Warrior of the Wild

This should have been published as middle grade, with the characters listed as 14. You wouldn't have to change a single other thing about it (maybe take out the brief reference to r*pe). The plot is very simple and I saw the twists coming from a mile away. Which isn't to say that it was bad, it just felt like it was for a younger audience.

Great book, I devoured it in a day; the shortest it's taken me to read a book in a long time. With a blonde, ax-wielding warriors surrounded by men wearing furs and metal armor, I was getting strong Astrid from How to Train Your Dragon vibes, and I loved it. The story was intriguing, the characters were interesting, and the banter between Rasmira, Soren, and Iric was so authentic. Friends struggling to survive and trust each other in a dangerous world l. I'm glad I read this book (which is a perfect standalone) and am excited to read more by Tricia Levenseller.

It's probably not a full 4 star for me, but since I am well past the ya stage I'm bumping it up. It has a good story and kept me engaged. I found it a little predictable with a good bit of plot armor, but it ends the way you want it to end and I was satisfied at the end. It's a nice palette cleanser.

Entertaining read with pretty good pacing even to the end of the book. While many aspects were predictable, the story and writing were good enough to hold my attention. Not too deep or complex but a really solid structure.

It really pains me to give a Tricia Levenseller book only 3 stars but I just could not connect to the main character at all up until the last 100 pages or so.
But I kept reading the book because I love Levenseller's unique fantasy settings and I liked the story itself!
Nontheless, I am excited to read her future books!