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A review by coffeestainsandinkspots
Wandering by Loren G. Warnemuende
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
5.0
Wow, Wandering surpassed my expectations as a sequel!
Due to massive life changes I took my time reading Wandering. But taking the journey with Maleen was well worth the wait. We see her struggle - both physically against the hardships on her journey and emotionally as she works to understand the best path forward in the face of the devastating conquering of Arden.
Maleen becomes a character that you sympathize with and root for during Wandering. And her companions along the way are also compelling and all work towards making the story richer. I can't write more lest I risk typing out spoilers, but if you read Exile definitely move on to the sequel!
Due to massive life changes I took my time reading Wandering. But taking the journey with Maleen was well worth the wait. We see her struggle - both physically against the hardships on her journey and emotionally as she works to understand the best path forward in the face of the devastating conquering of Arden.
Maleen becomes a character that you sympathize with and root for during Wandering. And her companions along the way are also compelling and all work towards making the story richer. I can't write more lest I risk typing out spoilers, but if you read Exile definitely move on to the sequel!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, Medical content, War, and Slavery
Minor: Sexual assault
There is one scene in the book where Maleen is rescued from sexual assault. This story actively takes place in a post war/ongoing war setting, so there is descriptions of the aftermath of battle and some descriptions of skirmishes that happen towards the end of the book. Maleen also is also grieving the apparent loss of her father and several other characters discuss losses they have had from illness. Maleen also goes through a rather traumatic illness. Maleen is also briefly in the captivity of slavers, though she is rescued on the way.