An eighteen-year-old chieftain’s daughter must find a way to kill her village’s oppressive deity if she ever wants to return home in Warrior of the Wild, the Viking-inspired YA standalone fantasy from Tricia Levenseller, author of Daughter of the Pirate King. How do you kill a god? As her father’s chosen heir, eighteen-year-old Rasmira has trained her whole life to become a warrior and lead her … has trained her whole life to become a warrior and lead her village. But when her coming-of-age trial is sabotaged and she fails the test, her father banishes her to the monster-filled wilderness with an impossible quest: To win back her honor, she must kill the oppressive god who claims tribute from the villages each year or die trying.
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Love a strong female lead and one that also inspires others, even better! Such a unique and fun story. Love this!
What a fantastic book!! Levenseller has such a way with words. This is my favorite of all her books now!!! PHENOMENAL!!!
The characters are so well written!! When it started I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about certain characters. But the main characters have phenomenal growth throughout the book that makes them so real and so likable!!
Absolutely brilliant. I now see what all the hype was about. Stong characters, interesting world, action packed, unique creatures and a wonderful moral narrative for the ages. Perfection!
This was so good. I had a feeling I was going to enjoy this one, but I didn’t expect it to be as unputdownable as it was. This had such an engaging plot with great characters. Our heroine in particular is fantastic. I enjoyed this authors Daughter Of The Pirate King series and I’m glad she delivered here too. She writes such incredible and dynamic heroines.
Rasmira is fantastic and I loved her. She is so smart and so strong. She has trained her whole life to be a warrior and lead her village and it’s made her a bit of a target. When she is betrayed and cast out she doesn’t want to trust again and who can blame her. She is more than capable of taking care of herself, but when she meets up with some other outcasts she really starts to shine and proves that she was meant to lead. And this brings me to Soren who I just adored. He was such a sweetheart and I loved his wit. He’s just adorable to put it simply. But he’s also a warrior in his own right. And I also love Iric and these three made a good team. What I loved most about the dynamic though is that Rasmira is the leader. The boys were surviving but it’s Rasmira who really pushes them and brings them to another level. She’s the strong one and the leader and neither of the boys balk at it, but they admire her and respect her for it. Strong women are not something to be feared and I loved that these guys acknowledged that. This author really writes a great heroine. I adored Alosa and I adored Rasmira just as much.
I also loved the Vikings vibe. I finally binged Vikings recently so this was perfect for my mood. I want to be clear, this book isn’t about actual Vikings but the world is definitely inspired by Viking lore and myths. It made for a really dynamic plot with a bunch of action, but it was also about finding yourself and who you want to be and the story balanced that really well. And then there was a touch of romance that I just LOVED SO MUCH. The story just balanced these aspects all so well.
Warrior Of The Wild delivered in every single way. Fantastic characters and a fantastic plot and STRONG WOMEN TAKING CHARGE FOR THE WIN. My feminist heart was so happy with this book and I can’t wait to see what this author does next.
Warrior of the Wild had a great start that I really enjoyed. I love how fierce Rasmira was with her axe. She was born to be a warrior and I really enjoyed learning bits and pieces of her backstory. I really felt bad for her when I learn the reason she fails her trial and gets banished to the wilderness to complete an impossible task. The different creatures Rasmira encounters in the wild are beyond crazy and were fun to read about. I liked how she battles her way through monsters. When she meets Soren and Iric. They are boys from a different village, Iric who failed is trial and Soren who purposely failed his to so banished with Iric.
I have to say I really liked Soren. The loyalty he had to both Rasmira and Iric was admirable. He accepted his part in his and Iric’s fate and tried to atone for his wrongdoing. I also liked how he was with Rasmira and the romance was done very well between the two. He was charming without being cocky. I loved how he could read Rasmira so well. He hit her with a lot of truth and made reevaluate a lot of things about herself, her family, and her village.
The other thing I liked was the trust Rasmira, Iric, and Soren built with each other. The fact that they were willing to help each other with their matugr so they could go home. It built a solid kinship with each character and I really grew to love each one of the individually.
All in all I really enjoyed Warrior of the Wild. Tricia Levenseller is a solid writer and I have really enjoyed all of her books so far. There were a few things here and there that kinda knocked this book down a star for me, but they are my own personal peeves that I had with Rasmira’s character as a whole. I will that this was a solid standalone novel that I really enjoyed.
Call me thoroughly impressed. Tricia Levenseller did a wonderful job with this book! Warrior of the Wild tells a story of a female warrior who fights for what she wants, faces her fears with a shark-like smile on her face, and handles betrayal like no other character I’ve read about thus far.
When her people turn their backs on her and send her into the wild, Rasmira sets out to complete a task that will allow her back home: Kill a god. But on her mission, Rasmira finds out that she’s not the only one banished to live in a forest full of dangerous creatures. She meets two boys, and together, they prove to their own people that they are strong.
Things I loved:
Rasmira’s ability to move on from her past
Everything about Irik, but mostly his sassy personality
The growth between friendships
The violence
Things I did not love:
Forced romance
Soren’s dull personality
Not a whole lot of satisfaction by the end of the book (I wanted revenge dammit!)
The variety of creatures (it needed more!)
All in all, I found it to be an enjoyable and fast read. Thank you author!
This book was amazing! I have been waiting for it for almost a year, and it was worth the wait. I loved the whole girl warrior having to complete a deadly mission to be able to return to her village. Soren is also swoonworthy.
With a cunning plot, robust writing, and complicated characters, any reader will enjoy being manipulated in Levenseller’s capable hands.
One of my favourite YA books ever. The action! The world-building! The voice! This book kicks so much ass.
This book was fantastic. I read the whole thing on an airplane because I couldn’t put it down. It’s completely different from DotPK, with so much more worldbuilding and character development.
I’m a sucker for a story about being betrayed and thinking everything is over but things actually end up better once those challenges are overcome.