This review will be extremely short because I'm on my way to Klune's house right now to get some answers for that straight-up evil ending because I cannot wait - I refuse to wait - for months on end to find out more about Nick Bell and the Extraordinaries. I refuse.
This book was about extraordinary people and normal people wanting to keep their loved ones safe. It was also about first love, mutual pining and the most slow burn romance to ever slow burn. Seriously. I could not stop reading this book because it just kept being the perfect mix of hilarious and heartwarming and breaking my emotions all over again and again. Klune definitely knows how to break his characters.
Nick is also my new favorite character of all time. He needs to be protected at all costs and I just want to wrap him up in blankets and tell him how precious he is fifty times a day.
Okay, this review is incomprehensible BUT it's Klune's fault. It's been a day since I've finished this masterpiece and my thoughts are jumbled but please, do yourselves a favor and pick up this book. It will be the best decision you've made this year, pinky promise!

If I could I would give this book like 10 stars.
TJ Klune's first YA book is just amazing. I have no words.
I loved the story - it was interesting, funny, and touching. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me feel better.
Nick is such a sweetheart, I absolutely adore him. I am so happy he has friends like Seth, Jazz and Gibby. And a father like Aaron. He deserves the world.
It was great to read Nick's fanfic. And the comments, oh my god the comments. It felt so real!
The teaser at the end of the book is just cruel, but it's such a TJ thing.
I can't wait to read more book in this series.
Or just more of TJ's books.

Friends. Today is the day where I give up trying to write coherent and structured reviews.
Because I CANNOT with this book.
This book is, simply put, a pining extravaganza featuring a fluff fest, some kick ass characters and... actually more fluff. Also awkwardness. A lot of it.

So listen, here is the thing. The main character, Nick? I want to wrap him up in a thick blanket and tell him that he's going to be okay forever. He is hilariously funny, he is relatable (what does it say about me that I actually don't have ADHD and still ramble like him?) and he is an absolute adorable FANBOY. He writes fanfiction, he makes a total arse of himself when he finally meets his "celeb-crush" and his tumblr page is dedicated to all kinds of SFW and NSFW fanart of said celeb-crush. Sound familar? If so, hello my friend, YOU are a nerd. And I don't know why you are still reading my review when you could already jump on the website of the indie-bookshop of your choice and pre-order this loveletter to fandom-ism? Fangirl/boy/by-ism? Anyway, that. You know who you are!

If one character to stan isn't enough for you, I have fantastic news! Because there is also Seth Gray. Who is the most adorable young man you will ever come across. Yes, I said young man like an aunt. But he wears bow ties y'all, BOW TIES. And he may or may not be a bisexual pathetically pining mess. Which we love. And which Nick may or may love, too, even though our main boy Nick is a bit thick about these things. So. Prepare for the most excruciating pining. Which i am capital H Here for, son!

But hold on, two guys being bros and also slightly queer don't make up a whole group of friends, right? That's why I would love to introduce you to Gibby and Jazz. Two girls who are in the most wholesome, loving and disgustingly sweet relationship that you may or may not have cavities by the time you have finished this book. I just highkey love them.

Now that I have introduced you to the main gang, let's talk about Owen. We don't love Owen because he gets in between Nick and Seth's pining. He also is Nick's sort-of-ex-boyfriend, which, as we know, Seth is not here for. Hence, neither am I.

As far as adults go, they are FAN TAS TIC. Nick's dad? An absolute Gem. Police officer, totally indulges his son's obsession with the vigilante who thinks it's his duty to "save Nova City". The Police Captain? FABULOUS. His wife? Perfection. Seth's aunt and uncle? GIMME. Honestly, the adults in this book are as fantastic as the teenagers are, which gives you a feeling of complete satisfaction. At least that's what happened to me.

And in between all of these fab characters? Prepare for romance. Prepare for pining. Prepare for AWKWARDNESS and lots of it. Prepare for cheesy superhero lines that are cryptic and make you shake your head at the page. Prepare for supernatural fighting. Prepare for action. Prepare for FEELINGS. Because they are coming for you. Good, bad, all of them. You will laugh, you will cry, your heart will beat faster and you will put this book down and feel like you've just come from the very best journey you could ever have gone on.

And if you're still reading this instead of hastily (pre-) ordering, I would like you to imagine my as Terry Crews and... *clears throat* WHY?!?!?!?!?!

The Extraordinaries is the story of Nick Bell, a 16 year old who is obsessed with the Extraordinaries in Nova City, to the point of writing fanfiction about them. It was a mishmash of fandom, superheroes, adorably awkward romances and plot twist upon plot twist. Honestly, at some points this reminded of Megamind meets Renegades, and I loved it so much.

Nick is very much a 16 year old with ADHD. Can confirm. While I found him at times annoying, in the way we teenagers so often are, the depiction of his ADHD and the way it impacted his life was really accurate so I applaud the author for that. He was mildly (very) chaotic, and I think that without his chaos it would have been a very different story. He grows so much over the course of the story, and takes it all in stride, and by the end I really liked him, even though he was massively oblivious and slightly self-centered. I would also like to announce that I love Seth Gray with all my heart, and I wish the best for him. He wears bow ties! To school! Clearly someone with oodles of class. Gibby and Jazz were also fabulous, and I especially like the way Jazz was presented. TJ Klune clearly understands that queer teenagers gather in packs.

The relationship between Nick and his father was really special too. It felt very real, and it had many layers in terms of how they interacted with each other. Nick's relationships with those around him were also really well done; often books tend to sideline established friendships, but here they remained a part of the story no matter what Nick got up to. The relationship that developed was very much an awkward on, but it was so very realistic, and so very adorable. It was the sweetest progression of friends to romantically involved friends.

Even though I predicted them, I loved the plot twists so much. It felt so satisfying, and they really were excellent plot twists. I've consumed my share of superhero stories, and this was original and interesting, taking classic tropes and turning them on their heads. The conflicts between the characters and their motives were really well done, and though we don't learn a massive amount about the superhero powers themselves, what we do know is really interesting. I can't say much more without spoiling, but it's so good, people, so good. And that end scene absolutely murdered me! I don't know how long I can survive without the next book.

The Extraordinaries only showed up on my radar fairly recently, but I am so glad it did. If you're looking for awkwardly cute relationships, superheroes but really cool, and a hilarious cast, please go read/order this book immediately. You won't regret it.

Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for the advance copy. Review will be posted on my blog on May 12th, and shared on Twitter once posted.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this book. I don't really know what to say about this book other than it was a quick fun read. It is a a YA book that has adorable queer characters. I am here for any diversity in books.
The characters were adorable and I really liked the relationship. The writing was easy to read and I found that I could read it quick. I also enjoyed the plot even though I did guess some of the things that happened. I didn't really enjoy the fanfic element as it's just not my thing but it worked for this.
Overall this book is one that will be loved by many people. I liked it but at the same time it was just okay for me.

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!

This review has been posted to Goodreads and will be submitted to Amazon after release.

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)