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A review by thelilbookwitch
The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
2.0
I can see this book doing really well when it first came out, and people absolutely loving it then (and some probably now!) but the setting references make it dated even though the author tried to make it sound like an "anytime" setting thanks to payphones, unironic references to the "Tomb Raider" game franchise, and thinly veiled gameboy placement.
I had a hard time following the plot and forced myself through 100 pages with little ability to have a sense of the main character (who I still keep forgetting is named "Jack") or any of the side characters.... as well as the unique decision to refer to the protagonist's mother by her first name, or his aunt/god-mother only by her name.
I have no doubt this author's work has since improved and will absolutely give something more recent a try.
I had a hard time following the plot and forced myself through 100 pages with little ability to have a sense of the main character (who I still keep forgetting is named "Jack") or any of the side characters.... as well as the unique decision to refer to the protagonist's mother by her first name, or his aunt/god-mother only by her name.
I have no doubt this author's work has since improved and will absolutely give something more recent a try.