Warrior of the Wild

If you love Tricia Levenseller's Daughter of the Pirate King, you're going to love Tricia's next heroine as she's a tough as nails warrior woman! Warrior of the Wild is Tricia's standalone novel that follows Rasmira, the only female warrior in her village and when she's betrayed by people she thought she knew, she finds herself outcast from her village with an impossible task set before, she should want to seek redemption. This was a fast paced story filled with adventure, surprises galore, and MONSTERS!Rasmira is the only female warrior in her village and she's been trained to follower in her father's, the leader of the village, footsteps. But when she and the other warrior trainees take their final test to prove themselves, Rasmira finds out she has been betrayed by the people she thought she knew. It's not long into the story when we find Rasmira being outcast into the wilds. She's give an impossible task known as a mattugr that basically sets her up for failure in its impossibility. The task? To kill the god that has been terrorizing their villages for years.I was quite surprised that once Rasmira is on her way to her seclusion in the wilds that she encounters two other outcast teens. At the same time, I was actually hoping for something like this to happen because I couldn't imagine reading a 300+ page book about a heroine who didn't get to interact with anyone other than monsters and the god she is tasked with killing. She meets Soren and Irik, two boys who failed their final tests and have their own impossible mattugrs ahead of them. While Rasmira is loathed to let herself trust again, she finds herself doing just that with these boys. They discover that if they have any hope of returning to their homes, they will have to learn to work together.I quite enjoyed Rasmira's interactions with Soren and Irik! And never fear, there is no love triangle here as Irik is already spoken for! But that leaves Soren up for grabs! Soren is the first to "fall," yet Rasmira isn't about to let her heart get broken again and constantly shuts down Soren's attempts. It was rather realistic to see Rasmira being unwilling to trust Soren whatsoever. The way that she was betrayed would definitely leave its scars on you and trusting again wouldn't be easy. But as you can imagine, that begins to change, ever so slowly, over the course of the novel.I really enjoyed Rasmira's character. She wasn't perfect, she had her flaws, but I really liked that she began to learn that about herself and slowly change (in the right ways) to become a better person. She wasn't horrible mind you, but there were little things that get pointed out to her eventually and though it's never stated, you can clearly see her trying to be better.The ending was quite amazing! I loved everything that led up to it and then the grand finale itself! The story leaves us in the perfect place too! It's the way I prefer my series (and standalones) to end! Warrior of the Wild has a lot going for it! It's action packed, there's MONSTERS, seriously scary and deadly monsters, romance, humor, shocking surprises, and growth from lessons learned. It was thought provoking in a roundabout way.There were only a few minor things that bugged me about this. Nothing too extreme, but I feel like I can't say with confidence that it was a flawless read. Sure there were times when I didn't agree with Rasmira's choices, but I feel like that's typical of any book because if she made the choices I wanted her to go for, there wouldn't be a story! Lol. Perhaps I just needed more to the story as well. Just the simple MORE. I think if there was just a little something more to it I would be all over giving this one five stars. It's still a tremendously worthy story that I still highly recommend! It's definitely different from my usual fantasy reads and I really loved the warrior woman vibe it had going! This is a story not to be missed!Overall Rating 4/5 stars

This is a book with good values, and I didn't want to put it down very much. I enjoyed reading it from start to finish. Just hope I can find something new to read that's just as good.

I absolutely loved this book!! This book had me reading non stop until I finished it. I love this author’s books and I recommend you go check out her others books as well.

This is more of a 3.5 but I was never really thrilled, therefore rounded down.The premise is right up my alley and I was initially excited to read it based off the question posed in the synopsis: How do you kill a god?Rasmira hilariously failed the test required to become an adult and join a profession in her village.  I know it wasn’t supposed to be funny, but it really was.  She is a rather naive 18 year old who is slated to become the next village ruler, but she has a lot to learn about leadership.After being banished to the Wild, she meets two exiled boys and they start a whole adventure together after gaining each other’s trust.  Rasmira learns a lot of hard lessons about trust and leadership and…. Well… Nothing says that the impossible tasks can’t be accomplished with a little help.I think there are a lot of really good lessons in the book for YA readers. Trust and teamwork and leadership skills, fairness and humility and family.  There is a lot of witty banter as well which is always something I enjoy.The world building was pretty intensive for a standalone.  A lot of animal names and plant descriptions were thrown out right at the beginning, as well as village customs and building models.  I had a solid image of the area even if there were a LOT of names tossed out in the first chapter or two.Plotwise, there are a lot of individually good or cute or action packed scenes –  but the plot itself fell a little flat for me by the end.  The whole concept was well done and fairly unique as far as I can tell, but it just felt too easy at times.  Someone was grievously injured but there happened to be a magic regenerative salve handy? I guess everyone gets a mulligan.  There was one other scene where at the heat of battle, they stop to smirk and dust off their hands and I felt like it got a bit cartoon-ish.  Of they would be joking around while fighting off vicious, poisonous attackers.  That said, there were a lot of good monster fighting and god-challenging bits too and I did enjoy reading the mystery come unglued.I am also now wondering if it was just my mood at the time of reading, but I think young adults will like this one more than adult readers.  Some YA I can really get into, but this, while a very solid book, was just not making my pulse race.  The pacing was very even though, I never felt bored for any long stretch and appreciated how the action was spread out evenly.I don’t have a ton to say about the characters.  I was definitely rooting for them and I think a lot of readers might be able to relate to some of Rasmira’s struggles, such as trying to please parents or learning about bullies and how to trust at your own discretion.Overall this is a very solid book and I would definitely recommend it for young adult fantasy readers, or those who enjoy survival stories. Another good woman-warrior-esque book is Sky In the Deep by Adrienne Young, which I think I enjoyed a bit more.

Enemies to lover set in Viking times with amazing battle scenes and an amazing, strong female lead. What more could you want. Best book I've read in a long time.

.. Und ebenso auch Helden. So auch in dieser wunderbaren Geschichte. Mir hat alles gefallen, von den Charakteren, zur Wortwahl, die fantastische Welt mit ihrem intelligenten Bösewicht und all den Zusammenhängen der Schicksale ihrer Menschen. Die Autorin macht es mir leicht einen Charakter schätzen zu lernen und am Ende sogar zu lieben, mit dem man sich nicht unbedingt identifizieren können muss. Auch die beiläufige Liebesgeschichte ist achtsam und realistisch geschrieben. Schön dass mal jemand ohne Übersexualisierung und herrischer Dominanz auskommt und aufrichtige Zuneigung vermitteln kann, so wie wir sie uns in der realen Welt für Partnerschaften wünschen. Von mir gibts alle 5 Sterne dafür. Auch die anderen Bücher: Daughter of the Pirate King I & II sowie Blade of Secrets haben mir sehr gut gefallen.

Eu resolvi ler este livro por duas razões. Primeiro, a autora, Tricia Levenseller, escreveu dois dos meus livros favoritos. É recomendação suficiente, não? Além disso, um livro sobre uma garota viking é tão, mas tão a minha cara — como me disseram recentemente, — que eu teria dado uma chance para ele ainda que não conhecesse a autora ou tivesse boas recomendações. Não posso dizer que estou decepcionada realmente, porque gostei muito de várias coisas nele, mas este livro não chegou nem perto de me conquistar como os outros dois da Tricia.Fica bem claro neste daqui o quanto ela é talentosa, por incrível que pareça. Warrior of the Wild é bastante clichê e previsível e muito de seu desenvolvimento é manjado e feito rápido demais — o que, na minha opinião, é seu verdadeiro defeito. Mas, mesmo assim, a essência da história, o enredo, as reviravoltas e todos os detalhes da ambientação provam que a autora tem talento. Não foi usado direitinho, talvez este seja um livro que ela escreveu rápido demais ou simplesmente não estava tão apegada à história, vai saber. Só sei que ele poderia ter sido incrível, mas acabou sendo só pouco mais do que okay.A protagonista, Raz, tem uma jornada interessante e uma personalidade bacana. Fiquei com muita raiva por ela já no começo do livro, e olha que foi por duas coisas que eu sabia que aconteceriam, já que faziam parte da sinopse ou estavam claras desde o primeiro capítulo. Ou seja, eu claramente consegui me conectar com ela, mas ainda não foi o suficiente para se tornar marcante. Os outros personagens importantes aqui, Soren e Iric, são bacanas também, mas um pouco genéricos, e a química entre eles e a Raz, na minha opinião, ficou rasa demais.Para falar a verdade, não tem nada de fatalmente errado aqui, nada irritante ou revoltante. Só não chega a conquistar realmente. Gostei de tudo, só acho que poderia ter sido melhor. Até mesmo a revelação final foi um pouco anti-climática, não por ela em si, mas pelo jeito que foi narrada.Não estou decepcionada, é verdade, vou continuar lendo os livros da autora e estou especialmente animada para o próximo! Até recomendo Warrior of the Wild, mas acho válido manter suas expectativas baixas e não esperar nada surpreendente, só um livro bacana para passar o tempo.

I loved this book! I started reading it because i saw that they made a webtoon after it. The book immediatly drew me in and when i picked it up i didn't put it down for at least 2 hours at a time. I was a little bit annoyed by the romance part that felt a little forced and the main characters felt a little too flawless, especially those involved in romance. That didn't stop me from finishing it though because the plot itself was really addictive!

Es tut mir regelrecht weh Tricia Levenseller nur 2 Sterne zu geben, vor allem weil ich mich nach ihrer großartigen ersten Buchreihe wirklich auf Warrior of the wild gefreut habe...Leider mochte ich die Protagonistin nicht gerne ,sie hat sich pausenlos nur über ihr Leben beschwert, und Soren war als Charater zwar okay, aber war gefühlt nur nett, zu nett um glaubhaft zu sein. Auch die Grundgeschichte an sich konnte mich nicht fesseln, ich war beim Lesen gelangweilt und musste mich zwingen zuende zu lesen.Ich werde weitere Bücher der Autorin auf jeden Fall lesen, in der Hoffnung, diese werden ähnlich grandios wie ihr Debüt. Warrior of the wild hingegen werde ich aus meinem Gedächtnis streichen.