A review by leannemb92
Harley Quinn: Reckoning by Rachael Allen

adventurous emotional

4.0

This book launches a trilogy with a teenage Harleen in Gotham with “Mistah J” in the background. Harley is in the lab, working towards a scholarship and independence from her abusive father [check TW by others]. She gets to make great bonds with other women (friendly and beyond) but things turn deadly. The girl gang she is a part of is uncovering something that could set her down the path of revenge.
Having read her origin in comics, this title feels like the modern Harley we see today in comics and on screen. 

The writer has a science background and is able to include the struggle of women in STEM easily with the technical details. 

The book jumps in time within the school year, which I was lost on with my choice to read slowly. It’s a YA title I took my time through and will read the other books in the series and trilogy.