Harleen

Harleen

"Dr. Harleen Quinzel has a theory: mental illness is a survival mechanism. As she seeks to help the broken souls of Gotham City piece together their sanity she will become the one thing she fears the most: one of them. A bold new retelling of the tragic origin of Harley Quinn told through the eyes of the only person who knows her better than anyone: Harleen. It's been months since Harleen began interviewing criminals at Arkham Asylum, and she's having strange dreams about one of them in particular: The Joker. What start off as nightmares will soon evolve into fantasies. Despite warnings from the Dark Knight himself, she's utterly fascinated by this man who seems the perfect expression of theory; who says all the things she needs to hear; who seems to know her better than she knows herself."--
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laura@lauraeerika
4 stars
Aug 15, 2022

Really good take on harlequin’s story and why is she the way she is, the art style was really beautiful really pleasing to the eye. I always thought why joker to harely and I think this explains it a little bit why.

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Courtney ✿ @librarycutie@librarycutie
4 stars
Jan 22, 2022

i’m not much of a dc comic fan, maybe because i haven’t found the right character or series to start with, but WOW this was amazing! my husband recently bought it and was super excited to read it and i wanted to read something light, so i picked it up. and it makes me really interested in Harley Quinn’s story now! like, i want to read all the HQ comics! this was basically her origin story, how Harleen Quinzel became Harley Quinn, and it was fantastic! the art was also stunning, like the joker was even drawn so pretty! i almost wish it was longer and had more to it, even though the pacing and everything was nearly perfect, i wanted—no, needed more!!

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Tiffany Robinson@movietiffany
5 stars
Dec 14, 2021

I don't know why it took me so long to finally get to this. This book is so good and I'm in love with the artwork.

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Riley@coldeurydice
5 stars
Nov 24, 2021

Masterfully done.

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Анастасия Розова@rozova_n
4 stars
Nov 18, 2021

The art style is amazing, cause it's Stjepan Šejić. But I also enjoyed the story itself and I wanna learn more. I think it is very obvious in this book how abusive and not at all romantic relationship between Harley and Joker are. That's definitely a good thing!

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Nikki Sojkowski@loveat1stwrite
5 stars
Oct 14, 2021

An absolutely fantastic Harleen Quinzel origin story!

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Riley@coldeurydice
5 stars
Sep 11, 2021

The familiar plot is delivered in a fresh light with gorgeous art and inner monologue I find insightful, allowing Harleen/Harley actual agency and her own personal motivations, which are heartbreaking in their simplicity, as they've always been. I found the reclamation of the nickname a bit stilted, but that was a minor hiccup that came from a personal history that fits so well with the character's profile. So, imo, worth it. Everything else ran so smoothly. Very, very much looking forward to the next instalment.

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Revna@revna
3 stars
Jul 15, 2022
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Nouhaila el khatrouni@nouhailael
5 stars
Jun 30, 2022
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Heather Margaret@heatherdarling
4 stars
Jun 9, 2024
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Sarah@lastoriale
4 stars
Apr 9, 2024
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A@nynyny
4 stars
Mar 14, 2024
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gülefşan @venicesque
4 stars
Mar 13, 2024
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gülefşan @venicesque
4 stars
Mar 13, 2024
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gülefşan @venicesque
4 stars
Mar 13, 2024
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Izzy Huddleston@izzyinbetween
5 stars
Dec 27, 2023
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Jose Del Pino@josdelpingar
3 stars
Dec 18, 2023
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Julie Burszan @juliefaye
4 stars
Dec 12, 2023
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Katheryn@callmegoddess618
5 stars
Nov 3, 2023
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owo@strlss
5 stars
Aug 25, 2023
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Alex@sharkerator
4 stars
May 28, 2023
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Mélissa@imluciferquinn
4 stars
Jan 22, 2023
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Julia Lotz@missfoxyreads
4 stars
Oct 20, 2022
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Mark Anderson@markedasread
5 stars
Sep 30, 2022