Representation: Minor Black characters
Trigger warnings: N/A?
Score: Seven points out of ten.
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This was a new arrival at one of the two libraries I go to at the time I read this; it was an interesting book and a complete 180 from the last book in the series though I don't need to read the two books before this since it's a standalone I do wish to do that in the future however despite the fact that I enjoyed this I've read novels better than this and this didn't really stand out, where do I even begin. It starts off with the main character Nat Mariano or Nat for short lives her life as normal by starting her first day of school when things first start to unravel where Nat forgot a few things like her lunch and shoes. For some reason there is a new principal called Mr. Kroger even though I don't even know who was the one before him and the walls are wallpapered with posters depicting rules and I can understand that there'd be like one code of conduct poster with all the rules on it I don't see why there's only one rule per poster and anyone can edit that as seen later on in the novel. Anyways Nat tries to join a club but all her attempts fail miserably so she starts a new club called the Comics Club with her new friend Luca and initially that failed as well but it soon turned out to be quite a club. Soon enough Nat gets these negative thoughts she calls Doubt Gremlins but I've seen things like this before and I can only remember one other book that does things like this. In the end Nat pulls off the idea by changing Mr Kroger's mind and that wraps it up on a high note. I liked the short story and the art as well. ( )

“Just because doubt gremlins get in your head, that doesn’t mean you have to believe them.”

I’ve found some of the previous entries a bit dull, but this one is the best of the series so far. The author gets middle school friend drama well. The part about negative, intrusive thoughts or “doubt gremlins” was really well-done and easy to understand.

3.5
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