given her exploration of dark themes in her fantasy series. I am a bit disappointed Leigh Bardugo did not explore these aspects of WW.

She will kill to save the innocent - after all, she is an Amazon. But her most significant character trait (that sets her apart from Superman and Batman) is her pragmatism. Somehow, WW’s pacifistic character trait has come to the fore in popular media. There are no consequences.Īs far as WW is concerned, this book is semi-true to her origins. Why can’t we have YA fiction without all this BS? The plot was simplistic, did not make any sense and I could see the twist coming a long way off. The lack of love triangles is the only saving grace. Ultimately, I stopped giving a shit about any of them midway through the book. Each of them has a strength and a weakness but none of them has a personality. Other than WW (who has to go through her hero’s journey), I found the other characters to suffer from the curse of YA one dimensionality. I am disappointed in a couple of areas - character development and plot. The usual YA garbage (narcissist one-dimensional characters, love triangles etc.) is present but diluted to a certain extent. The pacing is good- I finished the book in one setting. At this point, it was stupid of me to not realize that this would be a young adult book, though this realization came quickly enough, a few chapters into the book.Īs a book, “Wonder Woman: Warbringer”, is average. I picked this book up since it stars Wonder Woman (I am a fanboy of the DC Trinity) and the fact that it is authored by Leigh Bardugo, who has written the excellent ‘Six of Crows’ and ‘The Grisha’ series. But, it is disappointing given the pedigree of the character and the author. “Wonder Woman: Warbringer” is an average read, especially if you are a DC fan or someone who likes young adult fiction.

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‘Wonder Woman: Warbringer’ is the coming of age story of Diana, Princess of Themiscyra.

‘Wonder Woman: Warbringer’, penned by best-selling author Leigh Bardugo, is the first book in the DC Icons young adult series. I imagine all wars look the same to those who die in them.

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