Pressured by her father, Rasmira has spent her entire life training to be a warrior and to take over as the next leader of the village. At the start of the novel, Rasmira faces her final challenge: passing her coming of age trial and finally proving to everyone that she is both a warrior and a woman. However during the trial, she is betrayed, outcasted by her father and banished to the wilds to complete an impossible task known as mattugr. Hers is to kill the god, Peruxolo, who demands a yearly tribute from the various villages. Alone in the wilds, Rasmira befriends two other exiles, Soren and Iric, and the trio help each other to complete their appointed tasks.

Levenseller's novel is fast-paced and filled with exhilarating action. Rasmira is a formidable heroine, who enjoys her strength and does not shy away from illustrating her prowess. This was completely refreshing as many strong female protagonists often default to being submissive or weak especially when they encounter the main male character. Warrior of the Wild subverts usual tropes and this can be seen when Rasmira encounters Soren for the first time. Instead of the warrior saving her, Rasmira actually saves Soren from a vicious Ziken attack on her first day in the wilds. Soren, as a result, swears to protect her until that debt is paid.

This promise introduces us to Soren and Iric, who have survived for a year, and learned some secrets about the wilderness. However, the introduction of Rasmira is not all sunshine and rainbows since Iric initially dislikes her. He believes that Soren and Rasmira will pair off and leave him alone to live out the rest of his life in the woods. I really liked the dynamic between these characters because Rasmira is not immediately accepted and has to earn their trust. Not only does she defend them from a monster attack, but she begrudgingly earns Iric's respect by helping him complete his mattugr and also instills a sense of confidence in him. And this is what makes Rasmira so likable she's strong, capable and does not shy away from a leadership role.

While I really enjoyed Rasmira's characterization and the world beyond the village, there were some qualities that I could not overlook. I'm not really a fan of books that take a real culture, the Vikings in this case, and add overly fantastical elements. This mostly manifested in the addition of the strange monsters and beasts added to the story, such as the Ziken and Otti. The creatures seemed a little too alien for this Viking inspired world. It takes away from the realism of the story because I am trying to imagine creatures that do not seem to fit seamlessly with the presented world.

The second quality that I inwardly cringed at was the introduction of the romance between Rasmira and Soren. I really hate when other characters continually make remarks that a pairing will happen and then it eventually does. Instead, I prefer subtle descriptions, such as when Soren rubs his hand after Rasmira touches him, which hints but does not overpower the main character's narrative with annoying, repetitive dialogue about the impeding romance. As a result, the romance and some the elements caused me to lower the rating from four stars to three.

Okay. I LOVE this book so much. It’s unlike any other story or book trope I’ve read but I’m SO here for it.

I loved the adventure and epic quests that is introduced. It felt grand but also personal enough to be able to get to know these characters.
I absolutely loved Rasmira. She’s a badass woman warrior who will do whatever it takes to get what she wants.

I LOVED the romance in this book. Even though they’re warriors with incredible ax skills they’re romantic and I cannot deal with how much i loved a certain male warrior in this book.

He might be my NEW favorite person ever. Thank you so much Tricia for writing this amazing book. And THANK you net galley for providing me with this ARC!

All her life Rasmira has been groomed to be a warrior and take over from her father as leader of her village. However, she's never connected with the other warrior trainees, a fact which comes back to bite her (literally) when some of the other students maliciously sabotage her trial, resulting in her banishment from the village. Her only option to regain her honor and be welcomed back to her home... slay the evil god who has held the area hostage to his terrible whims for generations.
However, as she treks through the wild hunting for the mysterious god, she happens across a pair of young men who have been banished from their villages for over a year. Over time, the three come to depend on each other, and even work together to try to accomplish their impossible tasks.
This is a great story about the importance of knowing your own strengths, but being willing to reach out to others when you cannot make it alone. It highlights that a found family can be more supportive and lasting than the one you were born to, and that everyone has their own struggles.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a quick read but the main characters all had significant growth. They learned more about themselves and grew more confident in their abilities. And I liked at the end how Raz stood up to her parents and told them what she thought instead of blindly doing what they wanted. There is a mild romance but nothing crazy happens (just random making out).

Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller is a really great story with great characters, plot, and a dymanic story that never gets boring.

Our readers are familiar with Tricia Levenseller and her book Daughter of the Pirate King and how intense the story was in the book. In Warrior of the Wild this was intense and multiply that by 100. The story was so invigoratingly fascinating that I could not stop reading it to see if Rasmira will win back her honor and her father's heart. As I was reading this, my mind immediately went to Thor. Rasmira resembles Thor a little bit but more intense and female. Young readers of all ages eyes will be glued to the story wanting to see what will happen.

Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. We will definitely consider adding this title to our YFiction collection at the library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

This book had me hooked from the start, and I couldn't put it down! It was a faced-paced, fun read with great storytelling. In the book, Rasmira is an 18 year old viking warrior who is next in line to rule her village. However, she is betrayed during her warrior trial and is banished to the wild and given an impossible task: kill the god that preys on her village and the neighboring villages. Rasmira is a great protagonist- she's fierce and brave, but she isn't perfect- she has her faults. Throughout the novel Rasmira matures and learns some important lessons about how to be a good and effective leader. My only issue with this book is that it was so short and I wanted more story! I feel like the author could have fleshed out some areas and I wanted to learn more about some of the side characters. I'm definitely going to go back now and read Levenseller's other books!

I recommend Warrior in the Wild for middle to high schoolers. I would have really enjoyed reading this myself as a teenager - so many moons ago now ;). Although the dialogue is a little corny at times, the story moves along at a fast clip which holds your attention. I liked the not so subtle pointers about being a good leader and woman warrior!

This was such a great quick read. I couldn't put it down and knocked it out in 2 days!
I loved Tricia's other books and this one is just as good. Kick butt female, a viking like setting, a touch of romance, and an unkillable God that needs to be killed so our main character can go home was the perfect recipe. I loved all the tricks and I guess you can say science that go along with fighting the God. So clever!
I would definitely recommend this read to my teens !

This is a good example of a character driven story with bits of events to keep things moving at a good pace.

Rasmira lost everything she thought she knew in one brutal blow. Unfairly banished from her village and tasked with killing Peruxolo - a god, Rasmira sets out to do the impossible. While fierce and strong willed, Rasmira has warranted trust issues, but she must put those aside to forge new friendships, survive in the wild, kill the god, and earn her right to return home.

This viking inspired standalone has a little bit of everything - a story driven plot, family dynamics both good & bad, a betrayal very early in that will honestly cause you to do a double take (it literally slaps you in the face!), monsters, diversity, a reluctant, but sweet main romance, and enough action to swing an ax at!

While I personally enjoyed Tricia's Daughter of the Pirate King series better, this was still really enjoyable and will easily fit onto your YA Fantasy shelf!

I read Daughter of a Pirate Queen and Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller and absolutely adored them. They were some of my favorite books of all time. I have had Warrior of the Wild on my TBR since the moment I saw it. So you can imagine my excitement when I received an ARC through Netgalley.

This book was awesome. It was full of excitement, action, slow burn, betrayal, and a female warrior. The pace was perfect for me. There were no long drawn out scenes. The major events had just enough build in between without making me long for it to just get to the point.

After finishing this book I am left feeling like a really good ride at a theme park.. (random I know..) It’s torture to stand in line for hours seemingly waiting forever just to ride a ride for what feels like seconds. I am anxiously awaiting the next book by this author and I am sure I will devour it in seconds too. Tricia is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors!!

I liked this book - it was cute! Yes, I said cute when describing a viking-warrior princess book but that is the feel I got from it!

✔Vikings
✔Killing Things
✔Challenges
✔A Touch of Romance
✔A Strong Female Lead
✔Revenge
✔Lessons Learned

I enjoyed this quick read and thought it had great character development. I LOVED Daughter of Pirate King series so I had super high expectations for this book. It kinda met those but kinda didn't. It wasn't AS good as the Daughter of the Pirate King BUT, it was GOOD on a whole different level. I loved Rasmina's strength, she is super hard headed and I totally get that. She really holds her self back and calms her temper in the "revenge department" and I respect that because I can't say that I would do the same. Her relationship with Iric and Soren makes me super happy - I loved watching it grow.

A good revenge book for sure!