Warprize

Chronicles of the Warlands, Book 1

By: Elizabeth Vaughan

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

The daughter of a warrior king, Lara was trained as a healer, helping both friend and foe. And when the enemy warlord agrees to cease hostilities in exchange for Lara, she agrees to become the Warprize.

©2005, 2011 Elizabeth Vaughan (P)2018 Elizabeth Vaughan

Wonderful love story

I love the narrator. Excellent job of differentiating the characters and perfect emotional expression. I expected more fantasy elements. This could almost be a historical fictional romance. I love the various characters. They feel real and ik definitely invested in seeing what happens next.

Great story

I read this many years ago, and I was excited to experience this story through audiobook. I was a little annoyed that the narrator sounded so much older than Lara. But as the story went on I forgot about that and fell into her words.

Hot strong leader.

What made the experience of listening to Warprize the most enjoyable?

It was not just about sex, it had a slow burn, but it had a story with strong characters.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Warprize?

When the lady discovered she was actually a prize.

What about Susan Ericksen’s performance did you like?

Her voice was natural, no sing song type voice. She did good changing voices to male.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, ran through it fast.

Any additional comments?

I will listen to this one again. Waiting for the next book in the series.

Good start to series

I found out about Warprize from a book group on Facebook. It was recommended in comparison to Golden Dynasty and Captive of the Horde. I loved both of those books so I had to try this. After reading it, it's defininetly a good comparison while still feeling like it's own book.

The heroine is a strong woman who doesn't frighten easily. She has royal blood but spends her time as a healer. I liked her. This is one of those rare moments where I can say that I have absolutely no complaints where the heroine is concerned. I think she handled every situation with spirit and grace.

The hero is the Warlord. He's a fierce fighter, leader and what you would consider an alpha male. The only thing that felt a bit out of character for him was that he was dominant in everything except the heroine. For being a warlord, you expect him to just take what he wants. He even says he does, but that never really held true when it came to the heroine.

Don't get me wrong, I still very much enjoyed this book and enjoyed Kier as the hero. I just wish he did a few things differently with the heroine and that would have pushed this into a favorite re-read for me.

This doesn't exactly end on a cliffhanger, however you do know there is more to the story. I didn't do my research and I thought this was a standalone book. That's ok for me because I am curious if Keir will be more to character with the heroine considering how this ended.

I thought this book was pretty entertaining

I read this book in a couple of days and had no real issues on the storyline. It was a little difficult thinking that the heroine in the story The Others she was less than she was but in some stories and actually in some real life situations we have a tendency of belittling ourselves, so it could happen. All in all a pretty decent story,
considering how many books I've read it was good enough to keep my attention