'Sex Criminals' by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky (42/52)


Suzie is a lot of things. The daughter of a dead man, of an alcoholic mother, librarian to a going-out-of-business library, and a woman who can freeze time whenever she orgasms. The latter is just a quirk until she meets Jon, an actor, who shares her ability. Together they decide to use their time-stopping orgasms to rob a local bank and save Suzie's library.

Oh, this is just so much fun. Suzie's a delightful protagonist, sweet and whip smart and so fully realised, and Jon is such a fun match for it. His banter, and both general, fun insanity and actual mental health conditions make him an equally rounded and compelling character. The mythos of the series is introduced beautifully too, one step at a time, but never in a way that feels patronising or like its been dumbed down for a reader. All in all, a hell of a lot of fun.

I can't wait to see where it goes next.

4 out of 5 sex police women.

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