bookish_aryad's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
yearofbluewater's review
2.0
wow. that was one hell of a disappointment. this book wasn’t bad, per se, but it felt like such a typical YA that i’m sort of confused about all the rave reviews. it includes:
- Strong™ female characters
- A Diverse™ cast
- Friendly Banter™
- Deep, angsty thoughts about Who You Really Are
- Deep, angsty thoughts about Good and Evil
- The Bad Guy™ making the main character an offer which would grant her an easy life if only she turned back on her friends and morals
- A scene at the end where said main character realizes how glad she is that she didn’t take up villain on said offer
- Romance™
- Feminism™
- A Prophecy™
- An ambiguous, bittersweet ending
there’s nothing wrong with these things, of course. i am all for diversity and strong female characters and feminism, don’t get me wrong. but a) no one reading a book called “wonder woman” needs lessons on feminism. preaching to the choir, much? and b) it’s so FORMULAIC. it’s just a matter of time before they make a machine that pumps out twenty of these new york times bestselling novels at the same time.
ARGH. i’m going to eat some pie.
- Strong™ female characters
- A Diverse™ cast
- Friendly Banter™
- Deep, angsty thoughts about Who You Really Are
- Deep, angsty thoughts about Good and Evil
- The Bad Guy™ making the main character an offer which would grant her an easy life if only she turned back on her friends and morals
- A scene at the end where said main character realizes how glad she is that she didn’t take up villain on said offer
- Romance™
- Feminism™
- A Prophecy™
- An ambiguous, bittersweet ending
there’s nothing wrong with these things, of course. i am all for diversity and strong female characters and feminism, don’t get me wrong. but a) no one reading a book called “wonder woman” needs lessons on feminism. preaching to the choir, much? and b) it’s so FORMULAIC. it’s just a matter of time before they make a machine that pumps out twenty of these new york times bestselling novels at the same time.
ARGH. i’m going to eat some pie.
dougsasser's review
5.0
The origin of Wonder Woman is told in novel form. I was not prepared for how good this would be. Bardugo goes beyond the traditional hero vs. villain comic book themes. She explores questions of war, peace and compassion through the eyes of the title character. This is a much stronger story line than the plot of the recent movie. I hope there are other book in this series from the author.
kanishq's review
5.0
Brilliant, beautiful and enchanting!
I devoured this in one day. I simply had to. It had me hooked from the word go and this was extremely well written! Especially for those who had loved the movie. It is that hardly any book these days seem to be all that great. I have to search a long while to find a good book. But this one was so amazing that anything short of 5 stars would've been an insult. The ending was way too god and I really hope there is a sequel. If you are a fan of Wonder Woman, read it. If you are not, read it nonetheless because such great superhero books come once in a long time. Some may think I'm exaggerating but I simple am speaking what I think. And what I think is pretty good stuff. The way the novel starts off is a bit like the move and it is really fast paced. You won't be bored even for a second. The humour was amazing and so was the way the characters were written. This was my introduction to Leigh Bardugo after which I picked up Six of Crows and, oh boy, am I glad I did.
I devoured this in one day. I simply had to. It had me hooked from the word go and this was extremely well written! Especially for those who had loved the movie. It is that hardly any book these days seem to be all that great. I have to search a long while to find a good book. But this one was so amazing that anything short of 5 stars would've been an insult. The ending was way too god and I really hope there is a sequel. If you are a fan of Wonder Woman, read it. If you are not, read it nonetheless because such great superhero books come once in a long time. Some may think I'm exaggerating but I simple am speaking what I think. And what I think is pretty good stuff. The way the novel starts off is a bit like the move and it is really fast paced. You won't be bored even for a second. The humour was amazing and so was the way the characters were written. This was my introduction to Leigh Bardugo after which I picked up Six of Crows and, oh boy, am I glad I did.
qgg's review
5.0
Love this author. Love this book.
I adore the rich characters and story told in such a way that Diana is one of the group. Diana has so much humanity in her and she helps the others return to their humanity with a touch. The powerful female characters, Amazons, and goddesses root the story as Diana tries to understand the motivations of Man and the males within the human race. The diverse cast of human characters enrich the story further. I'll need a second reading to write a more cohesive review. This book was so good that I'll definitely return to it again.
The reader for the audio version was superb.
I adore the rich characters and story told in such a way that Diana is one of the group. Diana has so much humanity in her and she helps the others return to their humanity with a touch. The powerful female characters, Amazons, and goddesses root the story as Diana tries to understand the motivations of Man and the males within the human race. The diverse cast of human characters enrich the story further. I'll need a second reading to write a more cohesive review. This book was so good that I'll definitely return to it again.
The reader for the audio version was superb.
thepunktheory's review
3.0
Full review on my blog!
This was quite good!
First of all, the Wonder Woman of the book (and the other Amazons as well as Themiscyra) are but an inspiration. Many things differ from the info that have been established in comic or movies thus far.
It's difficult to take an already famous character but then make the thing your own. Here and there I felt like Bardugo struggled a bit with that.
The story we get is pretty much your standard "let's go on a quest to save the world before the times runs out" type of thing. There wasn't too much surprising or unique stuff going on and that left me a little disappointed.
Wonder Woman is a decent book but it's just nothing special. I know Leigh Bardugo is talented and writes brilliant books. Unfortunately, I don't see too much of that in this novel. Warbringer is one of those books you might pick up at the airport, read at the beach during your holiday and then leave to never think of it again.
This was quite good!
First of all, the Wonder Woman of the book (and the other Amazons as well as Themiscyra) are but an inspiration. Many things differ from the info that have been established in comic or movies thus far.
It's difficult to take an already famous character but then make the thing your own. Here and there I felt like Bardugo struggled a bit with that.
The story we get is pretty much your standard "let's go on a quest to save the world before the times runs out" type of thing. There wasn't too much surprising or unique stuff going on and that left me a little disappointed.
Wonder Woman is a decent book but it's just nothing special. I know Leigh Bardugo is talented and writes brilliant books. Unfortunately, I don't see too much of that in this novel. Warbringer is one of those books you might pick up at the airport, read at the beach during your holiday and then leave to never think of it again.
jillselwyn's review against another edition
4.0
This was excellent! Not quite as good as the rest of this author's other books, but still a fun and enjoyable read! I did feel like there was a giant cop out with Nim and Theo's deaths, even though I'm glad they survived because with Diana going home where would Alia be with her traitor brother? I think if I hadn't listened to Crooked Kingdom 24 hours prior, having to deal with Matthias' death, I would have a different thought about the cop out - but even then I loved how it was done even while knowing it was a cop out. I loved how Diana was portrayed, clueless to the new world, and every time we got Alia's POV with her describing Diana, my immediate thoughts were "gay." I wish this was a duology, because there is more that I would love to see dove into - with Alia's family and her parents. For a standalone, I feel it was quite well done, at the very least I don't know who could do better. This is the first and likely only Leigh Bardugo book I'll be rating under 5 stars.
whalien_reads's review
5.0
For my full review, check out The Wanderlust Reader!
4.5 STARS
*I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review*
Bardugo has done it again. There are so many emotions coursing through my veins right now. I don’t even know where I should start because I’m a complete and utter mess. I am at a loss for words for what I just read.
I-I can’t even.
Before I become an incoherent wreck, I’ll let you guys in on a little secret… The only thing I have ever seen or read with Wonder Woman in it was the recent movie. *gasp* So I was going into the story without much knowledge on Diana or the world of the Amazons. On one hand, I had great expectations because it was written by Bardugo but at the same time, I wasn’t expecting to love it as much as I did the Grisha trilogy or the Six of Crows duology because I’m not huge on superheroes.
Boy, was I wrong.
I loved this book so much! I was instantly hooked by the writing but does that really come as a surprise when it’s Bardugo we’re talking about?! It’s absolutely gorgeous and breathtaking. Throughout the book, I found myself visualizing the story, which isn’t an easy task for me. It takes a lot for me to be able to see the words written down on paper come to life in my head and Bardugo was able to do the unimaginable!
4.5 STARS
*I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review*
Bardugo has done it again. There are so many emotions coursing through my veins right now. I don’t even know where I should start because I’m a complete and utter mess. I am at a loss for words for what I just read.
I-I can’t even.
Before I become an incoherent wreck, I’ll let you guys in on a little secret… The only thing I have ever seen or read with Wonder Woman in it was the recent movie. *gasp* So I was going into the story without much knowledge on Diana or the world of the Amazons. On one hand, I had great expectations because it was written by Bardugo but at the same time, I wasn’t expecting to love it as much as I did the Grisha trilogy or the Six of Crows duology because I’m not huge on superheroes.
Boy, was I wrong.
I loved this book so much! I was instantly hooked by the writing but does that really come as a surprise when it’s Bardugo we’re talking about?! It’s absolutely gorgeous and breathtaking. Throughout the book, I found myself visualizing the story, which isn’t an easy task for me. It takes a lot for me to be able to see the words written down on paper come to life in my head and Bardugo was able to do the unimaginable!