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As usual, Bardugo has crafted a story with all the elements that makes her writing so mesmerizing. Her visuals and clear depictions of the actions and thoughts of her characters is enough to draw any reader or listener deep into her world. I'm not a huge comic geek, more like a geek in training, but the background story and all of the explanations of Diana's upbringing was so in depth, the rest of the story was just icing on the cake. I recommend this tale to all my middle school and high school female students ( and boys) for it's empowering statement for women everywhere.
Diana lives on Themyscira with her mother and her sister Amazons. Formed from clay, she isn't really considered a full fledged Amazon and looks for ways to prove herself. During a race she is sure to win due to her practice and alternate route, a boat explodes off the coast of the island, so Diana has to decide to the leave the lone survivor to die and finish the race or save the girl and throw the race. She finally decides to save the girl Alia, but after leaving her in a remote cave, earthquakes wrack the island and sickness comes for the Amazons for the first time since they settled there. Diana suspects that Alia's presence on the island is the reason, so she goes to the Oracle with an offering to see how she can fix her mistake. It leads to a quest to the modern human world where Diana can prove herself, protect her charge, and save the world if she succeeds. The beginning of the novel establishes Themyscira, the Amazons, and Diana plus her origins. Themyscira is a utopian society populated by only women of all different nationalities and sexual preferences who have chosen to live there after rejecting the wartorn, violent world of man. Some of them a resentful of Diana because she doesn't have the experience and hasn't proven herself as an Amazon, yet receives preferential treatment as Queen Hippolyta's daughter. Although Tek, the most vocal about this subject, has a point, she resorts to pathetically insulting teenage Diana overtly and covertly at every turn. As a result, Diana has to hide her true feelings, brush off the poor treatment, feel like she doesn't belong, and strive to prove herself as capable as much as she can. When Alia lands on the island, the storms, disease, and earthquakes are shocking on such an idyllic island and fill Diana with guilt. The Oracle brings the timbre of ancient myths as a powerful, dangerous mystic who gives useful information if approached correctly. Diana is thrown into the modern human world without being totally ignorant of their technology or modern sensibilities. The island is somehow aware of all the technological advances and human history, so Diana's gaps are in actual interactions in this unfamiliar world. She has knowledge of cars, helecopters, war, disease, etc, but it's completely different to hear the noise of the city, sit in a moving car, and dodge lethal bullets. What I love so much about her character, especially compared to the cinematic version of her, is that she defends herself physically and verbally. She throws clever barbs when needed and translates modern sensibilities through the lens of her experiences instead of looking at everything cluelessly. The biggest adjustment to our world is the ease with which we lie. She's so used to people being genuine that it shocks her and makes her cautious in the future. Her abilities are a mystery to her since she's never had to use them to actually protect herself before and she pushes her limits time and time again. Her journey to prove herself is understandable and blossoms into a genuine desire to protect humanity and their world. Alia comes from an affluent family with a Greek father and a Louisianan mother. She tries to escape notice and keep to herself as a way to avoid how she's inevitably treated due to her skin color. She also somehow always finds conflict surrounding but not including her. Her status as Warbringer brings violence and chaos wherever she goes, completely involuntarily. Her very presence will cause the next worldwide war if she doesn't either die or bathe in the waters of Helen of Troy's resting place. Alia thinks Diana is insane and part of a cult before Diana's proved right, but they find common ground in both of their disparate experiences. Both want to be judged for their actions rather than things they have no control over like origins, money, family, or bloodline. Alia is much more sarcastic and funny than Diana and has a point of view more relatable to the reader. She doesn't have physical strength, but strength of will and interesting ways of thinking through situations. By the end of the book, she develops into someone unafraid of attention, willing to fight for her friends and what she believes in. After seeing the Wonder Woman film, I was curious to see how this book fits into that lore. They prove to be in completely different universes and most of the changes are ones I would have liked to see in the movie. So much of this book is amazing from the natural character interactions to the crazy awesome minor characters like Alia's best friend Nim, eccentric clothign designer. I especially loved her unique point of view seeing the world's patterns and finding meaning in visual art plus her killer sense of humor. Some plot points didn't feel right to me even though it fit the theme. The villain in particular seemed to come out of nowhere, but the ending is satisfying. Wonder Woman: Warbringer is an action packed book with friendship, heart, and characters struggling to find their place in the world. I would love to see another Wonder Woman book by Leigh Bardugo because she fundamentally understands Diana and creates a fantastical world grounded in reality.
This is very much a Wonder Woman story, even if the tale doesn't exactly match up with the story of the recent movie or the comics. I enjoyed the novel, which features a young Diana who rescues a teenage girl whose ship sinks just off the shore of the Amazon's secret island. Unfortunately, Diana has saved A Warbringer, a powerful descent of Helen of Troy whose existence is doomed to bring humanity into conflict. Of course, Diana must stop the outbreak of war and so she and the Warbringer Alia embark on journey that takes them from the Amazon's island to New York City to Greece with an eclectic group of companions to find a way to save the world from war.
I can't even begin to describe how amazing I think this book is. It's the perfect Wonder Woman origin story, and Leigh Bardugo was the perfect author to write it. I was a little wary going in, because everyone was talking about how great it was going to be and I was afraid of being disappointed, but it truly is a spectacular book. It starts off with Diana trying to prove herself on the island; she's tired of getting picked on and teased for who her mother is and how she was born. However, when she sees a boat explode in the distance, she is pulled to see if she can save anyone from the wreckage and ends up meeting Alia, a girl people are trying to kill, because she is a warbringer, something she inherited from her long-ago ancestor, Helen of Troy. With her alive in the world, war and bloodshed will ensue. My favorite part of this book is how perfectly mythology is woven together with a typical YA book. Diana and Alia are just trying to find their place in the world and grow into the people they think they want to be. They're both stuck in a situation neither of them is prepared for (although, how prepared can you really be to fight off assassins and end a thousand-year-old family curse?), and have to learn how to work together and make hard decisions to get through it. At the same time, we get stuff about ancient Greece and Sparta, mythological gods, etc. I love how Bardugo makes it all come to life. Another thing I like is how the relationships develop between Diana, Alia, and Alia's friends. They come from vastly different worlds, and yet are able to come together to support each other and form friendships with each other. There's a touch of "do they like each other" with various characters or "are they going to kiss?!" that added some nice levity and romantic touches without being over the top, which is great. I HATE it when books have characters focus on romance stuff when they should be worried about the assassins following them. Bardugo plays this perfectly and it's mostly just in the background in between running from assassins. Some of the twists I thought were a little too coincidental, but overall, it all worked out and I enjoyed it a lot. Definitely read this if you're a Wonder Woman fan, but I think any fans of YA and fantasy/mythology will greatly enjoy this book. There's so much to love about it!
Soooooo your mileage may vary, but I loved this story. Things that made it perfect for me: 1. It's about found family (MY FAVORITE) 2. Gals being pals (ALSO MY FAVORITE) 3. Superpowered fights (I like explosions in my stories) 4. Diverse cast of characters (I loved Alia and her friends) Things that make it good for other people too: 1. Fast paced and cinematic storytelling 2. Mixing new characters in with canon faves 3. Gals being pals (EVERYONE'S FAVORITE) I think it does a good job of giving us iconic Wonder Woman stuff and blending that with a story that doesn't detract from canon and still provides really interesting new characters that could carry a story on their own. That said, I'm not a Wonder Woman comic die-hard, mostly because superhero comic canon overwhelms me and I usually run away after a trade or two. So keep that in mind, but also you should read this because it's great.
DC Comics come to YA fiction. Diana's desire to win and show her skill and worthiness is pushed aside when she hears a girl. The race has begun; Diana isn't supposed to run, as she is the Queen's daughter. She's determined to make a good showing, but something is wrong. She's been raised to protect their home at all costs, but she cannot let someone drown. Diana rescues the girl, determined to not tell. She'll take her back out when she sees a ship. She comes in last in the race after getting Alia settled in a cave. She may be hidden from the Amazons, but the island knows she is there. Survival means leaving. The island begins to crumble, the Amazon become sick. Only Diana knows what is wrong. She visits the Oracle and determines she must save everyone--the Amazons and Alia. She learns that Alia is the Warbringer. The Warbringer is a descendent of Helen of Troy. She brings death to the world. If Alia lives, where she goes, “there will be strife. With each breath, she draws us closer to Armageddon” (42). If Diana can get the Warbringer to Therapne on the first day of Hekatombaion, she may be able to save everyone. Diana leaves with Alia with the hopes of saving everyone. Alia is from a wealthy family, but her parents are dead and her brother, Jason, is over-protective. She also has a best friend, Nim. When Diana explains the legend to her, Alia only believes her a little bit. There are always people arguing and fighting around her, so maybe it's true. She does like that Diana is strong and is more than capable of protecting her. They leave the island, embarking on a fast-paced adventure to literally save the world. I like Diana's character; she's always trying to do the right things--to use her strength for good and not for power or force. I found her character totally in line with the Wonder Woman movie. In this novel, however, Diana is an older teenager. I thought the reader (I listened to the book) did a tremendous job. If you like comic books and movies, this is a must read!
I started this book listening. I liked the reader, but had a hard time with the way she said Themyscira. To me it sounded like "the mascara," ugh! I switched to reading at the tenth chapter as much because I needed to read faster as not hear mascara anymore. :) The story was great. The friendship of girls is very important and treated here beautifully. As a life long Wonder Woman fan, I was thrilled with the way Ms. Bardugo handled the myth and character of Diana.
I really enjoyed this! Once again, Leigh has created characters that are interesting, believable, and way too easy to get attached to. She's drawn on some glorious mythology and the action scenes were practically colour-in-able. So classic comic book. And that ending, woah...
I received an ARC through the KidLitExchange on Instagram. I enjoyed this one! While it didn't exceed expectations like I had hoped, and was my least favorite of the Bardugo books I've read, I still enjoyed this one. Reminding me of the Marvel movies, I felt this one was for the mainstream crowds. For a quick pleasure read, this one is fun and exciting. I do feel that it was for a younger crowd, and with all the potential in the comic books, I feel this one could have been much better, and while I highly recommend reading it, this isn't Bardugo's best book, and I suggest you try her other works before deciding if you like her style or not. I did love all the Amazons and the woman power going on, but the main characters got on my nerves, and I don't feel Diana was as central a character as I expected. Yes she's important, and a main character, but I feel Alia stole some of the spotlight, and had her own two cents to add.
I quite enjoyed this version of Wonder Woman, but I did find it slow at times, although there was plenty of action in other places. I really liked Diana, and I wish the book had focused solely on her rather than her having to share the limelight with the Warbringer, Alia. There was nothing wrong with Alia, it was just that Diana was far more interesting as she tried to save both the mortal and immortal world. I also appreciated how highly she valued family, friendship and duty. I did love how the book was seeped in Greek mythology and the Amazons who lived on the island of Themyscira were are group of very tough ladies. My biggest regret was that I didn't spend more time with them. I think the story would have been better had it stayed in this world.