A funny, fiercely feminist YA epic fantasy?following the adventures of a tavern wench Tanya has worked at her tavern since she was able to see over the bar. She broke up her first fight at 11. By the time she was a teenager she knew everything about the place, and she could run it with her eyes closed. She?d never let anyone?whether it be a drunkard or a captain of the quee A funny, fiercely feminist YA epic fantasy?following the adventures of a tavern wench Tanya has worked at ...
| Title | : | Wench |
| Author | : | Maxine Kaplan |
| Rating | : | |
| Genres | : | Fantasy |
| ISBN | : | B08594G1BZ |
| Edition Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 pages pages |
Wench Reviews
I enjoyed the magic in Wench ? the simple fact that it was fraught with amateur magicians made it laughable and believable. I particularly liked the side-effects of practicing magic without knowing the consequences is known as junkoff. If you cast a spell to procure an item (gold, wa...
The book was kind of all over the place and uneven, and I wanted to like it more, but I enjoyed it. ...
DNF @ 35% I guess this was supposed to be a fierce feminist fantasy but instead what I trudged through were events pulled along at an insane pace, a plethora of forgettable characters, and really none of what the blurb touts this book as having. ...
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Wench by Maxine Kaplan is a fun younger YA feminist fantasy that follows a character type that we rarely ever get to see lead their own story in the genre. Tanya is a tavern wench. She may not be the chosen one, a pr...
On my blog. Actual rating 3.5 Rep: bi mc, wlw li, gay side characters CWs: magic involving self harm Galley provided by publisher If I wanted to compare Wench to any other fantasy novel, I would choose to compare it to The Princess Bride. It has that same sort of irr...
YES! A THOUSAND TIMES YES! ...
To see more reviews check out MI Book Reviews. I got an ARC of this book. I loved the idea of a feminist fantasy. I loved that the MC was a tavern wench. I loved so much about the idea of this book. When I saw it was labeled as queer, I needed it. The issue is this book is SO ...
What a delightful book! Wench is a classic heroine's quest freshened with feisty, feminist values. I look forward to recommending this to the children I work with. What a delightful book! Wench is a classic heroine's quest freshened with feisty, feminist values. I look forward...
Cover > Book. The premise for Wench was a good one, but unfortunately the book didn?t live up to expectations. I was expecting something akin to perhaps Daughter of the Pirate King, but this one lacks that level of cleverness and the humor misses most of the time. The ma...
DNF @ 29% Nothing wrong with this one, but for now it failed to keep my attention. I loved the setup of Wench and Tanya, the no-nonsense protagonist who is determined to get her tavern back at all costs. From the very beginning the plot was fast-paced, and scenes, moods and all...
Thank you to TBR & Beyond Tours & Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange of an honest review for the Wench promotional tour. I loved the idea of the author writing a story about a character like a tavern wench who?s usually just a side character and not given ...
This one was fun with a great main character! ...
dnf @ 18% **I received an ARC from the publisher through Netgalley. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.** rep: bisexual protagonist, wlw love interest, gay side characters cw: magic involving self harm There's nothing really wro...
First of all, thank you to Amulet Books and Net Galley for an eARC of this! Wench follows Tanya, a tavern wench who has nothing but the Snake. When the Queen's Guard shows up and comandeers it, she goes with them in hopes of asking the queen for the tavern back, but is pulled i...
*I received a digital ARC of this book (via Edelweiss) from its publisher in exchange for an honest review.* ...
This book is legitimately all you need in life when you?re in a slump. A reading slump? School work slump? Dating slump? Wench will get you through. I loved every page of this magical Wench adventure. ...
This book is surprisingly promising debut and there are too many positive attributes made me enjoy it mostly. Here are the things which truly attracted my attention: Tanya is strong, brave and adamant character you proudly call her a real heroine! She earned the trust of her gu...
You can see my full review, favorite quotes, and an interview with the author on my blog We Write at Dawn! The first half of this book is amazing. I couldn't put it down and kept pushing myself to read one more chapter because I had to know what was going to happen next! As t...
Thank you to Netgalley and Abrams Kids for the opportunity to read and review this book. Hmmmmmm..... what can I exactly say about this book?? Well its very unique and fascinating yet conniving and twisty all at the same time. Trigger warnings for self-harm, violence, and verbal abuse....
I wanted to love this book but I just didn't. The concept of the fantasy world was cool, but I didn't really like the characters and found the story overly confusing for the most part. While twists and turns in a plot are fun, this wasn't so much twists and turns as it w...
I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I thought I would really enjoy this book but there was just way too much going on and not enough interesting characters. The magic in this book was interesting enough but I never ...
September Tier List Video is up! Check it out for all my September reads! The Written Review Tanya the Tavern Wench has always known where life would take her. Her guardian has been training her from the moment she was informally adopted to taking over the tavern. ...
3.5- Tanya, a courageous tavern wench, is shocked when her guardian dies and hasn?t left a will naming her as the tavern proprietor. The tavern is promptly repossessed and Tanya sets out on a journey to see the Queen in hopes that she might grant her the building?s deed. However, t...
I received a free copy from Amulet Books through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. As a foundling, Tanya is taken in by Froud who offers her a roof and a purpose. Tanya?s purpose becomes the running of the tavern, the Smiling Snake, particularly as Froud?s health decli...
This sounds SO GOOD!! It's also got Big Hostess Quickly Vibes, which I'm so here for! This sounds SO GOOD!! It's also got Big Hostess Quickly Vibes, which I'm so here for! ...more ...
A detailed review for the book is present on Musing Of Souls Thank you so much Amulet Books, Netgalley and TBR and Beyond Book Tours for giving me an opportunity to read this wonderful book! With much complex plot and so many different characters, that too, all perfect, Wench did n...
Setting aside at 53%. This book had a lot of promise, but sadly the pacing and flow were too bizarre for me. So much happens and so many characters were introduced in the first half that just as I would get accustomed to what was happening, it would go in a different direction. Thi...
?Whoever bears that quill is bound to be very important in this court?. Are you ready to be important, Tanya of Griffin?s Port?? Tavern wench Tanya has been running her tavern since she was tiny and could do it with her eyes closed. When her guardian dies, Tanya expects to t...
dnf - 35% I wanted to enjoy Wench a lot more than I did. The premise was excellent, the cover was fun, and I'm always up for an unapologetically feminist story! Unfortunately, the strange pacing of the book prevented me from connecting with the characters and plot. Tanya co...
Thanks to Edelweiss+ & ABRAMS for providing an advanced copy of Wench in exchange for an honest review. Wench was such a fun read. I've been reading a lot of fantasy-adventure YA stories recently but Wench still manages to stand out with a unique magic system I've neve...
