A review by novelbloglover
Windrunner's Daughter by Bryony Pearce

5.0

I loved the Windrunner's daughter! Despite the novel starting a little slow it soon picks up at an astounding pace. One thing I instantly loved is that this book is set on Mars, we get some background early on like the characters live on Mars after an incomplete colonization due to a sabotage although the reasons for leaving Earth or the sabotage aren't really explained. The society is divided into two casts; runners and grounders. The runners are male and the grounders female and this plays a huge part in the overall novel. The role of the women is very patriarchal they are expected to produce children and do housework, although it should be noted that they can be elected in the Grounders' councils.Travelling around Mars would be hard enough challenge on its own. So traveling around Mars in mid-air, using wings that don’t belong to you, with a man who has never flown before, is near impossible. Wren our protagonist takes on the impossible task of flying across Mars to find her brothers and her father, who haven’t returned from their last flight yet. The only problem is girls aren’t allowed to fly. So after stealing her brother's training wings, she leaps off the platform and into the wind to begin her journey. I ended up loving this book, the characters, the romance, the setting. Even though the beginning was a bit slow, it picked up in terms of intrigue and plot. I really enjoyed Wren's character and her motivations. She is noble, yet makes mistakes while Raw surprisingly is a very emotional character. Wren and Raw were by far my favorite characters and I hope to read more from this author soon. Highly recommended!