"The Warrior Heir" by Cinda Williams Chima
- Pages for the People
- Oct 19, 2017
- 2 min read
This is the synopsis from Goodreads -
"Before he knew about the Roses, 16-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life in the small Ohio town of Trinity. Only the medicine he has to take daily and the thick scar above his heart set him apart from the other high schoolers.
Then one day Jack skips his medicine. Suddenly, he is stronger, fiercer, and more confident than ever before. And it feels great - until he loses control of his own strength and nearly kills another player during soccer team tryouts.
Soon, Jack learns the startling truth about himself: he is Weirlind, part of an underground society of magical people who live among us. At their helm sits the feuding houses of the Red Rose and the White Rose, whose power is determined by playing The Game - a magical tournament in which each house sponsors a warrior to fight to the death.
The winning house rules the Weir.As if his bizarre heritage isn't enough, Jack finds out that he's not just another member of Weirlind - he's one of the last of the warriors - at a time when both houses are scouting for a player."
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"The Warrior Heir" Review -
Alright, let's get into the nitty gritty! Overall, I gave "The Warrior Heir" 3.75/5 stars.
Literally within the first 150 pages, Jack learns about his magical abilities and finds out that he is a half ancient Wizard and half Warrior Heir to the ancient Warrior stone.
His whole life he has been hidden away from the reaches of two feuding houses - the Red Rose and the White Rose (who are both evil and corrupt).
Both houses are out for Jack, because they each want him as their representative in The Games, which is basically a fight to the death.
As I made my way through the book, I got a bit frustrated because I felt like Jack never really stood up for himself up until the very end of the novel. I also found the pace to be a bit slow and it took ages for him to learn anything about himself and how to control his powers.
I found the narrative to be a bit repetitive and sometimes a little predictable. I would consider this novel to be high fantasy with some minor factors of gore.
I would have liked to have seen a bit more focus on magical elements from Jack, like how he controlled both his Warrior and Wizard abilities.
All that said, it was an enjoyable read and I look forward to reading more in the series.
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