Summary from Goodreads:
Squirrel Girl is BACK in an all-new adventure and things are
about to get . . . hairy. Thanks to Squirrel Girl, Ana Sofia, and the Squirrel
Scouts, the crime rate in New Jersey is at an all time low. It makes for safer
streets but also bored-er squirrels. That's why it's super exciting when
Doreen's school announces a new mall is being built right next to their town.
Mmmm . . . Doreen can smell the soft pretzels now. The corporation building
mall has also announced that there will be a competition to choose the mall's
mascot.
Because malls need mascots? Anyway, Doreen's school will be
voting for a cat and the neighboring school will be voting for a dog. As the
relationship starts to unravel between the two towns, Squirrel Girl and her
friends suspect something more sinister is at work. With the help of old
friends like Ana Sofia, Tippy Toe, and The Mighty Thor as well as some
surprising new ones, Squirrel Girl will squash a villainous plot and save
everyone. The unbeatable Squirrel Girl is ready for more nuts AND more butts!
Are you?
Review:
Sadly, I did not find this one as good as the first one. The
plot was just not that interesting to me and because of that it was way too easy
to keep putting this short book down. And it took me a lot longer to read than
I thought it would. The plot revolved around a mall opening and big cats versus
dog rivalry. I get that these books are marketed at middle grade, but come on…this
was overkill.
That being said, what this book did excel at was humor. Even
though, I did not love the main plot of it, I loved the jokes. I loved Squirrel
Girl’s upbeat personality shining through again. I feel like she’s the
superhero version of Kimmy Schmidt. Or maybe Kimmy is the Netflix comedy
version of Doreen. Any way, I laughed out loud while reading this several
times.
There’s this one group text message chat between Squirrel
Girl and other superheroes, and the whole thing about Black Widow not wanting
group texts just had me tearing up from laughter. Oh, and what Doreen calls
Ironman on her phone is just priceless. The book is worth reading, if you are
looking for something light and humorous.
Bad plot aside, this was a hilarious read, with great
characters. I loved all the cameos from other famous heroes. And I loved Doreen’s
personality more than ever. All in all, I give it a 7/10. I’ll keep reading
these for the humor, for sure.
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