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Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson, illustrations by Leila Del Luka

4 out of 5 🌟Wonder not-yet-a-Woman, a social justice warrior



Wonder Woman, as every comic character from both DC and Marvel worlds, has been recreated multiple times with a new origin story. Sometimes they are related to each other, and sometimes they built with totally different narration. 'Tempest Tossed' belongs to that second category, the plot is unlike any other iteration of Diana's beginnings. That creates a great opportunity to jump on the Wonder Woman's bandwagon even for readers who don't know DC Universe.

Amazons live in Themyscira, a secret island far from civilization, unbeknown to people. Loosely based on Greek mythology, these warriors are the favorite making of the Ancient Greeks' Goddesses. Wonder Woman vel Princess Diana is a teenager, or rather a "changeling", as she's called on her island. Diana has never been outside of Themyscira and amidst the story's events, she gets to know our world and tries to make sense of it.

'Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed' is both hilarious and heartbreaking graphic novel. On the one hand, the book shows teens' problems and challenges of puberty. Diana's learning about our world is full of gags about nowadays slang and technology. And it is funny, like mentioned "changeling" as a way to call teenagers - doesn't that feel true? On the other hand, Diana receives brutal lessons about life on Earth, when she tries to understand social un-justice and poor living conditions that some children experienced. 
I believe reading this novel as a teen it would've opened my eyes to the issues I've never thought about then. And from an adult perspective, I didn't feel it was forced or cheesy. I enjoyed my reading time and I'm looking forward to the next volumes. 

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher DC Entertainment for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and feelings are my own.
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