Reviews

Green Rider by Kristen Britain

gracefulhope's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. Strong female lead, lots of adventure, and interesting minor characters. There's still lots unexplained about the world which makes me want to continue reading the series. I'm looking forward to getting the second one from the library tomorrow!

akashafury's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0

i really enjoyed reading this book. From the characters to the world it was interesting. It is a bit repetitive in some things,  but i had fun.

echoesofwinter's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

This was book 11 of 12 of the 12 books for 12 months recommended by friends.

This book was... unfortunately very boring to me. For the most part. It picked up just a bit around 60%, but even then I struggled a bit to keep going.

I don't hate this book. I think a lot of aspects about it are really neat actually. But idk what it is about this one that really makes it drag. I can't place my finger on it.

lawryn's review against another edition

5.0

This is a reread for me and pretty nostalgic as well! I’m hoping that now I discovered that this is a whole series that I’ll be drawn in forever. Books like these (high fantasy with strong characters that traverse across unique lands on a mission) are my FAVORITE

emberise's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very enjoyable, although there are a lot of sidequests and detours that sometimes slow things down. Good start to the series.

hijodelsol14's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

elishasbookreview's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lizdaniii's review

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

applegnreads's review against another edition

4.0

Occasionally awkward writing but a good story.

purpledragonfly48's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It took me a while to get into this book, but I don't think it was entirely the book's fault, as I was pretty busy when I started reading it. Once I did get into it, I really enjoyed it. It's set in a world reminiscent of Tolkien (helpful giant eagles, anyone?) with a few things that struck me as Star Wars-esque

lightsabers and force chokes

, but the story and magic system are fairly unique. I found the last third or so hard to put down. Kristen Britain also, in my opinion, did a good job of leaving clues for some major reveals without making the book too predictable, at times I picked up on a clue, but wasn't sure right away if I was on the right track.

I also liked that one of the "elves" was the main bad guy, despite them having the positive/mystical healer reputation they often have in fantasy books. It was a more nuanced view than we typically get, in my opinion.

(One comment, though: Why didn't Jendara and Torne read the message? I would have even accepted a fairly weak explanation, like maybe Karigen hid it somewhere, and they never found it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual harassment

Attempted assault on main character and attempted assault on minor (child) character. Both assailants are killed by the main character, the first accidentally (although she doesn't regret it) and the second intentionally.