。 So many comic villains are extremely serious only to end up being overly dramatic that one might look at the moment like “really？” With the final battle in the Extraordinaries， I like that T。J。 Klune decided “this villain is going to be so dramatic on purpose” and， frankly， I enjoyed every minute of it。 The climax didn’t feel out of proportion in comparison to the rest of the book because Shadow Star and Pyro Storm’s fights had been escalating on-page。The reveal of one of the main characters’ special abilities at the very end made a lot of sense: there were a lot of very subtle hints that something wasn’t quite right and some things weren’t making sense。 There’s not a lot I can say about this without giving it away， but those last few paragraphs of the book made the stakes in the next book skyrocket。This is definitely one of the few books that I enjoyed so thoroughly that I’ll go back and reread for the fun of it。 I’m so psyched for the sequel。 。。。more
Tamikan
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3。5 stars？The House in the Cerulean Sea was my favorite book of 2020 so I had high hopes for this author。 Alas。。。I didn't enjoy this one as much。 The first half was too long and followed a pattern of friends talking before school， friends talking at lunch， friends talking after school。 It did pick-up in the latter half after a major event， but that first half so pretty slow going。Unfortunately， this book's main weakness is being pro-police in the worst possible year。 Though I didn't find it over 3。5 stars？The House in the Cerulean Sea was my favorite book of 2020 so I had high hopes for this author。 Alas。。。I didn't enjoy this one as much。 The first half was too long and followed a pattern of friends talking before school， friends talking at lunch， friends talking after school。 It did pick-up in the latter half after a major event， but that first half so pretty slow going。Unfortunately， this book's main weakness is being pro-police in the worst possible year。 Though I didn't find it over the top preachy about the issue。 Police officers do put themselves at risk every day， but the incident with Aaron Bell and some of the jokes are very cringey after the events of the summer of 2020。 The author has made a statement about it and says he'll address this in the sequel so we'll see what's to come。 And I actually got an ARC for Flash Fire so I'm about to find out！ 。。。more
Malia Tully
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Audio for this one is a MUST！！！ Not my typical read by any means but loved it so much and am now anxiously awaiting the next in the series。
Emmanuelle
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Sweetest thing。 :-）
Ollie Hebert
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This is definitely my new comfort read！ Seriously， I loved this so much， and it was so relatable， （as a queer man with ADHD who loves superheroes）， and I am so thankful that I listened to this as an audiobook。 Can't wait for the sequel！ This is definitely my new comfort read！ Seriously， I loved this so much， and it was so relatable， （as a queer man with ADHD who loves superheroes）， and I am so thankful that I listened to this as an audiobook。 Can't wait for the sequel！ 。。。more
Dot McIntush
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the copaganda？ -100/10everything else？ 1000/10
Shaia
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J'hésite entre 3 et 4， mais soyons généreux。。。 Quand même trop d'amour pour la volaille。 J'hésite entre 3 et 4， mais soyons généreux。。。 Quand même trop d'amour pour la volaille。 。。。more
Hikicho
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Acabo de terminar de leer the extraordinaries ， me encanta todo lo que escribe Tj Klune y este libro estuvo genial de principio a fin。 Me encantó todo！ Puede que algunos más quisquillosos pidan más pero creo que fue un libro bastante completo。 Me encantó Nick y Seth su relación es muy pura y tierna。 Nick me saco unas buenas risas y su relación con su padre me pareció muy linda， imagino que en los próximos libros （ no sé cuántos serán） habrá todavía más acción y drama （ por lo que ví en el epilog Acabo de terminar de leer the extraordinaries ， me encanta todo lo que escribe Tj Klune y este libro estuvo genial de principio a fin。 Me encantó todo！ Puede que algunos más quisquillosos pidan más pero creo que fue un libro bastante completo。 Me encantó Nick y Seth su relación es muy pura y tierna。 Nick me saco unas buenas risas y su relación con su padre me pareció muy linda， imagino que en los próximos libros （ no sé cuántos serán） habrá todavía más acción y drama （ por lo que ví en el epilogo claro que lo habrá xD ）。 Ya me pedí para preventa el Kindle de flash fire， espero que no nos haga sufrir demasiado en los siguientes libros solo quiero ver。 A Nick y Seth feliz！ ಥ‿ಥ。 Hermoso libro valió cada segundo。 。。。more
Travis Phelps
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4。5/5-I'm conflicted on whether I feel this is a 4。5 or 5。 While reading this I totally undestood some of the criticism around the police being a main part and protrayed in a positive light。 Especially with the events of last summer。 I also do realize that the book was probably written before then and it sadly came out around that time。 That being said what were meant to be lighthearted remarks came off very cringey。 I do realize that he has addressed this and has said it will be addressed in th 4。5/5-I'm conflicted on whether I feel this is a 4。5 or 5。 While reading this I totally undestood some of the criticism around the police being a main part and protrayed in a positive light。 Especially with the events of last summer。 I also do realize that the book was probably written before then and it sadly came out around that time。 That being said what were meant to be lighthearted remarks came off very cringey。 I do realize that he has addressed this and has said it will be addressed in the next books。 Which I believe he will do that。 But I can't speak for the group that the apology was addressed to because I am white。 With that being said I do see how he could address it potenitally in future books especially with how it ended。 Also I think that it should be noted that a lot of kids and relatives of police do see only the good and not the bad。 No matter how agregious some police actions are。 Mainly because of their closeness to the issue it makes them biased。 That being said I did enjoy this it made me laugh and have the feels。 It just felt like sometimes my mind was having to say that it was too soon to make some analogies and references。 And I do look forward to seeing how it will be addressed and if any of my suspicions/theories are correct on what I think will happen based on the ending of the first book。 。。。more
Lucia
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2。5
Aiyanna👻🌭
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Okay let me just say I read this book in a day I started it at midnight and finished it at 8 am I haven’t slept and have class in 20 mins。。。kill me now but honestly it was worth it Nick and Seth are absolutely the cutest people to ever exist 。 I can not WAIT for book two so I can watch this relationship grow。 Also can I just say the plot twist in this book was unexpected on my end I was thinking so hard trying to figure out what could be the catch and totally didn’t see it coming。 Lastly I love Okay let me just say I read this book in a day I started it at midnight and finished it at 8 am I haven’t slept and have class in 20 mins。。。kill me now but honestly it was worth it Nick and Seth are absolutely the cutest people to ever exist 。 I can not WAIT for book two so I can watch this relationship grow。 Also can I just say the plot twist in this book was unexpected on my end I was thinking so hard trying to figure out what could be the catch and totally didn’t see it coming。 Lastly I love the little fan fiction excerpts we get it reminds me of my Wattpad days。 Overall 5 out of 5 stars if a book can make me give up sleep it’s totally a 5 star rating 。。。more
Eva Fraser
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OK。So this entire book is absolutely ludicrous on every way。。。 but it owns it， and it works。I actually laughed out loud more than once， and had to put it down at one point because I couldn't handle the （intentional） cringe。It definately has some heavy themes， but the entire thing is ridiculous， which is what makes it endearing。It's sweet and silly， and doesn't take itself seriously at all。 I just really enjoyed reading it。 OK。So this entire book is absolutely ludicrous on every way。。。 but it owns it， and it works。I actually laughed out loud more than once， and had to put it down at one point because I couldn't handle the （intentional） cringe。It definately has some heavy themes， but the entire thing is ridiculous， which is what makes it endearing。It's sweet and silly， and doesn't take itself seriously at all。 I just really enjoyed reading it。 。。。more
Lillian
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For the first 300 pages I was pretty bored。 There were funny moments and I loved the queer rep， but I honestly had no idea where the story was going， it was pretty obvious even if the main character couldn't tell， and I was about to give up。 But then， holy shit， it picked up。 It got good， the main character finally figured out what was going on， discovered the secret personas and helped save the day。 AND THE CLIFF HANGER AT THE END JUST MAKES ME DESPERATELY NEED MORE，luckily the second book is c For the first 300 pages I was pretty bored。 There were funny moments and I loved the queer rep， but I honestly had no idea where the story was going， it was pretty obvious even if the main character couldn't tell， and I was about to give up。 But then， holy shit， it picked up。 It got good， the main character finally figured out what was going on， discovered the secret personas and helped save the day。 AND THE CLIFF HANGER AT THE END JUST MAKES ME DESPERATELY NEED MORE，luckily the second book is coming out in a few months but it's going to be so hard to wait until then。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Extraordinaries
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Extraordinaries&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Extraordinaries&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0