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allisonwonderlandreads's review
adventurous
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? It's complicated
4.0
Akata Warrior is one of those special sequels that deepens and refines a series to make it better than when it started. We see Sunny face new challenges as her world broadens and shifts. She will need all the determination she can muster and newfound confidence to face dark forces both human and not. I learned more about life in Nigeria and about the powerful forces of the wilderness. The interweaving of stark reality and psychedelic more-than-reality makes the story strong on multiple levels. Sunny and her friends not only take on a college gang called a confraternity trying to recruit her brother but also seek the giant spider Udide to make a bargain that will take them to a place where the human and spirit worlds overlap and coexist.
I enjoyed seeing Sunny's progress and the way her relationships with family and friends grew and changed in the book. For me, this was the very human heart of a story brimming with the supernatural.
I enjoyed seeing Sunny's progress and the way her relationships with family and friends grew and changed in the book. For me, this was the very human heart of a story brimming with the supernatural.
amjohn63's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-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
4.5
smateer73's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book! Like the first, it is intriguing, magical, and excellently written. The characters come to life, and even the most insane creatures come bursting into reality. It’s a really amazing series, full of fun and inspiration.
jnishi's review against another edition
5.0
Just a great book! With adventure and intrigue, it keeps you gripped from page one and refuses to let you go. Great character development as we see Sunny change and go through emotions she can’t understand. More intense than the first novel but just as great.
turrean's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Physical abuse
Minor: Violence, Sexism, and Racial slurs
arlucadamo's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
4.0
kirastanley's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
dilchh's review against another edition
4.0
I have loved the first book from the series, Akata Witch. It was such an amazing book, one I’ve never read before. Sure, if you look at the premise, it’s your run of the mill fantasy book; a girl discovers she has hidden powers, met with great friends, fight the evil in the world, yadda yadda. But, though the premise seems the same as other fantasy books, the fantasy aspects of this book is what set it apart. I have never read a book with fantasy aspects that takes place in countries that are not, either, in Europe or America, so this definitely was a refreshing place to start.
The world of Leopard people brought to life through Sunny’s adventure with her friends, Chichi, Sasha, and Orlu, made me want to be a Leopard myself but then the dark world, the evil mischief made me glad I’m your regular non-magic person. Right, enough of me rambling nonsense. The follow up book to Akata Witch was something I cannot wait. I wanted to know what could be in store for Sunny after the amazing battle in the first book.
I was in for a ride. This book was jammed packed, way more than the first one. I even felt sorry for Sunny. She got not rest at all. One after another she is thrown into the world of fighting for her life, or somebody else’s life. I do not know how Sunny manage to balance her regular and her Leopard life. Picking this book up is guaranteed to not want to put it down, for fear that you might miss something from Sunny’s adventure. That being said, the first half of the book will surely would make you want to put down the book. If not for my huge love for the story, I would have put down the book altogether.
The first half of the book moves incredibly slow. It was filled with Sunny’s attempt in learning new things, and to that extent will make the reader learn more about the Leopard background, but dear God, it’s incredibly boring, I almost fell asleep every time I pick the book up. It was not lost to me that I questioned did this book was written by the same person that wrote Akata Witch, because this book was darn boring.
Surely the background should have been covered in the first book, as opposed in the second book. I really could not wrapped my head around the fact that I still have to learn about Sunny’s studies in the second book, in vivid details no less. I understand that giving context is important so people can catch up after probably forgetting what had happened in the first book, but to actually almost took half of the second book for that? Yeah, that’s just a bit too much.
But, I’m glad I march on through because what it lacks in the first half of the book, it made up for the many adventures that happened in the second half. I can’t even believe when the book ends, I really wanted to read more. I was on a flight to Tokyo from Houston when I finished this book, and I cannot even begin to tell you how much I wanted to shout in excitement over the battles that happened in the book but cannot because of the small tight space I was in.
The world of Leopard people brought to life through Sunny’s adventure with her friends, Chichi, Sasha, and Orlu, made me want to be a Leopard myself but then the dark world, the evil mischief made me glad I’m your regular non-magic person. Right, enough of me rambling nonsense. The follow up book to Akata Witch was something I cannot wait. I wanted to know what could be in store for Sunny after the amazing battle in the first book.
I was in for a ride. This book was jammed packed, way more than the first one. I even felt sorry for Sunny. She got not rest at all. One after another she is thrown into the world of fighting for her life, or somebody else’s life. I do not know how Sunny manage to balance her regular and her Leopard life. Picking this book up is guaranteed to not want to put it down, for fear that you might miss something from Sunny’s adventure. That being said, the first half of the book will surely would make you want to put down the book. If not for my huge love for the story, I would have put down the book altogether.
The first half of the book moves incredibly slow. It was filled with Sunny’s attempt in learning new things, and to that extent will make the reader learn more about the Leopard background, but dear God, it’s incredibly boring, I almost fell asleep every time I pick the book up. It was not lost to me that I questioned did this book was written by the same person that wrote Akata Witch, because this book was darn boring.
Surely the background should have been covered in the first book, as opposed in the second book. I really could not wrapped my head around the fact that I still have to learn about Sunny’s studies in the second book, in vivid details no less. I understand that giving context is important so people can catch up after probably forgetting what had happened in the first book, but to actually almost took half of the second book for that? Yeah, that’s just a bit too much.
But, I’m glad I march on through because what it lacks in the first half of the book, it made up for the many adventures that happened in the second half. I can’t even believe when the book ends, I really wanted to read more. I was on a flight to Tokyo from Houston when I finished this book, and I cannot even begin to tell you how much I wanted to shout in excitement over the battles that happened in the book but cannot because of the small tight space I was in.