The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune (#TheExtraordinaries1) (English version review)

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.

Thanks to NetGalley and Torbooks for an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review. It was amazing.

I love Fangirl by Rainbow and I respect Marissa Meyer, nothing can go wrong. As some of you know, I’m in love with TJ Klune. I never read a book of him and didn't like it.

The Extraordinaries is TJ Klune's YA debut and the first book of a trilogy with the same name. The second book will be published next year.
The story starts with a fanfic chapter about the Extraordinaries of Nova City (Shadow Star and Pyro Storm), writed by Nick, the most popular fanfic’s writer and our protagonist.

Nick Bell (16 years old) biggest dream is meet Shadow Star and when that happens, he gets the idea in his head of becoming a Extraordinary and he ask his friends for help. His gang are:
- Seth, "the best human in the world and his second favorite person after his dad" in Nick's opinion.
- Jazz, a pretty sweet girl. She's the sweetest character, I love her.
- Jazz’s girlfriend Gibby, who always saves the day because the other three share one brain cell.
- And last but not least, Owen that is the creepy ex-boyfriend who offers his help in Nick's mission. I consider him as part of the gang. I really like this character.
This novel is not a conventional superhero's story. It's about the relationships with family, friends, idols and yourself. It has action scenes, ridiculous humor, ADHD and LGBT representation (Klune is good with these themes) and all that in an amazing book without stereotypes.
For people like me, who during adolescence writed fanfics about anime, manga, superheroes, boybands and all that, this book could be very nostalgic. When I was reading it I really felt the things that the characters were telling and that was awesome. I really think about this as the strongest point of The Extraordinaries.

For all anime, manga, superheroes and LGBT romance lovers, this is your book. And for TJ Klune lovers like me, this novel is not like any of the previous ones, is something fresh and new, but it conserves that unique touch of joyfulness, sarcasm, and everything we love of his others works.
Like Green Creek series and The House in the Cerulean Sea, The Extraordinaries has it all to be adapted in a movie or series. Netflix, this is your chance.


And that’s was my first really-public english review. Thanks to my sister for her help. I love you Maia.