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Truly beautiful artwork, world, story, and characters. Lovely world building and exciting story. I can't wait to read the next one! I love the depth of detail, and it inspires that which all worthwhile stories must: the urge to ask, "And then what happened?" (- As Neil Gaiman said in the intro to "Stories: All-New Tales")

This book reminds me of Avatar the Last Air bender, I think it's the one person with all the sands, young friends going to save the day (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] and when she became a guardian reminded me of when Aang was with a water spirit. It's got some similar vibes going on but its easily it's own thing. The art in this book has a nice style and is beautiful. The pacing of the story is a little quick but they manage to make the world building authentic. In the next issue I'm hoping t...

It looks like I may have found a new graphic novel series to binge on. The Sand Warrior opens up a great big complex world of storytelling possibilities. The worldbuilding and artwork are so well done that I felt completely immersed in the story.For a middle-grade title, the plot is fairly complex. Oona is a sand dancer, which, as far as I can tell, is some sort of magician who can create and command forms out of sand. She's not a great sand dancer, though, so when it falls to her to help save t...

Beautiul and I loved the plot. A little confusing in the beginning but smooth sailing after chapter 3/4

Star Rating: —> 3.5 StarsI enjoyed this a lot! A great middle grade graphic novel. I didn’t love it enough to pick up the second one, but you never know!Hey. If Kazu Kibuishi says something is beautiful, I am going to read it. So here I am.

My little brother handed me this book (he's 10) and told me it was full of adventure and I would like it, and he's right. An evil mimic! Plant-people! Clumsy bottom-of-the-class-folks finding out they're talented! Invasion! An android! Sportsball! Saving the world(s)! Space ship shuttles between moons! Kids with terminal curses! Missing sisters! This book has it all, and good art too. Not a stand alone title, very much introducing the world and characters rather than bringing arcs to a close.

This is not my type of book, but I can see it being extremely popular with my graphic novel lovers, especially those who love Amulet. There is a lot going on: fantasy/sci-fi, adventure, good vs evil, sports star as main character. I'm not sure all kids will be able to follow what is going on, but I know many will love it. I will be curious to see how this series plays out.

I enjoyed this book a lot. While it wasn't perfect, it was a great read. I'm giving this graphic novel three stars, as I liked it a lot, but didn't love it. I'm curious about the next books, though. The artwork in this book is stunning. Will be full color, but wasn't that in the ARC. It was still gorgeous, though. Loved all the drawings.This book was a fast read, and I loved that. Though I do wish it had been longer, as I liked the story a lot. There are five worlds in this story. And I'm curiou...

Want to see more bookish things from me? Check out my youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfer...*I was sent a copy of this in exchange for my honest review*2.5/5 Stars 5 Worlds are in danger and the only way to save them is to light the beacons associated with each world. Three unlikely heroes, Oona, An Tzu and Jax must work together to light the beacons before its too late. I found the plot to be a bit slow overall although confusing at some points. I did enjoy the art style and

This is a good start to a new middle grade fantasy series. We know there are 5 worlds and we only see one of them. I assume there will be a world a book or something like that. Our main character is a sand dancer, someone who can manipulate sand. Their purpose is to light the beacon. Each world has a beacon and they are responsible for bringing rain and helping the world to grow. Oona, the MC, meets two other friends along the way. There is an invasion and the invaders are trying to make sure th...

3.5 Stars I'm not going to lie. This read started off a little rough for me and I wasn't sure that I was going to enjoy it, but it ended up pulling together in the end. The Sand Warrior is pretty popular at the library, but I've never had the opportunity to pick it up until now. It is set in a fantastical world where five planets are on the verge of extinction unless someone is able to light all five mysterious beacons. Unfortunately, no one has been able to do that and it has been prophesized t...

I'm reading this online, so I will begin by taking a photo of this world-building page, because I know I will not retain this information for five minutes...

Everything about this book is beautifully complex. The world building, the characters and their development, the art. This is an incredible story in a similar vein as Avatar: The Last Air Bender and Amulet. This is one of those books that makes me wish that I had never given anything a 5 star rating before so that when I gave it a 5 star rating it would really indicate how much I loved it.

There is something so fulfilling about experiencing a brand new world. The author created a unique and complex world that makes sense and is entertaining. The characters reflect our reality (race, poverty, illness, privilege) but have an added notch of something different and fantastical. There is no harmful content that I noticed. It has the Chosen One trope, which I personally like. It wasn't too unpredictable, but it does have fun twists and turns. I'm looking forward to the next volume!

Since you are all well aware of my obsession with Middle Grade fiction at this point, let's go ahead and skip that. Can we instead please focus on the growing existence of Middle Grade graphic novels? I am so pleased that there are more and more of these out there, and I'm determined to champion all of them! Kazu Kibuishi's blurb had me from the moment I saw this book. So I was thrilled when I was asked to join the blog tour. Warning: there's some gushing ahead. Let's go ahead and get the small

Llena de aventura y giros inesperados, El guerrero de arena es una novela gráfica preciosa visualmente, pero que cuenta además con valores importantísimos, como la tolerancia, la igualdad, y la confianza en uno mismo y en los otros. Para lograr su objetivo y salvar los mundos, Oona deberá formar equipo con personas que ni se esperaba llegar a conocer, ni mucho menos conectar con ellas, y ha resultado conmovedor y emocionante a cada capítulo que pasaba. Reseña completa: http://fiebrelectora.blogs...

Gahhh, that ending! *dies*I need the next book and it's not out yet. It's just cruel to end a book that way. *sniffle sniffle*That aside...I loved this one. The illustrations were top-notch, the villains were fierce, creepy (the prince...shudder), and sympathetic though you don't know all their reasons yet. The main character is your typical reluctant princess/underdog and her scrappy sidekicks have their own stories, too, so you really love them. There's a good twist at the end, and lots of fee...

2021 update: Major upgrade on second reading. I still haven't finished the series (just book 2), but I think I have a better understanding of what this book is setting us up for. It's a complex plot with a lot of backstory to be revealed. Should appeal to fans of Amulet.2018 review: Some positives: I like the art, and the plot and world building are interesting and engaging.HOWEVER, I feel like the society is pretty obviously replicating a lot of our systemic racism in a way that isn't remotely

This was just absolutely magical! Can't wait for book 2 to come out, I need more Oona and the sand warriors and this world, and ahhhh.5 worlds, all of them on the brink of extinction, all of them waiting for that one person who can save them. It is up to 3 amazing, sweet, great characters to save their worlds, will they be able to do it? Especially when the war breaks out (oh no) and they are being followed and hunted threatening everyone around them? But first the book starts calm and pretty no...