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She narrates the novel as though she is telling a fairy tale, and her tone and word choice are on point.

One thing Tamaki nails is Harley’s voice and personality. But when Kane Enterprises starts having all the buildings in their neighborhood condemned in order to build their new condos, Harley decides to be a little more proactive. She is immediately adopted by the group of drag queens who live in her grandmother’s apartment building and attends Gotham High School, where she meets the activist Ivy, who teaches her about intersectionalism and environmentalism. Mariko Tamaki’s Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass reimagines the popular villainess as a down-on-her-luck teenager, sent to live with a grandmother that turns out to be dead. And now I can add Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass as another tick in the “win” column. I was not a fan of Mera: Tidebreaker or Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale, but I did enjoy Teen Titans: Raven. Using YA authors to reboot iconic characters as teenagers seems like a good idea in theory, but so far the titles have been hit or miss.

I haven’t been all that impressed with the offerings from DC’s new YA imprint, DC Ink.