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lark2002's review
4.0
I liked Warrior Heir a lot, but I liked this one even better. It has evil boarding schools! Again, many colleagues thought it was boring. Apparently, I'm not that critically minded. Whatever.
blessedwannab's review
5.0
Before getting to the review for The Wizard Heir let's jump back in time to when I first discovered Cinda Williams Chima. I had finished the Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta and I was in love. I still am. It's amazing. Anyway, everyone in my Goodreads group was talking about the Seven Realms series. It took me a long time to give in, I think close to a year, but I finally picked up the first book. I devoured it. Then I ordered the rest of the books and read them back to back. It was beautiful. Some of the very best characters in a Fantasy series. Definitely rivals Lumatere in terms of depth and beauty. I loved it. I still do. Then I noticed everyone talking about the Heir Chronicles by the same author. New is always difficult for me, and in addition I generally am not a fan of series that change main characters with each installment. After a long while I finally picked up the first book, Warrior Heir.
Warrior Heir was good... it wasn't outstanding like the first book of Seven Realms, The Crimson Crown. Normally 'good' does the job, but since I was comparing it to the authors other series, 'good' wasn't favorable when compared to 'Outstanding'. So, despite every intention of continuing the series, I never picked up book two, The Wizard Heir.
I should never have doubted the author because, while still not 'outstanding', it was sooooo good. It was so good that I found myself unable to put it down. Jack, in Warrior Heir, was more like your typical YA/Middle Grade hero. He was heroic and strong. He was 'good'. Seph, in The Wizard Heir was soooooo good. I suppose it's my predilection for more brooding darker heroes, but I loved him. I loved his strength, and his magical eyes. So, that's the first thing that hooked me. Second, Jack and Ellen were still in the book which made me glad. Third, the plot was far more interesting to me. And lastly, the big surprise. I figured it out, pat on my back, but I loved it anyway.
So, yeah, I'm already reading the 3rd book and guess what! It's got Seph in it too, and even a Seph POV. It's also got Jack, and all the other characters that were introduced in the first and second books.
So, if you're like me and tend to not like series that switch MC's, don't let that hold you back with this series. They actually do read more cohesive than the back synopsis makes them seem.
Warrior Heir was good... it wasn't outstanding like the first book of Seven Realms, The Crimson Crown. Normally 'good' does the job, but since I was comparing it to the authors other series, 'good' wasn't favorable when compared to 'Outstanding'. So, despite every intention of continuing the series, I never picked up book two, The Wizard Heir.
I should never have doubted the author because, while still not 'outstanding', it was sooooo good. It was so good that I found myself unable to put it down. Jack, in Warrior Heir, was more like your typical YA/Middle Grade hero. He was heroic and strong. He was 'good'. Seph, in The Wizard Heir was soooooo good. I suppose it's my predilection for more brooding darker heroes, but I loved him. I loved his strength, and his magical eyes. So, that's the first thing that hooked me. Second, Jack and Ellen were still in the book which made me glad. Third, the plot was far more interesting to me. And lastly, the big surprise. I figured it out, pat on my back, but I loved it anyway.
So, yeah, I'm already reading the 3rd book and guess what! It's got Seph in it too, and even a Seph POV. It's also got Jack, and all the other characters that were introduced in the first and second books.
So, if you're like me and tend to not like series that switch MC's, don't let that hold you back with this series. They actually do read more cohesive than the back synopsis makes them seem.
reydeam's review against another edition
3.0
Full Review:
http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/2009/03/wizard-heir-by-cinda-williams-chima.html
The Wizard Heir is the second book of The Heir Trilogy. I really had enjoyed The Warrior Heir so I had high hopes for this book.
The Wizard Heir failed to capture me in the beginning as the first book accomplished. I did find myself interested in Seph and his journey but it really took me until around the fourth chapter. The character of Seph really started to take off and develop at this point.
Seph started off as a wayward boy who is struggling to find and understand himself. He did not have strength of character or at least it was not evident in the beginning. We do eventually see that Seph does have strength of determination, a solid sense to do right and much courage. He is resilient. I was pleased to see his character grow, mature and make good decisions. Truly, for a child who was left without much guidance, Seph is quit strong. Seph has a powerful gift of wizardry and he struggles to learn how to control this gift. He is untaught and eager to learn.
http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/2009/03/wizard-heir-by-cinda-williams-chima.html
The Wizard Heir is the second book of The Heir Trilogy. I really had enjoyed The Warrior Heir so I had high hopes for this book.
The Wizard Heir failed to capture me in the beginning as the first book accomplished. I did find myself interested in Seph and his journey but it really took me until around the fourth chapter. The character of Seph really started to take off and develop at this point.
Seph started off as a wayward boy who is struggling to find and understand himself. He did not have strength of character or at least it was not evident in the beginning. We do eventually see that Seph does have strength of determination, a solid sense to do right and much courage. He is resilient. I was pleased to see his character grow, mature and make good decisions. Truly, for a child who was left without much guidance, Seph is quit strong. Seph has a powerful gift of wizardry and he struggles to learn how to control this gift. He is untaught and eager to learn.
lillypad827's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
I liked this even better than the first one. Poor Seph went through so much and I was so relieved when he was finally rescued . Different from the first book, I did not see the big twist in this one Linda and Hastings being Seph's bio parents , which made it way more fun when it was revealed. I can't wait for the next book!
jadajing's review
4.0
This is a companion book to The Warrior Heir. The protagonist is a new character, but all the characters from the Warrior Heir are included. Both of these books were hard for me to put down. Even though some of the magic rules didn't seem to hold true throughout, I still cared about the characters a great deal and was captured by the story.
ewillis2's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
lyakimov's review
3.0
My biggest gripe with this book was about the name of the main character. What kind of nickname is Seph?? Just call him Joseph at this point. I actually thought it was Seth for a while because I was listening to the audiobook.
The plot was fine. It was pretty entertaining and I enjoyed how the story panned out, but I felt like it was just missing something for me. Maybe it’s just that I couldn’t really connect with the characters in any way. I definitely liked Seph though, he had some good character development. I think the issue with this series is that there are SO MANY characters that none of them are super fleshed out and we don’t really go into much detail about them. I would like to learn more about Linda and Hastings’ mysterious past. There are a million books left in this series so I might just continue on, who knows.
The plot was fine. It was pretty entertaining and I enjoyed how the story panned out, but I felt like it was just missing something for me. Maybe it’s just that I couldn’t really connect with the characters in any way. I definitely liked Seph though, he had some good character development. I think the issue with this series is that there are SO MANY characters that none of them are super fleshed out and we don’t really go into much detail about them. I would like to learn more about Linda and Hastings’ mysterious past. There are a million books left in this series so I might just continue on, who knows.
savljo's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
renewild's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0