I also have to mention some of the other characters, firstly Captain Cayan who is perfect in every way. Shanti is a seasoned warrior and the author is not shy in describing the battles in detail. However, the topic is very serious, as there is a war brewing, invaders coming and all the violence that comes as a result.

This causes all kinds of funny situations. She is very much different than the world she landed in and the people have problems figuring her out because she does not fit within their social norms. We get more and more information as she is either getting to know the new places or recounts her knowledge of places to the others.Īnd Shanti, she is exactly as she is supposed to be, like all the female characters I like to read, she is strong and kind, but unlike the other female characters, ruthless when necessary. It is unknown to Shanti, so it is unknown to us. The world itself is slowly becoming more visible and clearer. Some of the dialogues had me in fits of laughter. Breene exploits the cultural differences. The story starts when a group of soldiers finds Shanti in the wastelands nearly dead from dehydration and starvation. I had moments where I cried and I had moments of uncontrollable laughter. She has the ability to transfer the emotions from her characters into the reader. Breene’s writing is beautiful, funny, descriptive and has a nice flow. I don’t even know where to start with praise. However, two orphans, different from the rest of the village, each in their own way, rapidly form a real sibling bond and through the struggles and fights they stick together.Ĭhosen (The Warrior Chronicles #1) available for purchase on Amazon

Their relationship is strained as he was adopted in her grandfather’s house after losing his parents in the same attack two years prior. We get a glimpse pf her training, physical, as well as strategic, history and languages. Shanti is seven years old and very much in training to become the warrior she is meant to be. The events occur about two years after the attack on the village in which Shanti’s parents were killed and her gift first presented itself. I have read this prequel after I finished the third book. Here we meet Shanti and Rohan when they were kids. These books read as one story and only make sense if they are read in order.įorged in Blood (The Warrior Chronicles, #0.5) available as a freebie on the author’s website

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