Reviews

Diana: Princess of the Amazons by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale

nyrabloodreaver's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

judythereader's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

lberestecki's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

thebookishlibrarian's review against another edition

Thanks to SLJ for a review copy of this book.

From writing duo Shannon and Dean Hale comes a graphic novel about a girl named Diana who grows up in the Amazon and raised by her mother and many aunts. However, she feels isolated as the only child on the island. She begins to explore and use her imagination, but she gets in trouble when she strays too far. Filled with colorful graphics, this adventure is one you don’t want to miss!

emilymyhren's review against another edition

adventurous

4.0

inkygirl's review against another edition

5.0

LOVED this. Diana, Princess Of The Amazons is not just a suspenseful and entertaining coming-of-age story about a young Wonder Woman, but it's also about friendship and finding one's place in the world. I especially enjoyed the friendship story thread, how Diana desperately yearns for a companion and does end up finding one....but her new friend begins making demands which initially seem fun but then make Diana increasingly uncomfortable. I wish I had read this book in my childhood; it might have helped me be better about recognizing destructive friendships.

In addition to wonderful storytelling by Shannon and Dean Hale, I want to also praise Victoria Ying's her ability to convey emotions in Diana's facial expressions and body language...fantastic!

Highly recommended.

bookwormkara's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

4.0

iffer's review against another edition

3.0

This is a sweet story that I think is good for elementary-age kids. It seems very relatable insofar as Diana feels like no one has time for her and that she wants to have a friend. Diana is willing to sometimes do "bad" things to keep her friend, even though she's trying to, and ultimately does, what is right. The art is bright, fun, and easy to follow. I love how the art showed me Thermyscira as it might look as a child's imaginary play world, but in Diana's case, is the "real" world.

ashleyaewert's review against another edition

1.0

I feel very indifferent about this one. While the illustrations were beautiful, the storyline really lacked anything meaningful. It felt very rushed.

ljrinaldi's review against another edition

4.0

Shannon Hale and Diana, Princess of the Amazons? How could that combo go wrong?

And true enough, this was a delightful telling of what Diana as a child must have gone through, with everyone being older than she, and her not being able to do the things she wanted to do.





The characters were all believable, well, as believable as a bunch of amazons could be, and a child created from clay.

It makes me want to read more stories about this version of Diana.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.