Laurie Halse Anderson

Princess Diana of Themyscira's 16th birthday celebrations are cut short when refugees break through to her island home and she defies her Amazon elders by trying to bring the outsiders to safety, but a stormy sea sweeps her away to where she must learn to survive in a foreign world full of danger and injustice.

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed

Sarah Sammis

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson looks at the events that led to Diana leaving Themyscira and her life as a refugee. We see how a young woman raised on a secretive and insular island ends up being a superhero, swearing to protect the very people her Amazon sisters refuse to acknowledge.

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Stef

Maybe best interpretation of wonder woman in Modern Day with all the focused how being strong women by helped others that need help and standing for the weakest. Also, the story remain me how to be humble and strong from inside and outside. Also, this graphic novel has a good illustrated and I love how the goddess draw with featuring all races and different shape of body that giving message what ever race and how shape your body you're still goddess. 💙💙💙

Paige Green

Disclaimer: I received an e-arc from the publisher and edelweiss. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed

Author: Laurie Halse Anderson

Book Series: Standalone? Not sure but hope for more

Diversity: Immigrants shown and are apart of the narrative, lots of different ethnicities shown as well

Rating: 5/5

Recommended For...: Graphic novels, DC universe, superhero, female superhero

Publication Date: June 2, 2020

Publisher: DC

Pages: 193

Recommended Age: 16+ (child abuse mentioned TW, child sexual abuse mentioned TW, violence)

Synopsis: Princess Diana believes that her 16th birthday will be one of new beginnings--namely acceptance into the warrior tribe of Amazons. The celebrations are cut short, however, when rafts of refugees break through the Themysciran barrier. Diana tries to help them, but she is swept away by the sea--and from her home--thus becoming a refugee herself.

Now Diana must survive in the world outside of Themyscira for the first time; the world that is filled with danger and injustice. She must redefine what it means to belong, to be an Amazon, and to make a difference.

Review: Holy cow this book was amazing! I've always been a bit of a fan of Wonder Women and I loved what the author did for this book. The character development was amazing, the story was heart pounding, the world building was expertly done, and all of the diversity and inclusion!! I liked how the author even weaved in real world issues like immigration and child trafficking into this story. I loved this so much!

My only issue is the length. The book is so short and I want more. I feel like with a longer book the author could have done more for the character development of all the characters but it was damn near perfect as is!

Verdict: I definitely recommend this one!

Becca Futrell

3.5 rounded up

Thank you to DC Ink for providing me with a copy of Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed in exchange for an honest review! 

Diana, I don’t think we’re in Themyscira anymore.

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed starts off on Diana’s sixteenth birthday and she’s hoping that this will be the day of new beginnings. However, things don’t go according to plan as refugees break through the barriers. While attempting to help them, Diana gets carried away by sea and ends up entering a whole new world.

Now, Diana has to survive this world on her own; that is until she meets her newfound family. Tempest Tossed jumps into a lot of heavy topics such as child trafficking. Back in Themsycria, these aren’t necessarily things that Diana dealt with, but once discovering these problems, she finds herself determined to help.

If you are a fan of stories that focus on strong women saving the day, newfound families, and coming-of-age tales, Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed is a perfect one to pick up.

Heather Killeen

Rating: 5/5 donated sandwiches

Format: ebook. I’d like to thank Netgalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 

To sum up: 
This is a retelling of the Wonder Woman origin story by Laurie Halse Anderson, the writer of SPEAK (now also a graphic novel!). Although the beginning of this story felt very familiar, Anderson brings a sensitivity and call to action that feels new and full of hope. I will admit, I haven’t read the original DC Justice comics, but I have absorbed a lot from pop culture and I loved the 2017 Wonder Woman film adaption. This story starts off with Diana as a girl just about to turn 16 amongst a community of Amazonian women on the hidden island of Themyscira. She is an outsider to this community however because she is the only one not born into womanhood as an Amazonian warrior, and actually thinks of herself as a changeling, or someone of “human-like” identity. In this community, it is her “human” half that sets her apart however because Amazonians are fierce, powerful, and extraordinary warriors; whereas Diana at first glance appears to be an ordinary human teenager with pimples, armpit hair, and a period.

On her birthday, Diana attempts to save some humans at the magical border of her island and suddenly finds herself on the outside, in the real world for the first time. The rest of this first installment follows Diana as she navigates the struggles of being a refugee as she tries to find her identity, purpose, friendship, and her way back home.

What I loved:
I’ve always been drawn to the character of Wonder Woman because of her earnest sincerity to help others. Because she has been sheltered her whole life up to this point in a beautiful utopia, she has this naive but beautiful idea of how the world should be. It is so cool to see her dropped into a world where a lot of us have become desensitized to homelessness and poverty and see her stop and not only take notice but put in a real effort to help people in need. She looks at the world and sees how it could be made better. 
	Diana in this version of WW is just the same. Her courage in the face of adversity is inspiring and her curiosity about the world is infectious to all around her. She is introduced to the world outside during war and turmoil in the middle east and is brought into Greece as a refugee. She then finds her way to Queens, New York, where she stays with a Polish family and meets a parkour enthusiast and community activist teen her own age. Seeing life as a refugee and immigrant through Diana’s eyes is heartbreaking. Every step of the way, she is asking why is this world so broken? Why are there so many without? But in this world, she also finds friendship, community, and a loving host family that shows her how to give back and support her community. 
	I loved that this version of Wonder Woman takes on the important themes of diversity and immigrant life in our culture, the current weaknesses of our social services programs, and the adversity faced by those that are homeless, impoverished, or just in need. I also loved the theme of friendship in this story and their interest in social activism. I am definitely interested in reading more. 


Who I'd recommend it to: Fans of DC Comics and Wonder Woman stories, social activism, and fans of Laurie Halse Anderson.

Solange Bello

I received a copy of this via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review 

Oh crap I freaking loved this and honestly I needed some wonder woman in my life right now 

Diana is always my favorite her bravery and kindness always inspire me and right now the world could use 
some Diana Prince 

Everyone needs to read this the moment it comes out!! 

The art in this comment was absolutely beautiful and I absolutely loved the story it shows off some things that are actually wrong with our world at this time and Wonder Woman totally kicks ass!

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed

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