Reviews

Harley Quinn: Ravenous by Rachael Allen

clichemarker's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Really good, not as fun as the 1st. The villain was obvious from the first time we meet them. Super excited for the 3rd book

ramenlasagna's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

littlerachael16's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

sky899's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

marobbins's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jpowers13's review against another edition

4.0

Kinda love this series and this take on the villains.

calistaj29's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

karogers309's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

notromeoandjuliet's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

j_o600's review against another edition

This was a really interesting book because of how it’s told. The first half is essentially telling us almost everything that happened, then we get put mid-way into what happens next but Harley doesn’t know what we know.

I do think Harley is the kind of character who can get away with a meta-narrative like this, and I liked how this created suspense bc it’s not about whether we, the reader, can guess who the bad guys are, it’s watching Harley interact with them. I do think Harley as narrator could’ve been more clear about this structure, and I could see it throwing people.

I am happy that we get so many more references to things that are wonderful about Harley’s canon, like Ivy, King Shark, and I really do like how Bernie is used here. 

What’s weird to me is that bc there’s so much specifically from the HBO show, some of the choices feel like a redux of moments in the show, so they didn’t hit for me the way they would for someone else.
And this is maybe a dumb complaint but I enjoyed how much science was in the first book and was disappointed there was much less of scientist Harley here. It’s something really special about her character, and particularly having a scientist write Harley was really cool in the last book. I hope that comes back in Book 3.