Review Detail

What Worked:
Skyriders is an action-packed fantasy adventure for middle-grade readers with a young female character who must pluck up all her courage to change the grownups' minds about war tactics before destroying her world. Kie and her sky horse N'rah are great characters to look up to and show that sometimes the younger crowd knows more than you think they do. Kie is tasked with convincing the king that his proven battle tactics against another foe will not work against the ancient chimera who has returned to destroy the world.
Final Verdict:
Kie learns a lot about challenging authority, bravery, and her unique talents as she attempts to share her grandfather fighting manual with the adults. Kie could easily have given up and returned to her life as a courier and let the king continue along his arrogant path, but instead, she persists. Kie has a lot of heart and is a strong female character who shows a lot of bravery against an evil monster. I am unsure if I could have bravely done what she did and still be alive to tell the tale. Skyriders is an adventure story with talking horses and would be a great summer read as we eagerly await the sequel.