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A review by shakespearesgirl
The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
4.0
This was a really well-written, well-plotted novel. It was interesting in that it never seemed action-oriented or action packed. It was a book that centered on the main character's personal growth and development as a warrior and as a person, and didn't fall back on using relationships, magic, and fighting to fill out the pages.
It did suffer a little from a lack of consistent narrator--most of the book was limited omniscient from Jacks' point of view, but every now and then Aunt Linda, Hastings, Will, Fitch, even Ellen, would have a paragraph or two of POV. It was an odd choice, and a little alienating the first few times it happened, but it didn't throw me out of the story. I did find that things slowed down enough in the middle that I had a hard time actually reading and not skimming over bits and pieces, but things picked back up in a chapter or so, and I managed to finish it pretty quickly.
I very much enjoyed the society, and uncovering the various layers to how and why the Wizards have structured their laws and rules the way they had. I like stories with a well-built world, and this was definitely one of those.
All in all, a very good novel, nicely written and well concluded. I'm interested to see about the other books in this 'verse, Wizard Heir and Dragon Heir.
It did suffer a little from a lack of consistent narrator--most of the book was limited omniscient from Jacks' point of view, but every now and then Aunt Linda, Hastings, Will, Fitch, even Ellen, would have a paragraph or two of POV. It was an odd choice, and a little alienating the first few times it happened, but it didn't throw me out of the story. I did find that things slowed down enough in the middle that I had a hard time actually reading and not skimming over bits and pieces, but things picked back up in a chapter or so, and I managed to finish it pretty quickly.
I very much enjoyed the society, and uncovering the various layers to how and why the Wizards have structured their laws and rules the way they had. I like stories with a well-built world, and this was definitely one of those.
All in all, a very good novel, nicely written and well concluded. I'm interested to see about the other books in this 'verse, Wizard Heir and Dragon Heir.