Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle PaigeMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I feel a little bit sad that after Danielle Paige wrote the Dorothy Must Die series, she still hasn't written anything else that matches that debut opus of hers in terms of quality. Not that she's a hack or anything, and certainly not that any of her material sucks. It's just that as much as the story strikes a balance between sweet romance and fantastic action, there's just a certain je ne sais quoi that it lacks. The little things about this book are what really make it shine for me, though - like the fact that teenage Arthur and Mera are drawn to very closely resemble their movie counterparts (Arthur's even got clearly Polynesian features), or the casual inclusion of a gay couple kissing in the foreground of one panel. Overall, it's not the best story - it feels a little torn between being part of the DCEU and not being part of it - but Danielle Paige makes those tiny little feels feel so magnified. I just hope that the next project Paige works on really, truly matches DMD's place in the pantheon.
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