Review: Fast paced, likeable characters, great and true descriptions of fighting
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2012
I won this book from the member librarything giveaways in exchange for an honest review.Venture Untamed is a book about Venture, who is essentially a slave for a kind master. He has undergone tragedy in his young life, but has a fast friend in his master's daughter, Jade. His penchant for getting into fights lands him first into trouble and then into training to become a prize fighter.There are many great things about this book. I could tell that the author had a lot of experience with wrestling/fighting and the details felt very real and spot on. I thought that Jade, Earnest, Grace, and his master were wonderful characters. The book was easy to read and fast paced.My main issue with this book is that it feels like the first episode in a series. Perhaps this was the intent of the author, but I like to feel some sense of completion after the first novel. Furthermore, the story is very predictable, and although I enjoyed reading it, because I can anticipate the ending of the whole series, it didn't seem incredibly important to continue reading.That said, I believe that this is a very good read for young boys, especially those who don't like to read-- this is an easy to like, well written and fast paced novel with great characters and description.