surely supernatural: the extraordinaries by t.j. klune

this queer superhero story is truly a fun read. set in a world where there are folks with x-men like abilities, in the extraordinaries, nick bell is a shadow star stan. he writes fan fiction loosely based on his favorite extraordinary and if it's a romance with a character based loosely on himself, well, it's his prerogative. nick also is still reeling from the loss of his mother. plus he has to deal with his adhd wreaking havoc with his concentration and occasionally his life. and his overprotective dad. and his annoying ex-whatever.

with the school year starting he's hoping he can finally get more time with his best friend seth, but seth is just as distant and preoccupied as he was all summer. and then nick meets shadow star in person. and it's like he knows him. but shadow star's battles with pyro storm (the villain, particularly in nick's fanfic universe) are getting bigger and more and more dangerous. and when nick has an encounter with pyro storm, it's like he knows him too?

the only way forward, nick decides is to become an extraordinary himself.

nick, if you haven't realized, is kind of a clueless idiot. he's lovable though. and he has the bestest friends in the world.

there are some twists and turns and a big twisty cliffhanger of an ending, so i'm not going to get into more detail than that. but this was definitely a delight to read.

**the extraordinaries will publish on july 14, 2020. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/tor teen in exchange for my honest review.

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