Sometimes the entwining plot lines grew confusing, but they all came together and made sense, so I'm mostly willing to forgive that. The characters are varied, and intetesting--teen superheroes, elderly retired heroes, the children who want nothing to do with the business... all gathered in a city full of heroes and disasters.

The relationships, family, friendships, and romantic, are sometimes a little overly complicated, too. But many if them are sweet, well-developed, and fun to watch unfold. There's plenty of diversity, and some weird asides (dragon collectors, aliens, ghosts). And the world is certainly intriguing, full of wonders.

I struggled a bit with the numerous narrators and character pov switches at the start of the book - but once I got past that and the interconnected nature of the characters became clear it made more sense.

Fairly standard superhero style plot but filled with a range of well written queer, questioning, and straight characters. Really diverse experiences and identies are what sold me on this book.