Review: Black Canary Ignite

Black Canary: Ignite 
Rating: 4/5
Buy or Borrow: Buy
Source: Copy courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review! 

Thirteen-year-old Dinah Lance is in a rock band with her two best friends and has a good relationship with her mom, but when a mysterious figure threatens her friends and family, she learns more about herself and her mother's secret past. 

As a huge fan of both Meg Cabot and the DC universe, I've been super excited for this team up and for Meg Cabot to give Dinah her own spin! DC are really spoiling us with some wonderful author collaborations this year! 

First things first, the character designs were so cute and fun, as was the colour scheme. I really enjoyed all of the bright colours, I felt like it was fitting for Dinah's character as well as her world. The introduction to she and her friends was also a lot of fun, I got such strong girl power vibes from them and I loved the dynamic between them. 

Dinah and her friends are going through careers week, figuring out their future and what they want to do as well as in Dinah's case struggling with her parents disapproval over what it is that she wants to do. Her police officer father isn't exactly thrilled that she wants to follow in his footsteps. But I feel like this part of the story will be quite relatable to a lot of readers! 

Dinah has a strong sense of what it is that she wants to do and achieve with her life, and a determination to do it all. She's also kind of a badass and doesn't really take any crap from anyone. Her friends are as equally colourful and fun to read about, just as strong in their goals as Dinah. I loved that Kat's a cheerleader but not your stereotypical kind, all three girls were a little bit different and a little bit quirky which is why I loved them so much! 

Of course, her future isn't the only thing Dinah's struggling with, she's struggling with the strange incidents around her that seem to point to her being able to destroy things with her voice. She refuses to believe that she could have a superpower and as such struggles with her new power, what it can do and how to control it. Plus we've got a shadowy figure creeping around. 

One thing I did enjoy a huge amount in this was Dinah's parents and her relationship with them, it was so nicely depicted. While her father wants to keep her safe, he's still proud of her desire to save people, and they always have her back in any given situation. They encourage her a lot too when it comes to her power. I also enjoyed the relationship she had with her friends, it was very natural and very well done as she tried to keep her secret from them and they worried for her. 

Nicely paced, and with a nice amount of humour as well as some excellent relationships, along with a nice journey for Dinah as she figures out how to use her power, comes to terms with it and herself and finds the courage to use it. Black Canary: Ignite is a fun read, with nice, bright art and a lot of quirky characters to bring the story to life! 

There are also a tonne of easter eggs when it comes to the DC universe, Green Arrow, Batman, Batgirl, the Joker and a lot of other familiar names dropped throughout the volume as well!