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reedreads4's review
5.0
An Elseworlds story of Diana going to Mans World is everything that makes Wonder Woman special!
pantsreads's review
3.0
I wish the two halves of the book fit better together. But I'm never going to complain (too much) about getting to know more about Diana pre-Wonder Woman days.
Check out my full review at Forever Young Adult.
Check out my full review at Forever Young Adult.
lonelyhuman's review
4.0
I can't say that I've read many wonder woman retellings but if they're all like this I definitely should. Many retellings, in general, don't focus on issues that are present in the world, they don't talk about the people who are suffering. I really appreciated some really important issues were presented in this book.
bibliobrittish's review
4.0
Wonder Woman exactly as she always has been, fighting for justice in places people try not to look.
jenniferdenslow's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
james_anderson's review
5.0
A unique modern take on the Wonder Woman origin story. Loved how the author focuses on issues facing refugees, immigrants and the urban poor.
mymessytbr's review
2.0
This book has too much going on at once. It tries way too hard to stuff as many current world topics into one book: a coming of age story, a girl who is lost and trying to go home, a commentary on modern issues, a search for a missing person, stopping child trafficking...the plot is all over the place. I get what the books is trying to achieve but it was executed poorly. It needed more structure and it would have been better if it just stuck to one major topic/plot.
Some other issues I had:
-Steve Trevor is broken up into two separate characters named Steve and Trevor. The writer couldn’t come up with different names?? Neither of them are like Steve Trevor so they could have been named literally anything else.
-Both Steve and Trevor run around the “war torn” world going to refugee camps like they’re casually going to the mall—I feel like the casualness of this doesn’t show the severity and reality that people in this situation face.
-Diana takes on the burden of every problem in our society. At one point she literally stops eating because children are starving. I don’t think a YA book should be promoting fasting to teens.
Some other issues I had:
-Steve Trevor is broken up into two separate characters named Steve and Trevor. The writer couldn’t come up with different names?? Neither of them are like Steve Trevor so they could have been named literally anything else.
-Both Steve and Trevor run around the “war torn” world going to refugee camps like they’re casually going to the mall—I feel like the casualness of this doesn’t show the severity and reality that people in this situation face.
-Diana takes on the burden of every problem in our society. At one point she literally stops eating because children are starving. I don’t think a YA book should be promoting fasting to teens.
mlowen's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5