The Green Rider series is a compelling fantasy action series consisting of 4 books, soon to be 5.
I was completely riveted from the beginning... Our female protagonist Karigan has run away from her school and gets found by a dying Rider on his horse. Making her swear to fulfil the mission and deliver the message Karigan's journey begins.
The Green Riders are magical messengers, each one being gifted with a special ability. This brought together with their use of horses makes it a truly fabulous occupation to read about.
They work for King Zachary of Sacoridia. A character who truly captured my interest in the first book and continued to do so throughout all four.
Karigan denies her affiliation for the Riders until she is found galloping full pelt to the barracks in her night gown. She grows as a character in the duration. Starting off somewhat spoilt being the daughter of a successful merchant. But she thrives in the messenger service.
She is quite possibly one of the strongest characters I've come across in my years of reading, she's well written and extremely well developed. She has her flaws, but she works hard to overcome them.
The writing itself was for me, wonderful to read. It flowed well and kept me interested. The world building could maybe use a little work but you still get a really good feel for it.
There is a love interest portion to this series... something that puts many off. But it is underplayed very well. Whilst being a sub-plot it is always at the forefront of your mind, wondering what's going to happen, hoping for your characters to find a way.
There are many characters that completely grab you right from the beginning, the jaunty banter from the Riders makes you smile, the formal stance of a Weapon makes you tense and the evil that stems from Blackveil because of Mornhavon makes you cringe and run for cover.
Plenty of emotion and action all in one to bring you some quality reading time! Well worth it!
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