bbqrplanting's review against another edition
4.0
As with all short story collections there were a mix of wonderful stories and ones that I didn't enjoy as much. Overall I enjoyed it!
ulrikedg's review
4.0
Pretty good! Obviously there are some winners and... not winners in any collection of short stories, but this one was more good than bad. There weren't any that were totally unreadable, and only a few that I didn't particularly like. I found several authors I'd never read before whom I definitely want to seek out at the library based on what they wrote for Young Warriors, which is great.
While the intended audience is more teen than youth, I was able to recommend a couple of the stories to my 10 year old when she forgot to bring a book of her own to a waiting room last week, and she enjoyed the one she read (The Boy Who Called 'Dragon').
While the intended audience is more teen than youth, I was able to recommend a couple of the stories to my 10 year old when she forgot to bring a book of her own to a waiting room last week, and she enjoyed the one she read (The Boy Who Called 'Dragon').
tehani's review against another edition
5.0
Wow, how did I not know about this book?! Fantastic collection of YA fantasy short stories, featuring an astonishing array of "warriors", male and female, and with non-white protagonists abounding, something I'd not seen before in this field. Top job by top authors!
librarygirlreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
acidsunshinee's review against another edition
4.0
Some really great short stories in this. Loved the one about the ostrich girl!
ifthebook's review against another edition
2.0
I liked some of these stories a lot, and didn't enjoy a lot of the other ones. Which, I guess, is how it goes with collections of short stories.
valhecka's review against another edition
3.0
This... is okay. Wildly hit-or-miss, and Pierce's story is included in Tortall and Other Lands (it's GOOD, but I'd hoped for something new to me).
Standouts: Holly Black's Heartless for creep factor, Pamela F. Service's Lioness, Esther Friesner's Thunderbolt, India Edgehill's Devil Wind, and Doranna Durgin's Emerging Legacy.
Negative standouts: Axe for Men, Swords that Talk, Gift of Rain Mountain.
Standouts: Holly Black's Heartless for creep factor, Pamela F. Service's Lioness, Esther Friesner's Thunderbolt, India Edgehill's Devil Wind, and Doranna Durgin's Emerging Legacy.
Negative standouts: Axe for Men, Swords that Talk, Gift of Rain Mountain.
radioactve_piano's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderfully inventive collection of empowering short stories. Normally, I'll like a few stories in any given collection, and the rest will fall somewhere along the spectrum between "okay" and "I just wasted my time reading that?!" Young Warriors was full of well-chosen shorts, though, each consistently imaginative and downright fun.
Yes, it's a YA book, but unlike some, it doesn't have a condescending tone or shy away from "troubling" subject matter. Delightful to read!
Yes, it's a YA book, but unlike some, it doesn't have a condescending tone or shy away from "troubling" subject matter. Delightful to read!
randalm's review against another edition
4.0
I admit it. I judged this book by its cover. But a friend recommended it, and I'm very glad she did. This book is truly diverse in its main characters and settings but also in its exploration of what it means to be a "warrior." Like any anthology, some stories are stronger than others. But on the whole, I was truly surprised at how many I enjoyed it.
miramanga's review against another edition
3.0
A couple of stand out stories mid way through but mostly average fare featuring some heroic young teens. YA