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kelseykeating's review
5.0
What is there to say about S.R. Karfelt's Warrior of the Ages? Sheer genius, that's what...Falling deeply in love with the characters was something I didn't know to expect. I ping-ponged between Kahtar - our immortal hero - and Beth - the woman who would ruin everything he's worked for. Several times I stopped to ask myself "Whose side am I on, anyway?" only to dive back in for more.
I don't want to give away any spoilers, so you'll just have to trust me and buy the book yourself!! I promise it's worth it.
I don't want to give away any spoilers, so you'll just have to trust me and buy the book yourself!! I promise it's worth it.
kcrosswriting's review
4.0
Warrior of Ages took me by surprise.
I honestly had no pre-conceptions about this book, and didn't know what to expect when I bought the paperback version.
What I loved about WOA was the symbolism that ran deep into the book. There are themes in the literature that have kept me thinking about the book for days afterwards. I didn't know that it involved romance, and as someone who doesn't exactly enjoy Jane Austen, my romance has to come with a very strong, non-cheesy and giggly delivery. Karfelt definitely delivered in that way. One of her main characters, Beth, is everything I could have expected her to be. She's witty, brave, and incredibly stubborn. It makes for a strong female lead in the story that keeps my interest. That made any romance on her part come across as very human and realistic.
As far as for content, I've never read any kind of speculative fiction before, but with this book as an intro into it, can say that I'd like to read more. For anyone who is able to keep an open mind with what they are reading, and has any kind of religious roots, I think you'll find yourself buried in this book with one eyebrow lifted in interest as I did.
Where characters are concerned, the only one that gave me any pause was a side character named Honor. His relationship with Beth was a bit off for me. I didn't really understand it or think that it made sense. I think that can be attributed to partially to the culture of the world they lived in. At any rate, it didn't detract from the story, and the character was consistent, so that made up for any pause that it gave me at first. He wasn't a main character, so it didn't really affect the movement of the plot.
Hands down, the best character is the dog, Wolves. He definitely had me laughing a few times.
Hats off Karfelt for an evocative read that still lives in my head. In my opinion, that's the best compliment I can give to a book.
I honestly had no pre-conceptions about this book, and didn't know what to expect when I bought the paperback version.
What I loved about WOA was the symbolism that ran deep into the book. There are themes in the literature that have kept me thinking about the book for days afterwards. I didn't know that it involved romance, and as someone who doesn't exactly enjoy Jane Austen, my romance has to come with a very strong, non-cheesy and giggly delivery. Karfelt definitely delivered in that way. One of her main characters, Beth, is everything I could have expected her to be. She's witty, brave, and incredibly stubborn. It makes for a strong female lead in the story that keeps my interest. That made any romance on her part come across as very human and realistic.
As far as for content, I've never read any kind of speculative fiction before, but with this book as an intro into it, can say that I'd like to read more. For anyone who is able to keep an open mind with what they are reading, and has any kind of religious roots, I think you'll find yourself buried in this book with one eyebrow lifted in interest as I did.
Where characters are concerned, the only one that gave me any pause was a side character named Honor. His relationship with Beth was a bit off for me. I didn't really understand it or think that it made sense. I think that can be attributed to partially to the culture of the world they lived in. At any rate, it didn't detract from the story, and the character was consistent, so that made up for any pause that it gave me at first. He wasn't a main character, so it didn't really affect the movement of the plot.
Hands down, the best character is the dog, Wolves. He definitely had me laughing a few times.
Hats off Karfelt for an evocative read that still lives in my head. In my opinion, that's the best compliment I can give to a book.
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