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A review by night0wl_23
Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I have some mixed feelings about this book, overall I really enjoyed it, and I think my issues with it is mainly based on personal preference.
Tricia Levenseller’s world building and characters are amazing, the characters feel so real and the dialogue flows naturally. This book was no exception, but as a standalone it obviously had less time to develop.
I just wish we got to see a bit more of the wild. For example, the Ziken is said to be the biggest active threat to humans in the wild, but we only see them during the trial and when Raz meets Soren. After that they’re irrelevant, and the focus is on the monsters Raz and the boys have to face.
I struggled a bit at the beginning and end with Raz as a character, she was giving too much ‘not like other girls’. She loves her sisters so much, but we only hear about one of them a couple of times while she’s banished.
When she told Soren about her picking her trade, she was just a natural at it. An 8 year old, having shown no interest in an axe before, throwing her father’s axe AND hitting the target first try? An axe her older sisters couldn’t even pick up? That gives me such a massive ick. “Simply built different.”
Her being a ‘not like other girls’ girl makes perfect sense in universe, with her upbringing and everything, but I don’t think she moved on from that mentality by the end of the book. Which is disappointing.
The plot was predictable, I figured out the plot twists long before they were revealed, but I don’t think that’s negative, it’s just easy to pick up the hints.
Overall I liked the book, my problems with some of Raz’s characteristics is a personal preference. The ending was exactly what I had hoped for. I’m very happy that the people who wronged her faced consequences for their actions, and that they weren’t just forgiven cause Raz had to be ‘the bigger person’.
Tricia Levenseller’s world building and characters are amazing, the characters feel so real and the dialogue flows naturally. This book was no exception, but as a standalone it obviously had less time to develop.
I just wish we got to see a bit more of the wild. For example, the Ziken is said to be the biggest active threat to humans in the wild, but we only see them during the trial and when Raz meets Soren. After that they’re irrelevant, and the focus is on the monsters Raz and the boys have to face.
I struggled a bit at the beginning and end with Raz as a character, she was giving too much ‘not like other girls’. She loves her sisters so much, but we only hear about one of them a couple of times while she’s banished.
When she told Soren about her picking her trade, she was just a natural at it. An 8 year old, having shown no interest in an axe before, throwing her father’s axe AND hitting the target first try? An axe her older sisters couldn’t even pick up? That gives me such a massive ick. “Simply built different.”
Her being a ‘not like other girls’ girl makes perfect sense in universe, with her upbringing and everything, but I don’t think she moved on from that mentality by the end of the book. Which is disappointing.
The plot was predictable, I figured out the plot twists long before they were revealed, but I don’t think that’s negative, it’s just easy to pick up the hints.
Overall I liked the book, my problems with some of Raz’s characteristics is a personal preference. The ending was exactly what I had hoped for. I’m very happy that the people who wronged her faced consequences for their actions, and that they weren’t just forgiven cause Raz had to be ‘the bigger person’.