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Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige

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.

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About the Author

Danielle Paige is the New York Times bestselling author of the Dorothy Must Die series, and the upcoming  Stealing Snow series (Bloomsbury, 2016). In addition to writing young adult books, she works in the television industry, where she’s received a Writers Guild of America Award and was nominate d for several Daytime Emmys. She is a graduate of Columbia University and currently lives in New York City.

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My Review

4 stars

Mera wants to be a warrior like her mother. She hates the Atlantian rule of the Xebel and wants to be free of them like many of the Xebel. But her father the king has another path for her in mind. When she over hears a plot to kill Arthur Curry she decides that she will kill Arthur herself and will rule alone instead of by the side of her childhood friend turned king.

The Xebel don’t believe in killing an innocent so Mera decides to see who Arthur is while she gets used to being on land. She soon learns that Arthur is not the monster that she has been lead to believe. As she learns more about him she starts to fall in love with him and doesn’t want to kill him. But her life in the ocean is about to collide with Arthur’s life on land.

Before I start this review I will be honest. The amount of history I have of Aquaman is limited to the movie that was just released and some old cartoons from when I was a kid. Mera is a rebellious teen and opposing an arranged marriage and came across as spoiled. Arthur is a good guy but seems to fall for Mera was too fast.

This was a good read and kept me entertained. When I think back to the story there are some things that just don’t feel right. The ending was a glaring example. I think there could have been a little more put into the story to flesh it out.

I received a complimentary copy of this graphic novel. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.

I would like to thank Netgalley for the opportunity to read and share this graphic novel.