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A review by justjonsbooks
Stranger Things: Rebel Robin by A.R. Capetta
3.0
So I actually listened to the Netflix companion podcast for this on Spotify, not the actual novel. I’m not sure how similar they are but as the podcast isn’t listed on Goodreads I’ve used this to mark it in anyways. I never really planned to listen to this, I just saw it on Spotify after finishing my previous audiobook/podcast and thought I’d go in blind and see what it’s like.
I’m not really sure how I felt about it in the end. I like her character in the show and since it’s the same actress performing for this podcast; her vibe is exactly as you’d expect it to be. It was interesting and easy to listen to for the most part and bonus points for the Frankenstein discussion in episode 2.
But.. I found her relationship with this teacher to be a little weird? Maybe it was because their relationship is the main part of this show so they’re the only main speakers across the episodes, which feels a little strange when they keep meeting and talking an unnatural amount. Or maybe it’s the fact you can’t see them acting so some actions or conversations come across as a bit odd… Like I couldn’t figure out if things were becoming stalkery on either side, or if they were just gonna drop everything and make out! Yuck! There were a few moments that made me cringe thinking this student / teacher relationship is very sus. I’m not sure if that was what they intended to do, at first I thought probably not since the convos they had usually ended up being wholesome, but then they started adding the mystery around him which got me thinking and then at the end there was another character who pointed out to her how it looked and the weirdness of it all, so I know I wasn’t just imagining it.
Anyway, I was also left a little disappointed with the overall story, I thought there would be more to it. As mentioned they started to build some mystery and conflict and I thought things were going to get interesting like the TV show but in the end it really was just high school stuff. No monsters or murderers or secret government conspiracies, no real adventure.
I’m not really sure how I felt about it in the end. I like her character in the show and since it’s the same actress performing for this podcast; her vibe is exactly as you’d expect it to be. It was interesting and easy to listen to for the most part and bonus points for the Frankenstein discussion in episode 2.
But.. I found her relationship with this teacher to be a little weird? Maybe it was because their relationship is the main part of this show so they’re the only main speakers across the episodes, which feels a little strange when they keep meeting and talking an unnatural amount. Or maybe it’s the fact you can’t see them acting so some actions or conversations come across as a bit odd… Like I couldn’t figure out if things were becoming stalkery on either side, or if they were just gonna drop everything and make out! Yuck! There were a few moments that made me cringe thinking this student / teacher relationship is very sus. I’m not sure if that was what they intended to do, at first I thought probably not since the convos they had usually ended up being wholesome, but then they started adding the mystery around him which got me thinking and then at the end there was another character who pointed out to her how it looked and the weirdness of it all, so I know I wasn’t just imagining it.
Anyway, I was also left a little disappointed with the overall story, I thought there would be more to it. As mentioned they started to build some mystery and conflict and I thought things were going to get interesting like the TV show but in the end it really was just high school stuff. No monsters or murderers or secret government conspiracies, no real adventure.
I guess it just didn’t go the way I was expecting it to but that aside I suppose I could check out the proper novel some day to explore her character further, since the reviews here for it are pretty positive. We’ll see!