Review: Mercenary, Slave, Priestess, Guardian
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2012
This is not your average warrior chick tale. Although Irisi, the title character, has an over-the-top success rate as a female fighter in a man's world, men get their due as well. Particularly in the case of her captor and later love, he is clearly a fine counterpart as a fighter, partner and leader in his own right. He fits well with her in every way. These characters are not one-dimensional as in so many action/fantasy stories. The good guys are good for a reason. The bad guys are ever so bad, and all characters have dimension and depth. I loved Irisi's unique swords and the fact that the author did depict her as sometimes delicate and battle-scarred as well as devout. Even when a faith is not my faith, I appreciate very much an author including faith and respect for it in a book.I can't say I liked the ending much, but I hope that just means the author will make up for it in the sequel. Looking forward to more from this writer!