Unfortunately, the only comic shop in town-her main destination for character reference-is staffed by a dudebro owner who challenges every woman who comes into the shop.Īt her twin brother's suggestion, Cameron borrows a set of his clothes and uses her costuming expertise to waltz into the shop as Boy Cameron, where she's shocked at how easily she's accepted into the nerd inner sanctum. When Cameron's family moves the summer before her senior year, she hopes to complete her costume portfolio in peace and quiet away from the abuse.
But when she wins a major competition, she inadvertently sets off a firestorm of angry comments from male fans.
While broadly appealing in a fun, geeky way, this story would be particularly relatable to teens who have faced harassment or bullying based on their gender presentation or sexuality.Cameron's cosplay-dressing like a fictional character-is finally starting to earn her attention-attention she hopes to use to get into the CalTech costume department for college.
Reading level and subject are appropriate for readers 13+, and written pages are interspersed with fun comics of the characters’ D&D adventures. However, the wholesome ending felt rushed given the characters’ earlier conflicts and character development. The author also addresses the importance of asking for help when dealing with highly relevant issues such as unhealthy relationships and extreme cyberbullying (including death threats). Characters are diverse, and each has their own range of relatable character flaws. To avoid harassment at the comic store, she dresses as a boy and is invited to a D&D club where she begins to fall for the Dungeon Master. Knopf.Ĭhaotic Good is a coming-of-age romance that follows cosplay enthusiast Cameron, who faces extreme harassment and bullying in fandom because she is a girl.
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