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A review by laurareads87
Warrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Absolutely fantastic. Having previously really enjoyed Son of the Storm, I was very happy to get a copy of Warrior of the Wind; I think I may like this sequel even more than the first book!
Warrior of the Wind offers everything I loved about its predecessor – more incredible immersive world-building and effective use of multiple POVs – and what felt like more political maneuvering and intrigue. Some may find this one less action packed – there is a lot of travelling from place to place – but I really enjoyed the pace of this installment; while it sets up book three nicely, it doesn’t feel like ‘middle book filler’ at all. I really love this series!
I appreciate the inclusion of a recap of the first book, a list of characters, a map, and a glossary – I finished the first book a year and a half before starting this one, and these were excellent for refamiliarizing myself with the series; that said, I wouldn’t suggest reading this book without having read the first book in the series.
Content warnings provided by the author at the beginning of the text (list copied verbatim): “albinism, animal death, artificial insemination, blood/gore, caste and class segregation, colourism and discrimination, death, pregnancy loss and miscarriages, murder, PTSD and anxiety, violence, and xenophobia”
Thank you to Orbit Books, NetGalley, & the author for providing an e-copy of this book to me for review.
Warrior of the Wind offers everything I loved about its predecessor – more incredible immersive world-building and effective use of multiple POVs – and what felt like more political maneuvering and intrigue. Some may find this one less action packed – there is a lot of travelling from place to place – but I really enjoyed the pace of this installment; while it sets up book three nicely, it doesn’t feel like ‘middle book filler’ at all. I really love this series!
I appreciate the inclusion of a recap of the first book, a list of characters, a map, and a glossary – I finished the first book a year and a half before starting this one, and these were excellent for refamiliarizing myself with the series; that said, I wouldn’t suggest reading this book without having read the first book in the series.
Content warnings provided by the author at the beginning of the text (list copied verbatim): “albinism, animal death, artificial insemination, blood/gore, caste and class segregation, colourism and discrimination, death, pregnancy loss and miscarriages, murder, PTSD and anxiety, violence, and xenophobia”
Thank you to Orbit Books, NetGalley, & the author for providing an e-copy of this book to me for review.