A strong start gives way to a weaker second half as the book relies more and more on slightly flat characters. Diana herself is well-realised, as is the new character Alia, but those around them tend to be one-dimensional. The story has some good hooks, including some cribbed from existing Wonder Woman stories (useful for bringing people in), alongside some additions or changes to the mythos which I would not mind at all making their way into the comics.

The plot is fun if predictable and, as is often the case, Bardugo's greatest strength lies in worldbuilding - Her Themyscira is beautifully-realised. Unfortunately, the story works best when it can play with the whimsy of Diana's world

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, and suffers when she is thrown into the normal world.

Finally, I have to remove at least 1/4 star due to

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the lack of an invisible jet. So much work seemed to be done early in the book to set up the invisible jet, why would we get no invisible jet!? Terribly, terribly sad.