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** spoiler alert ** This is going to sound weird, but the domestic drama was so much more interesting than the superhero stuff. Honestly, could have done without the nonsensical action, because the style is so dated. Reading these books decades later makes the writing cringe worthy.

Everyone keeps declaring their actions, rather than just doing them. It’s silly reading.

Most of the notions and context are really dated, that was to be expected, but still, reading it hurts my head. Wanda got to flex her muscles a bit more here, but she’s still pushed aside during the action, and needs to be protected or rescued by Vision... like a Iot.

I don’t know why Grim Reaper is so racist, but he’s somehow in love with his girlfriend because she’s a Black Albino? Ughhhhh. Also, Quicksilver makes an offensive comment to Luke Cage apropos of MLK Day? What?

Toad being obsessed with Wanda was gross, and him being disgusted by Wanda being nine months pregnant made me want to kill him. The writers in general seem to lean into a lot of body shaming, which was not a good read.

Wanda and Vision’s love story, though, is kinda cute. The stupid bit with the Enchantress aside, Vision being so besotted with Wanda is such a lovely read. And Wanda loves how emotional and human Vizh is. And her talking to her unborn child is super adorable.

So much domestic stuff happens in this book, it read like a soap opera. And I dug it, for some reason. Wanda and Quicksilver find out that Magneto is their father, after they have to break it to the Whizzer that he falsely believed to have fathered them. So there’s that uncomfortable reunion there, especially with Maggie turning up at Thanksgiving.

Vision and Simon Williams declare each other to be a twin and Simon’s mom adopts Vision as her son. And of course, the two brothers are almost killed by the real Simon’s real brother, Grim Reaper, on several occasions.

And then there’s Quicksilver being an absent husband and father, leading to Crystal cheating on him with the ugly dude Norman in Wanda’s neighbourhood. Girl has no standards. And then she ODs on the drug keeping her safe on Earth. Nearly dies while Quickie finds out about the affair and loses it.

I love how he refuses to accept that his negligent behaviour made his wife lonely and therefore led to her making a mistake. Quickie is so full of pride and that’s the hurt he nurses the most. And he runs away? What a nit!

Anyway, significant problems with the outdated writing aside, I kinda enjoyed the general domestic vibe of this book and how much they place the characters and their relationship dynamics in the centre.