I loved this! And loved, loved all the characters. This was Tj Klune all the way through - the banter, the humour, the social awkwardness. And the emotion! It made me cry, several times, so much heart. One minute smiling, the next minute my eyes were leaking everywhere. Nick was absolutely adorable, half the time I wanted to cuddle him, the other half shove my hand over his mouth. A really typical Tj character that you couldn't stop yourself from loving. His dad was pretty adorable too, in his gruff, macho way. Well done. Loved it. Adored it. And hoping that all the hints lead to another book :)

Firstly, and most importantly, I adore Nick's dad. I would read a thousand full books just about Nick's dad.

The Extraordinaries is a book with such heart. Brilliantly funny, it weaves the story of a boy trying to find his place in a world of extraordinary people.

The cast of characters are brilliant - Nick, his three best friends and his ex-boyfriend are fantastically entertaining and their friendships are beautifully developed. The threads of loss and hope weaved through the book are incredibly poignant, and I really hope we get to read more of Nick's story!

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Actual rating: 4.5

This was exactly what I needed right now, such a delight. It has to be the funniest book I've read in a while.

Granted, this book won't be for everyone. It's not to be taken seriously, and the brand of humour is one that likely won't work for everyone. It worked really well for me though, and I ended up crying laughing a bunch of times. It's such a ridiculous book, but in the best way imagineable.

I shipped Nick and Seth right from the beginning, they are so very precious. And so very dense and so very clueless, especially Nick. It takes him ages to realize he even has a crush, and it's amazing.

Something that made this book extra special was the own voices ADHD rep.

CWs: violence, past death of a parent/grief, homophobia, internalized ableism, use of the d slur, hospital

ALL THE STARS! This was beyond perfect, full of angst, pining, puns, tmi about things, and just everything I imagined and so much more!!

Klune is a master storyteller. He can write fun books and sad books, and then he can write excellent books that are a mix. I laughed so much during a lot of scenes in this book because Nick is a hilarious teen with absolutely no clue about the obvious crush his best friend has towards him. There was so much pining and slow burn that I was willing to enter the book and shove them together into a room until they talked.
There's also mystery. Who are these superheroes? I had theories and all of them were wrong. Well, not all but most of them, and I guessed one mystery when it was practically told us. It doesn't count. I'm no Sherlock.

There were so many heart wrenching scenes as well. I was so sad for Nick, for what he was going through with his ADHD and his dad's wishes he was "a normal son". It was heartbreaking because we knew what was going through his mind. How hard he was trying to make everyone happy while he was miserable. I cared so much for him and wanted him to have everything he wanted, even if what he wanted was risking his life to get superpowers.

All the interactions between Nick and other characters was amazing. Fun, deep, sad. And this book has all the rep I could've wished for. Healthy queer relationships, happy kids being kids. It was perfect. I love Klune and his books.

Everything I want to write is spoilery. And that ending! I need book 2 right now! How can you leave me this way? I need more!

The Extraordinaries is TJ Klune first YA novel but if you, like me, have read some of his books you have already meet and loved some young queer characters. If this is your first book by this author I can garentee you that you will start reading his other books as soon as you finish this gem!
While reading the first page I was smiling, between then and the 15% I had already cried and laughed because that is the Klune effect!
This book is full of feelings, rambling, billowing, evil crackling and some posing. The characters are as always so well written and the univers so impossibly real that everything else fades. Reading this book surely is an extraordinary experice!! (and puns are not the lowest form of humor)