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3.24 AVERAGE
3.24 AVERAGE
Mera is a strong independent warrior. Who does not need a man to protect her. Instead she needs Arthur to help her understand compassion.
This was not at all what I was expecting and I was pleasantly surprised. The beginning was a tad confusing since I know almost nothing about DC background. But as you read on everything is explained. You just have to keep going if you don't get it.
Highly recommend for any DC lover or those who want to break out of books into illustrated reading.
This was not at all what I was expecting and I was pleasantly surprised. The beginning was a tad confusing since I know almost nothing about DC background. But as you read on everything is explained. You just have to keep going if you don't get it.
Highly recommend for any DC lover or those who want to break out of books into illustrated reading.
Actual rating 2.5
First I'd like to say thanks to NetGalley for an e-arc of this book.
I've been loving this whole superhero trend that's been going on lately with all the ya adaptions and graphic novels that have been coming out recently. I was really looking forward to Mera: Tidebreaker because life under the sea is absolutely fascinating. My knowledge of Mera and Aquaman is limited to whenever they were on the WB show Smallville (aka one of my favorite shows of all time) so I was really interested to know more about them.
This was a bit of a miss for me though. It had the set up to be a good story if it was fleshed out a bit more. In the beginning Mera was going on about how she hates Atlanteans and that they control everything but because my knowledge of her whole story is very limited I was left wondering why. I couldn't understand her peoples dislike of them because they hadn't done anything in the story besides be present. Later on in the story there is a bit of an explanation but I think it would have benefited the story to clue those of us who are newer to her storyline. Also Mera and Arthur went from 0 to 100 real fast on the love train and I feel like there wasn't enough between them to make that leap. It was like two days of him taking care of her and they didn't talk that much and then a couple days of her following him around looking for the opportune time to kill him.
I did really enjoy the art style and some of the plot points, it just didn't tie together well enough for me.
First I'd like to say thanks to NetGalley for an e-arc of this book.
I've been loving this whole superhero trend that's been going on lately with all the ya adaptions and graphic novels that have been coming out recently. I was really looking forward to Mera: Tidebreaker because life under the sea is absolutely fascinating. My knowledge of Mera and Aquaman is limited to whenever they were on the WB show Smallville (aka one of my favorite shows of all time) so I was really interested to know more about them.
This was a bit of a miss for me though. It had the set up to be a good story if it was fleshed out a bit more. In the beginning Mera was going on about how she hates Atlanteans and that they control everything but because my knowledge of her whole story is very limited I was left wondering why. I couldn't understand her peoples dislike of them because they hadn't done anything in the story besides be present. Later on in the story there is a bit of an explanation but I think it would have benefited the story to clue those of us who are newer to her storyline. Also Mera and Arthur went from 0 to 100 real fast on the love train and I feel like there wasn't enough between them to make that leap. It was like two days of him taking care of her and they didn't talk that much and then a couple days of her following him around looking for the opportune time to kill him.
I did really enjoy the art style and some of the plot points, it just didn't tie together well enough for me.
I have very little exposure to graphic novels so I went into this pretty much with a blank slate.. I'm glad this was my first real graphic novel read, because I was able to go into it knowing I loved the subject and that I'd probably be very interested in the story. I think that helped a lot because quite a bit of the story felt rushed to me. I think part of that was my inexperience with graphic novels but also part of it was just that it . . . was rushed. I enjoyed it a lot, though. It was cute, fun, not super deep, and right in line with what I expected from Mera's story. The illustrations were gorgeous. I thought they complimented the story perfectly and the artist did a fantastic job highlighting Mera with the colors they choose. It was a crazy fast read, but I would read it again. I especially liked the ending. Danielle Paige is a talented author and I like how she handled Mera's story. This book was put together well and I'd recommend it to DC fans. General readers? Maybe not so much, but you never know!
3.5 stars. This was a fun graphic novel. I don’t read or watch much DC or Marvel, so I’m not super familiar with the characters.
But I liked the plot line and characters. I also liked the art style. However, I thought everything went too fast. This may just be how graphic novels are, I haven’t read many. But Mera and Arthur knew each other for like 2 days and were all of the sudden in love and Mera was ready to change everything about everything she was ever taught.
But overall, it was enjoyable and easy and quick to read.
But I liked the plot line and characters. I also liked the art style. However, I thought everything went too fast. This may just be how graphic novels are, I haven’t read many. But Mera and Arthur knew each other for like 2 days and were all of the sudden in love and Mera was ready to change everything about everything she was ever taught.
But overall, it was enjoyable and easy and quick to read.
Hmm it’s been quite a long time since the last time I’ve read a graphic novel and I liked it, but it wasn’t anything memorable or something that I’d say moved me.
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
This was a fun spin on The Little Mermaid, but it just wasn’t super engaging for me.
***ARC provided by publisher via Netgalley. My review is uninfluenced***
While I am not a huge fan of graphic novels, I am a big fan of superheroes, so seeing a graphic novel focusing on a female superhero, while making Aquaman a secondary character? My feminist ass was IN!
I super enjoyed the premise of this graphic novel, even if it's not super original. Warrior girl has to go kill enemy boy she doesn't know but his death is the key to her future, girl meets boy and realizes he isn't an enemy, girl has moral crisis and develops feelings for boy. I'm still trash for this trope, especially when you throw in the fact that Mera is doing this to take down an oppressive government regime.
My main issue with graphic novels in general is that they tend to sacrifice relationship and character development, and unfortunately Mera: Tidebreaker fell to that weakness. While it's not as bad as some other graphic novels I've read, it definitely suffers from insta-love and unfounded character "development." On top of that, the big confrontation ends up being kind of Breaking Dawn-esque where everyone puffs up for a fight, then has a half-assed conversation and goes home. I get that it's setting up future issues, but it felt super anticlimactic.
If someone is a fan of graphic novels, I would actually highly recommend Mera to them. The art is stunning, I love the color palette and Paige does the best she can with condensing what ostensibly could be a complete novel into a 180 page comic. But, if they - like me - find that the graphic novel format can sometimes be a deterrent to the story itself, I may suggest they either skip it or check it out from the library.
Characters felt flat, story was cheap, Arthur didn’t look like Jason momoa so what’s the point 🤧
Basically the plot of the Aquaman film with a few tweaks and with Mera as the focus. I'd have loved this when I was younger but it was definitely aimed at younger budding comics fans rather than adult readers. I'm glad it exists though (and the cover art is gorgeous).
Reviewed on my blog at https://www.lucyturnspages.co.uk :)