Early Reader Review: Mera Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige

Source: From Netgalley and DC Ink in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.

Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige
Publisher:  DC Ink
Publication Date:  April 2, 2019

 

Format: Ebook

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Goodreads Synopsis: 

From Danielle Paige, the New York Times best-selling author of Stealing Snow, comes a Mera and Aquaman origin story that explores Mera's first steps on land as well as her first steps as a hero or a villain, forcing her to choose to follow her heart or her mission to kill. 

Mera is teenage royalty, heir to the throne of Xebel, the other not-so-lost colony under the sea. But Mera is destined to wear a different crown, that of Atlantis. When the inhabitants of Xebel plot to overthrow their homeland of Atlantis, Mera is sent to kill the heir to the throne, Arthur Curry. As the unrest between their colonies grows, Mera and Arthur unexpectedly fall in love...will Arthur Curry be the king at Mera's side in Atlantis, or will he die under her blade? 

Mera by Danielle Paige is an astonishing story that explores themes of duty, love, heroism and freedom, all through the eyes of readers' favorite undersea royalty.

Review: 

Mera is the origin story of Mera meeting Aquaman. At this time, Xebel and Atlantis are feuding over reign in the kingdom. Mera is the princess of Xebel and has taken it upon herself to go after Arthur (Aquaman). Mera is looking to kill him and he has no idea that he is even part of her world. 

I really enjoy graphic novels, but the are more than words and images on paper, there is a way to do them and do them right (in my opinion) and this one was ok but fell short for me. 

I really love seeing things adapted into graphic novel form, but what that means is that the author should be telling the story with more image than text, and this one was VERY text heavy. So much so, that it was hard to stay focused. I read these on my phone and so when there is so much text I have to zoom way in and it takes away the experience of seeing a whole page come together. 

As far as the plot goes, it was a good book. I liked Mera's determination and stubbornness. I liked the struggles that were portrayed and I really liked the illustration that brought it into graphic novel form. 

If you enjoy DC comics and the Aquaman story line though, you may get a lot more from this than I did. I was hoping for a good starting point, and I think that this graphic novel does that but it was more reading than I expected from a graphic novel.