The Warrior Heir

     As a baby Jack had problems with his heart, and so the brilliant Dr. Jessamine swooped in and saved the day with a heart transplant... or so everyone thought. All jack was, was a normal  sixteen year old boy who loved soccer. The only things that set him apart from other kids were he had to take medicine every day and the scar from his surgery. One day though he forgets to take his medication and goes to soccer try outs. He feels fine the whole time, actually he felt more than just fine he felt great. He felt like he was stronger, faster, and more athletic than ever before. Everything was going great until he almost killed a kid when a blast of something that he says feels almost like lava coming out of his fingertips knocks the kid across the whole field.
     This is when the fun begins. His aunt Linda shows up and tells him and his friends that they have to go with her away from town. Soon the end up looking for an ancient magical sword used by his ancestors and people begin chasing them. As all of this is happening he finds out that he is a weirlind. A weirlind is a group of magical people who are hidden deep in modern people. Also he learns of the roses and how they are after him because he is one of the last warriors alive. Jack was not supposed to be a warrior though he was supposed to be a wizard, and that was were Jessamine came in. Weirlind have something called a weir stone which defines who they are but during jacks so called heart transplant he had his wizard stone replaced with a warrior stone. Throughout the book they meet new characters and are always on the run.
     The Warrior Heir is an exciting and fun book to read. Cinda Williams Chima has come up with a great story that takes place somewhere that may surprise you when you read it because all the magic and fantasy that takes place. This book was full of action, adventure, and even a little drama. The plot line is a lot like The Hobbit mashed with Harry potter and sprinkled with Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It is full of very real life situations and some not so real ones. This book was very easy to picture in my head which I loved. I loved this book because it was a great story line, it was not confusing and hard to follow along with like many fantasy books like it. Also because it was so well described it was like watching a movie in slow motion so that you notice every detail. They only problem I had with this book was the conclusion from this book to the next book in the series. So for these reasons I give The Warrior Heir an A.